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Human skills as important as ‘oven-ready’ tech skills

The UK skills landscape is experiencing rapid and regular turnover as employers look for “oven-ready talent” with much in-demand technical skills.

Technology, Your business 20 May 2025

UK Hiring Taskforce launches to develop new hiring strategies

A UK Hiring Taskforce was launched on Friday [16 May 2025] at the Houses of Parliament to develop strategy, technology and policy for “the end-to-end process of hiring in as new a way as possible”.

Technology, Temporary workforce 19 May 2025

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.

Legislation/Regulation 15 May 2025
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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.

Technology, Your recruitment business 15 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 12-16 MAY 2025

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

Your business, Your recruitment business 14 May 2025

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?

Emerging talent, Legislation/Regulation 9 May 2025
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Tech & Tools: May/June 2025

Rise of native AI applicant tracking systems

Your business, Your recruitment business 7 May 2025
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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

Newly-launched APSCo index shows UK recruiters struggling with attrition

EXCLUSIVE: UK recruitment businesses are struggling with attrition, with average attrition rates across all firms of 20% or above, according to the newly-launched UK Recruitment Index 2019.

Your recruitment business 6 November 2019

Workplace relationships – check out the policy

Recruiters have been urged to find out if clients have a workplace policy outlawing workplace relationships.

Your business, Your recruitment business 6 November 2019

FINANCIALS: Profits up as Adecco reveals healthcare business sale

Recruitment giant Adecco has entered into a multi-million dollar agreement to sell its US healthcare staffing business Soliant Health on the same day it released its Q3 2019 results.

Financials 5 November 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 4-8 NOVEMBER 2019

This week’s launches include: Allthetopbananas.com, Birchrose Associates, Candidate.ID, NES Global Talent, The Best Connection, Thornhills, Totaljobs Group, TS Grale, WeMa Care

Supplier, Temporary workforce 5 November 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 4-8 NOVEMBER 2019

This week’s appointments include: Acorn, Berwick Partners, Energi People, Irwin Mitchell, Korn Ferry, Pedersen & Partners, Service Care Solutions, Yolk Recruitment, Zempleo

In-house recruitment 4 November 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 21-25 OCTOBER 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Abodoo, Apps IT, Back2businessship, Coople, Friisberg & Partners International, Hortor, Hudson Freelance, Odgers Interim, Sirenum

Supplier, Temporary workforce 21 October 2019

The impact of deal or no-deal Brexit for recruitment companies

Even if the prime minister manages to get his new Brexit deal through the Houses of Parliament, Wis Amarasinghe from Langley Search & Interim asks what now for recruitment.

Your recruitment business, Technology 18 October 2019

Building a business case for bringing recruitment in-house

If your company is currently outsourcing its recruitment to an RPO, how do you build a convincing business case for having an in-house recruitment team?

In-house recruitment 18 October 2019

Legal update: Good Work Plan - change on the horizon

Following the publication of the Good Work Plan (GWP), the government has set out an ambitious programme of reform to ensure the labour market works for everyone.

Your recruitment business 17 October 2019

Upstart: Smart way to help students become ACE at assessments

Colin Cottell looks at the Assessment Centre Experience run by SRS

Your recruitment business 17 October 2019

Consumers fuel rise in recruitment tech tools

Today’s “expectation economy” in consumerism is fuelling the creation of recruitment digital technology tools.

Technology 17 October 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills’ programme to recruit autistic people shows signs of success

A law firm is working in partnership with charity Autism Forward to recruit autistic individuals.

In-house recruitment, Diversity/Inclusion 16 October 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 14-18 OCTOBER 2019

This week’s appointments include: Capita, Deverell Smith, Eames Consulting Group

Your recruitment business 16 October 2019

Flexible work policy would mean inflexibility, say business leaders

Creating a flexible work policy is a warning sign that an organisation will actually exercise rigidity around where and when people work.

Your business 14 October 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 OCTOBER 2019

This week’s launches include: Fuelling Productivity board, NES Global Talent, Recruit for Health, The Good Board, The Levy Company, Zegami

Supplier, Technology 14 October 2019

US firm to create jobs with new software engineering centre

US software firm ESO is to create 120 jobs in Belfast.

Technology, In-house recruitment 11 October 2019
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