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.

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.

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.

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.

Recruiter Searchability transitions to employee-owned

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

FINANCIALS: Staffline results exceed market expectations

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

Parity Group quits digital acquisition strategy to focus on core business

Talent management business Parity Group has, as part of an ongoing review to find cost savings, announced it is quitting its digital acquisition initiative.
9 July 2015

Australian online job ads up over 10%

Online job advertisements in Australia increased almost 11% over the last year, according to job board SEEK’s latest data.
9 July 2015

Perm placements fall to two-year low says Report on Jobs

The rate of growth of permanent placements made by UK recruiters has fallen to its lowest levels for more than two years, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG ‘Report on Jobs’.

Eden Brown and Synergy Group merge built environment businesses

Recruiters Eden Brown and Synergy Group, both part of Human Capital Investment Group (HCIG), have merged their built environment and technical businesses.
8 July 2015

Concept Resourcing and Meridian Health win places on CCS framework

Midlands recruitment specialist Concept Resourcing and national recruiter Meridian Health have won places on the non-medical, non-clinical (NMNC) framework, the Crown Commercial Service’s public sector procurement framework.

Recruiters slam schools minister for saying there’s no teacher crisis

Education recruiters, who say there is “huge demand” for teachers, have slammed schools minister Nick Gibbs for saying there is no teacher recruitment crisis.
In-house recruitment 7 July 2015

Provide Education welcomes Brown

Yorkshire-based education recruitment agency Provide Education has appointed Laura Brown as its new recruitment consultant.

Classpeople appoints Taylor and Dryden

Education staffing specialist Classpeople has appointed Andy Taylor as financial controller.

Watson Moore merges with Axon Resourcing

Financial staffing specialist Watson Moore has merged with finance, IT, HR and executive level recruiter Axon Resourcing.

Sopra Steria Recruitment wins place on TASS framework

Recruitment process outsourcing provider Sopra Steria Recruitment has won a place as a supplier across four lots on the temporary agency staffing services (TASS) framework agreement.
1 July 2015

Penna acquires Career Café 360 businesses

International HR consulting group Penna Consulting has acquired recruitment advertising and communications business Career Café, trading as 360 Degrees Advertising and 360 Education.

HCL Social Care wins outsourcing contract with Birmingham City Council

Social care staffing specialist HCL Social Care has been awarded an exclusive outsourcing contract with Birmingham City Council for the recruitment and management of children’s agency social workers.

Channel 3, Nexere Consulting, SmartSourcing win places on CCS framework

IT recruiters Channel 3, Nexere Consulting and SmartSourcing have all won places on the Crown Commercial Service’s non-medical non-clinical framework to supply IT professionals to the NHS.
1 July 2015

Nuwave launches Nuwave Training, expands into new offices

Marine staffing specialist Nuwave has launched Nuwave Training, specialising in marine training for seafarers on Merchant Navy vessels.

McGinley HR launches education and healthcare divisions

Multi-sector recruiter McGinley Human Resources (MHR) has launched two new divisions for the education and healthcare sectors after securing an £8m specialist funding facility from Lloyds Bank.
29 June 2015

Give work experience to London pupils from age seven

London school pupils should receive 100 hours work experience from the age of seven, according to a report from local enterprise partnership London Enterprise Panel, London Councils and the Mayor of London’s Office.
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