Public sector

Cross-continent MoU could boost environmental health profession amid recruitment struggles

An agreement has been signed, which could help boost recruitment of environmental health officers (EHOs) globally.

Your business, Your recruitment business 8 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Heidrick & Struggles, Matrix, ProdigyPB, Project Brains

Supplier, Technology 6 May 2025

Humly acquires London-based education recruiter

Digital education recruitment platform Humly has finalised the purchase of London-based supply agency Future Education.

Temporary workforce, Your business 1 May 2025

NHS Trust plans to cut jobs and agency staff

The BBC reports today [30 April 2025] that the North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is planning job cuts, as well as cutting its expenditure on bank and agency staff.

Temporary workforce, Your business 30 April 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eames Consulting, Faststream Recruitment Group, Gi Group, Heidrick & Struggles, Oyster, Starfish Search, Sellick Partnership

Supplier, Your business 28 April 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eventus Recruitment Group, Matrix, SPG Resourcing

Supplier, Your business 14 April 2025

Californian master plan calls for new statewide collaborative to align education, training and hiring needs

In the US, the state of California is proposing to launch digital career passports for the labour market.

Your business, Your recruitment business 14 April 2025

Recruiter Searchability transitions to employee-owned

Tech recruitment firm Searchability has announced its transition to employee ownership via an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).

Your recruitment business 8 April 2025

FINANCIALS: Staffline results exceed market expectations

Recruitment group Staffline has announced a strong performance for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Financials, Your recruitment business 8 April 2025

Recruitment ban untouched in Pakistani ‘jobs for votes’ case

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will not lift a ban imposed on public sector recruitment despite a government-backed plea, reports local news site Dawn.com.
Your recruitment business 7 February 2013

Ex-police on to beat talent shortages for Aker Solutions

Following the ongoing success of a scheme bringing ex-military recruits into the business, oil and gas services firm Aker Solutions tells Recruiter that the next talent pool it will be fishing in is the ex-police community.
Your recruitment business 6 February 2013

Widow abandoned by agency Carefirst24 was not council client

An 81-year-old widow who died after the home care agency caring for her was closed in a UK Border Agency raid was off the radar because she was not a client of her local council, Recruiter learns.
Your recruitment business 6 February 2013

Diagnosis ‘reasonable’ for HCL after likely share buyout

Healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL) has received an indicative offer from its two main shareholders to purchase the remaining shares from current shareholders.
Your recruitment business 6 February 2013

Top police ‘don’t get’ diversity need

Outgoing Metropolitan Police chief superintendent Dal Babu says that when it comes to the need for more black and Asian recruits to the police, a lot of former colleagues “don’t get it”.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 4 February 2013

US military to use brain scans for dogged recruitment?

The US military might implement brain scanning to screen recruits in the future, under an intriguing plan to develop new technology.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 1 February 2013

Singapore lays out workforce plan

The government of Singapore has said in a newly-published white paper that it expects the city state to welcome an extra 1m overseas nationals by 2030.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 31 January 2013

Brazil opens $20bn contracts to UK firms

A trade delegation from the government of Brazil’s largest city Sao Paulo is in London today [29 January] to present eight infrastructure projects with a combined value of $20bn (£12.7bn) to British potential contractors.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 29 January 2013

Jobs Watch: Water programme creating 5,000 Jamaican jobs

Around 5,000 people are expected to be employed through the Jamaican National Water Commission’s K-Factor Programme.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 28 January 2013

Wiltshire Police overwhelmed by recruitment interest

Following recruitment freezes across many UK police forces, Wiltshire Police were forced to close their online applications after just two and a half hours of it opening this week.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 25 January 2013

FAST 50: Healthcare trio thrives while others find growth hard to come by

Representation of healthcare recruiters in the FAST 50 has fallen by half to three compared with six in last year’s FAST 50.
Your recruitment business, FAST50 25 January 2013

Tech ‘squeezes’ brokers

The role of broker for HR/recruitment service providers may have been “squeezed” as technology “hands power” to candidates and client — but direct employers still need external support for such expertise as resourcing innovation, according to Julie Towers, managing director of HR services firm Penna’s recruitment solutions.
In-house recruitment 22 January 2013

Recruiters ‘shocked and disappointed’ as teaching Quality Mark withdrawn

Reaction among education recruiters has been overwhelmingly negative to the news that the Department for Education will not continue its Quality Mark accreditation for supply teachers beyond 31 March.
Your recruitment business 22 January 2013

Snow business for recruiters and employers

Some recruiters are seeing a fillip to business as snow falls across the UK, as employers either attempt to re-deploy staff or turn to temporary workers.
Your recruitment business 21 January 2013

Green Park grabs Russell for search arm

Interim management and executive search firm Green Park has appointed Roger Russell as a headhunter within its search division.
Your recruitment business 11 January 2013

FINANCIALS: Eden Brown hit as public sector demand slows

Recruitment consultancy Eden Brown saw turnover from continuing operations drop 16% to £64.3m during the year to 31 March, due to “the significant fall in demand from public sector clients, notably local authorities”, although permanent revenues rose 31% to £3m, mostly driven by private sector demands.
Your recruitment business 19 December 2012
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