Public sector

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

Zero-hours contracts must be ‘transparent and consistent’ says REC’s Shoesmith

Government must ensure that “transparency and consistency” exist around zero-hours contracts that workers can request.

Your business, Your recruitment business 1 April 2025

Report calls for recruitment and retention into UK military to be strengthened

A “burdensome bureaucracy” is making recruitment into the UK military more difficult than it needs to be, says a House of Lords report.

Your recruitment business, Technology 26 September 2024

MCG Group rebrands as Auxo Group

The MCG Group has rebranded as the Auxo Group, marking a shift towards unified operations and enhanced global capabilities in the talent solutions industry.

Your recruitment business 24 September 2024

New signing Williams boosts Anderson Quigley’s health sector team

Executive search firm Anderson Quigley has appointed Sian Williams as partner in the health and social care team.

Your recruitment business 18 September 2024

HMRC dismisses highest number of employees for gross misconduct

Dismissals for gross misconduct at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are at a five-year high, The Daily Telegraph has reported.

Your business 9 September 2024

Specialist search firms merge to create Taylor Birchwood

Taylor Bennett and Birchwood Knight are merging to create new international search firm Taylor Birchwood.

Your recruitment business 9 September 2024

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 2-6 SEPTEMBER 2024

This week’s new contracts & deals include: BPP Education Group

Your business 3 September 2024

Report calls for ‘digital leader’ in every school to close digital skills gap

Every school and college should appoint an individual responsible for digital education, says a new cross-sector report co-authored by Cheltenham Festivals and tech training provider QA.

Your business, Technology 13 August 2024

APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 AUGUST 2024

This week’s appointments include: Anderson Quigley

Your recruitment business 8 August 2024

Over 1,000 GPs to be recruited this year

More than 1,000 newly qualified GPs will be recruited this year.

Your business, Your recruitment business 2 August 2024

Husband and wife recruiters banned after under-declaring £33m in tax

Husband-and-wife directors of a Derby-based care recruitment company have been banned after failing to pay more than £30m in tax, the Insolvency Service has reported.

Your recruitment business, Legislation/Regulation 31 July 2024

FINANCIALS: Staffline performance boosted by blue-collar recruitment

Stepped-up momentum in blue-collar recruitment has driven Staffline to a strong performance in the first half of 2024.

Financials, Your recruitment business 30 July 2024

APPOINTMENTS: 29 JULY-2 AUGUST 2024

This week’s appointments include: Baltimore Consulting, Freshminds, Yodel

Your business, Your recruitment business 30 July 2024

Tech-focused Levin exits Europe to concentrate on US market

Levin has announced a strategic restructuring that calls for the tech-focused recruitment group to exit the European market and focus on operations in the US.

Your recruitment business, Technology 23 July 2024

Skills England launches to boost nation’s skills

The prime minister and education secretary have today [22 July 2024] announced the launch of Skills England to bring together “the fractured skills landscape and create a shared national ambition to boost the nation’s skills”.

Your business, Your recruitment business 22 July 2024

Met Police campaign targets recruits to become the change

A new recruitment campaign for Metropolitan Police Service constables is targeting people who want to make positive changes for society, London and themselves.

Your business 22 July 2024

Impact on employment and recruitment expected in King’s Speech

King Charles III is set to give the King’s Speech, outlining the UK government’s legislative agenda for the new parliamentary season, later this morning [17 July 2024] at the State Opening of Parliament.

Legislation/Regulation 17 July 2024
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