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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.

Start-up of the Month: Career Cafe Coach

New business coaches jobseekers back into work.

APPOINTMENTS: 23-27 JULY 2018

This week’s appointments include: Adzuna, Berry Recruitment, BWD, Dynamite Recruitment, Eames, Green Park, Resource Solutions, Sevenstep, Snag, Source Technology, virtualDCS

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 JULY 2018

This week’s launches include: Accenture, Crown World Mobility, Dynamite Recruitment, Engage Talent Partners, ETZ Payments, Real Time Consultants

HMRC’s lack of MOO in CEST is farcical, say industry experts

HM Revenue & Customs has come under fire from industry figures for confirming a key test for determining a person’s worker status does not feature in its Check Employment Status Tool (CEST).

APPOINTMENTS: 9-13 JULY 2018

This week’s appointments include: Amerit Consulting, BCL Legal, Eames, Macildowie, Source Technology, Yolk Recruitment

Data breach hits Whitbread job applicants

The personal data of Whitbread job applicants could have been exposed following a cyber attack on Australian online recruitment services organisation PageUp.

Supplier, Technology 4 July 2018

Wanted: IT talent specialist to mentor and manage women

An unnamed London-based tech firm is recruiting a CFO with a difference.

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 2-6 JULY 2018

This week’s contracts include: Career International, giant, Investigo, Outsauce, TEAM, Textkernel, The Curve Group

Supplier 3 July 2018

NEW TO THE MARKET: 2-6 JULY 2018

This week’s launches include: APSCo, Bluestones One, Bluestones Staffing NI, First Advantage

Supplier 3 July 2018

BT disputes CWU union claims of two-year probation period

BT disputes union claims it is imposing two-year probationary periods on all new joiners, including former agency staff.

APPOINTMENTS: 2-6 JULY 2018

This week’s appointments include: Willis Towers Watson

In-house recruitment 2 July 2018

Dress-code dilemmas over shorts in the heat

Recruiters that allow female consultants but not their male colleagues to wear shorts in hot weather run the risk of discrimination cases being brought against them.

Legislation/Regulation 27 June 2018

Recruiters back government plans to improve suppliers’ diversity

Recruiters have welcomed government plans to require its biggest suppliers to publish data and action plans to improve the diversity of their workforce.

To be or not to be a worker – that is the unanswered question

The question of what defines a worker and what does not has once again hit the headlines.

CONTRACTS: 25-29 JUNE 2018

This week’s contracts and deals include: Careermakers Recruitment, ClearStar, Cranford Group, Dartmouth Partners, iCIMS, Langley Search & Interim, REC

Supplier, Technology 26 June 2018

APPOINTMENTS: 25-29 JUNE 2018

This week’s appointments include: BWD Search & Selection, Eames Consulting Group, Franklin Fitch, Green Park, HRS, Langley James, PeopleReady, Rain Consultancy Group, Sellick Partnership, swissstaffing, The RSA Group

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