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NHS SBS partners with health-tech firm to transform workforce across NHS

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and health-tech company ImproveWell have announced a partnership aiming to drive workforce transformation across the NHS.

Technology, Your business 15 May 2025

Government plans to re-wire the state with civil servant moves

Thousands of civil servants – including senior leaders – will be based in 13 towns and cities across the UK to work with frontline workers and local leaders.

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Org Group acquires Manchester-based tech recruiting firm

Multinational professional services provider Org Group has acquired Manchester-based technology recruiting firm Venturi.

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.

Year of UK recruitment strength for Robert Walters

For the fourth consecutive quarter, UK operations of white-collar recruiter Robert Walters was the strongest of its three established divisions, with regional activity showing particular improvement, the firm says.

UK solid as Russia tops growth for recruiters Hays

Recruitment group Hays saw net fees rise 29% in its Russian operation, as the UK market delivered good growth, although Asia-Pacific decline meant only marginal growth was seen group-wide, in a trading update today, available online.

Tonic Agency and Mars win Grand Prix at RMAs

A Twitter-activated vending machine saw Tonic Agency and Mars take home the Grand Prix overall award at the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development’s (CIPD’s) Recruitment Marketing Awards (RMAs), in association with CIPD members magazine People Management.

Recruitment drive begins at new Center Parcs in Woburn Forest

Holiday village operator Center Parcs has begun a drive to recruit 1,500 employees for a variety of roles at its new £250m Woburn Forest village.

Interim needs drive DWP recruitment agency spend

The vast majority of recruitment agency spending at the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) goes on interims, an answer to a parliamentary question reveals.

Oakleaf appoints Driffill for international team

HR recruiter Oakleaf Partnership has taken on Amy Driffill as a consultant on the international team, working across all markets.

Police caution and civil action threat for former Stark Brooks recruiter

A recruiter has been arrested and received a police caution from Greater Manchester Police having gained unauthorised access to the computer network and server of his former employer, recruitment firm Stark Brooks.

Macildowie takes on grads and adds to HR & finance recruitment division

East Midlands recruiter Macildowie has taken on two new consultants and two graduates as it expands its offerings.

eBay Marketplaces picks up new HR director from Spotify

Having overseen growth from 100 staff to 1,000 at music streaming service Spotify, the firm’s vice president for HR is now taking up the role of HR director at eBay Marketplaces, UK.

New HR manager recruited at Lancaster London

Aideen Whelehan has been appointed HR manager at hotel The Lancaster London.

In-house recruitment: LV= puts jobseekers on the map

Insurance firm LV= continues to put technology and localisation to the fore in its recruitment strategy by mapping out the home addresses of job applicants and existing employees.

Youforce survey: Are you sure you need to recruit new skills?

Many a business would like to take on new talent and bring in new talent – but according to a survey from HR software firm Youforce, two in five firms are unaware of the full range of skills they have already got on board.

Indian business favours ‘build’ rather than ‘buy’ approach to talent

Indian businesses are responding to the shortage of leadership skills by adopting a build rather than a buy approach to developing their talent pipelines, according to research by international professional services firm PwC.

Barclays leaps forward with business-wide ‘recruitment hopper’

A Barclays division is initiating an informal internal focus group looking at how its recruitment process could be improved, mimicking a scheme initially used by the business to assess new products internally.

Education can never catch up with world of work, says CIPD chief

The ever-changing nature of the modern world means that “education can never keep up with the world of work”, according to the boss of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Google people chief says firm’s brainteasers ‘complete waste of time’

The senior vice president of people operations at Google says that the brainteasers it infamously posed to jobseekers at interview have been done away with because they were “a complete waste of time”.
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