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CONTRACTS & DEALS: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Henley Business School, ServiceNow, The Curve Group, Think, UKG

UK-INDIA FTA: Financially beneficial for firms to second Indian workers to the UK

Following the news that the UK and India have agreed a trade deal, what will that mean for mobility of workers?

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Tech & Tools: May/June 2025

Rise of native AI applicant tracking systems

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Soundbites: May/June 2025

Which proposed aspects would you like to see removed from the Employment Rights Bill?

Supplier, Your business 7 May 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

Supplier, Your business 6 May 2025

The rise and rise of agentic AI adoption

Agentic AI adoption is expected to grow 327% by 2027 as HR leaders plan to redeploy a quarter of their workforce, according to new research by Salesforce.

Skill-based hiring can have ugly consequences – what can go wrong?

Skill-based hiring (SBH) is a hiring strategy that focuses on recruiting and selecting candidates based primarily on their demonstrated ability to perform each skill required for the position.

Advice, Your business 2 May 2025

Policy changes leave US frontline workers nervous about jobs

Global trade policy changes are leaving US frontline workers nervous, angry and stressed out about potential effects on their jobs.

APPOINTMENTS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eames Consulting, Faststream Recruitment Group, Gi Group, Heidrick & Struggles, Oyster, Starfish Search, Sellick Partnership

Supplier, Your business 28 April 2025

Alas, perception rules in measuring quality of hire say talent professionals

There is still some way to go before in-house executive search teams can arrive at a consistent and sophisticated way of measuring the quality of what they do, a conference in London heard this week.

Rise of in-house teams and talent mapping firms key trends for exec search industry

The rise of research and talent mapping firms, along with the increase of in-house executive search teams, are key trends affecting the executive search industry, global headhunting authority Nancy Garrison Jenn has told a London audience this week.
In-house recruitment 6 November 2013

Tech recruiter Morson acquires Vital Services Group from administration

Technical recruiter Morson Group has acquired various business units of engineering services firm Vital Services Group from its administrators Deloitte.
Your recruitment business 5 November 2013

Steria approved for Cabinet Office joint venture

IT and services group Steria has been confirmed as the Cabinet Office’s joint venture partner creating Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL), a provider of back office services to the public sector including HR and procurement.
Your recruitment business 4 November 2013

ITHR South Africa launches to recruit alongside Swan iT Recruitment

IT and telco recruiter ITHR Group has launched its first office in South Africa, opening in Johannesburg earlier this month, and operating alongside sister firm Swan iT Recruitment.
Your recruitment business 31 October 2013

LinkedIn has potential to be a ‘magic key’ says Capgemini HRD

What if professional social media network LinkedIn merged with online auctioneer eBay to create a people platform that offered “employment as a service”?

Capita Managed Services resourcing tool helps HR align more closely with the business

A new strategic resourcing assessment (SRA) tool launched today by Capita Managed Services can identify differing priorities among HR, recruitment and other areas of a client’s business, and help align resourcing with the business needs, according to Mike Ruddle, development director, Capita Managed Services.

Oracle’s cloud HR service selected by City of Rotterdam

Software and solutions firm Oracle’s human capital management (HCM) service Oracle HCM Cloud is to be deployed across the 10,000 staff of the Netherlands’ second-biggest municipality, the City of Rotterdam.
Your recruitment business 30 October 2013

Payment service PayPoint selects Hudson RPO solution

Retail payment and services network PayPoint has selected recruitment process outsourcing provider Hudson RPO to hire permanent and contract staff.
Your recruitment business 30 October 2013

Sourcing firm Write Research Company acquired by Capita

Outsourcing giant Capita has acquired candidate-resourcing specialist Write Research.
Your recruitment business 30 October 2013

Europe-wide recruiter USG People downsizes executive board

Amsterdam-listed temporary recruitment and HR firm USG People has reduced the size of its executive board from four to two members.
Your recruitment business 24 October 2013

US HR and staffing firm EmployBridge acquires Employment Plus branches

US outsourced HR and temporary staffing services provider EmployBridge says it has acquired “certain branch operations” of staffing firm Employment Plus.
Your recruitment business 23 October 2013

Martin returns to UK for HR director role at Mercer

HR, finance and consulting firm Mercer has appointed Siobhan Martin as UK HR director.

Insurance firm LV= brings in Tyson as HRD

Insurance, investment and retirement firm LV= has taken on Julia Tyson as group HR director.

Gleeson brings in Hinett for HR recruitment

Birmingham-based Gleeson Recruitment group has taken on Carl Hinett as a consultant in its HR division.
Your recruitment business 18 October 2013

HR ex-military can lead from front

Ex-military members now holding human resources (HR) roles have much to offer UK plc in leadership qualities and skills in a business climate that is “lacking moral courage”, the founder and managing partner of HR recruiter Oakleaf Partnership has said.
In-house recruitment 17 October 2013
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