No extension of migrant agricultural workers scheme, says government

The government has confirmed that there will be no extensions to the Season Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS), which is due to close at the end of this year, and currently allows the sector to take on up to 21,250 additional migrant workers a year for up to six-months at a time.

Whurk Recruitment to work with Nampak Plastics

Plastic bottle maker Nampak Plastics has awarded manufacturing, engineering and industrial recruiter Whurk Recruitment a two-year deal to recruit across all nine of their UK and Northern Ireland sites.

Jaguar Land Rover expansion creates 1,700 jobs in new Solihull expansion

Car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced an investment “approaching £1.5bn” in UK operations at its Solihull manufacturing facility, creating 1,700 jobs.

GLA looks forward to improvements and civil sanctions

The head of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), the public regulator of labour suppliers to horticulture, food processing and packaging, forestry and shellfish gathering industries, says he welcomes the government response to a formal consultation on the organisation’s scope and governance.

Dyson seeks engineers but founder bemoans talent vacuum

Engineering firm Dyson says it is looking to take on around 650 engineers of various level of seniority globally, although the firm’s founder has again expressed concern at the industry’s standing and long-time talent pipeline.

Staffline aims for £1bn turnover

The chief executive officer of recruitment and outsourcing firm Staffline Group has set out his plans to grow turnover at the company to £1bn, and make £30m profit by 2017.

Campaign launches to help 15,000 young people into food and grocery industry

More than 15,000 young people will be given the opportunity to develop their skills and gain an insight into the food and grocery industry, currently the UK’s biggest employer.