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

China open to headhunters for public institutions

China has adopted new measures to select public institution managers, including allowing the use of headhunters, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua.
In-house recruitment 4 June 2015

BLOG: Recruiting for the NHS is not a game

In part 2 of Jay Sihota’s blog, responding to health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s remarks about ‘rip-off’ recruitment agencies operating in the healthcare sector, the operations director at H1 Healthcare believes government is going about cutting costs the wrong way.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 4 June 2015

BLOG: The case for better use of agencies in the NHS

Government needs to be clearer about who they are talking about when they refer to ‘rip-off’ recruitment agencies operating in the healthcare sector, says Jay Sihota, operations director at H1 Healthcare, in the first of a two-part series.
In-house recruitment 3 June 2015

NHS leaders say recruitment and retention is harder

More than eight in 10 NHS leaders are finding recruitment and retention more difficult, according to research from the NHS Confederation.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 3 June 2015

Penna Recruitment Solutions wins three contracts

Global people management business Penna’s Recruitment Solutions service line has won three major contracts.
Your recruitment business 3 June 2015

NHS SBS buys McKesson Shared Services

Specialist NHS business support provider NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has acquired McKesson Shared Services (MSS), the outsourced HR, payroll and pensions service of McKesson UK, for an undisclosed sum.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 3 June 2015

Off-framework recruiting to blame for high NHS hiring costs, say recruiters

An increase in the use of off-framework recruiting, brought about by acute nursing shortages across the UK, is to blame for a rise in mounting hiring costs among NHS trusts, recruiters say.
In-house recruitment 1 June 2015

Terrorism-awareness programme Visitor trains staff and employers

A new training scheme to help employers and employees brush up on new obligations linked to the new Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 has been launched.
Your recruitment business 1 June 2015

Education recruiters express concerns over Extremism Bill

Education recruiters are concerned about how they can carry out a Queen’s Speech commitment to enable employers to investigate whether a candidate is an extremist and stop them from working with children.
In-house recruitment 28 May 2015

Recruit more working class civil servants urges Hancock

Matthew Hancock, the new Cabinet Office minister, has urged Whitehall to recruit more people from working class backgrounds to better reflect “modern Britain”.
In-house recruitment 27 May 2015

Atos commits to supporting armed forces personnel into work

The UK and Ireland arm of French multinational IT services corporation Atos has signalled a commitment to support the British forces into employment, including offering veterans jobs.
In-house recruitment 27 May 2015

Strike cover issue omitted in Queen’s Speech but government committed to removing restrictions

The government has reiterated its commitment to remove restrictions for organisations hiring agency staff as cover during industrial action, despite failing to address the issue in today’s Queen Speech.
Legislation/Regulation 27 May 2015

South Korea increases its labour force

South Korea’s labour force (made up of both employed and unemployed people) is growing, according to the latest figures from the Korea Institute of Labor (KIL).
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 27 May 2015

Retinue appointed to government framework

Managed services provider Retinue has been appointed to the national MSTAR² framework, which is led by ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation) and provides managed temporary workers to public sector organisations.
Your recruitment business 27 May 2015

Skills Match aims to help unemployed youth in London

Cross-party organisation London Councils, which represents the 32 London borough councils and the City of London, has joined forces with education data specialists MIME Consulting to launch online tool Skills Match.
In-house recruitment, Emerging talent 27 May 2015

Athona Recruitment signs with Safe Computing

Staffing sector software solutions provider Safe Computing has won a contract with Athona Recruitment.
Your recruitment business 27 May 2015
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