HR

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

Stanton House appoints Eaves chief customer officer

Co-founder of Stanton House Nick Eaves has taken on the role of chief customer officer at the permanent, interim and executive search recruitment firm.
Your recruitment business 5 December 2016

Headway Recruitment appoints Quinton

Liz Quinton has joined office, managing and engineering staffing specialist Headway Recruitment as a trainee recruitment consultant.
Your recruitment business 2 December 2016

Boyden brings in Cresswell

Global executive search firm Boyden has appointed Uma Cresswell as a partner and global head of HR and talent management, financial services.
Your recruitment business 2 December 2016

Taylor Review team tours the UK on gig economy fact-finding mission

Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts, along with three other experts, including the CEO of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, are to embark on an evidence gathering tour of the country to find out how the gig economy is affecting workers' rights.
In-house recruitment, Legislation/Regulation 30 November 2016

People Solutions Group buys Flex Recruitment divisions

Commercial, manufacturing, driving and warehousing staffing specialist People Solutions Group (PSG) has acquired two divisions of Midlands-based Flex Recruitment Plus.
Your recruitment business 30 November 2016

Sanderson Recruitment opens in Southampton

Sanderson Recruitment has opened a new office in Southampton.
Your recruitment business 28 November 2016

Trustly appoints Falkenberg to head people operations

Stockholm-based fintech firm Trustly has appointed Ulrica Falkenberg as head of people operations.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 23 November 2016

ZW HR Consulting acquires Taiwan-based IMC

China-based mid-senior level and leadership recruiter ZW HR Consulting has acquired HR consultancy Intelligent Manpower Corporation (IMC).
23 November 2016

The Curve Group wins HR RPO contract with mclcreate

Recruitment and HR outsourcing company The Curve Group has been appointed as the exclusive HR outsource provider to event and exhibition organisers mclcreate.
Your recruitment business 23 November 2016

GlobalSportsJobs helps Trivandi Chanzo attract talent for Asian games

Sports industry digital media and talent acquisition platform GlobalSportsJobs has joined forces with project consultant Trivandi Chanzo ahead of the 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
Your recruitment business 23 November 2016

CitySprint workers take firm to court over employment rights

The status of workers in the ‘gig’ economy has been thrown back into the spotlight as delivery firm CitySprint today faces demands at an Employment Tribunal to treat its freelance couriers as employees.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 22 November 2016

Recruiters give Hammond their wish list for the Autumn Statement

Recruiters want Chancellor Philip Hammond to use tomorrow’s Autumn Statement to provide greater clarity about the UK’s direction in terms of securing access to the single market following the country’s decision to leave the European Union.
Your recruitment business, Legislation/Regulation 22 November 2016

BSI honours Recruiter editor

BSI, the British Standards Institute, has named Recruiter editor DeeDee Doke its Emerging Standards Maker for 2016.
In-house recruitment, Your recruitment business 21 November 2016

DSJ Global expands into HR

DSJ Global, part of global micro-specialist staffing group Phaidon International, has expanded into the HR recruitment market.
Your recruitment business 21 November 2016

Matt Churchward: What next, nano-niche?!

I was recently sitting in a conference and the phrase ‘micro-niche’ came up in relation to recruitment agencies. The context was, in order to have value in today’s brave new world, you need to be ‘micro-niche’
Your recruitment business 17 November 2016

The secret of grassroots innovation

Innovation is currently a hot topic for business. Many technology-based tactical productivity aids over the past decade have been touted as innovation – but none have been the key to a sustained quantum leap in business performance.
Advice 17 November 2016
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