Public sector

Is immigration white paper the end of an era for low-skilled migration?

The white paper published yesterday [12 May 2025] represents the end of an era for low-skilled migration and an ambitious shift toward productivity-first immigration.

Advice, Temporary workforce 13 May 2025

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

Focusing on both core and growth markets proves key to HOT 100-FAST 50 success

Keeping one eye on their core markets and another on growth opportunities has proven key to public sector staffing specialist GatenbySanderson’s appearances on both Recruiter’s HOT 100 and FAST 50 lists, according to joint managing partners Martin Tucker and Mark Turner.
Your recruitment business, HOT 100 13 February 2015

British Army to recruit more Muslims, ethnic minorities

The British Army is to recruit more ethnic minority soldiers, particularly Muslims, with new figures showing a significant under representation, according to media reports.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 9 February 2015

Jigsaw Medical launches operating theatre division

Medical recruiter Jigsaw Medical has launched a specialist theatres division.
Your recruitment business 9 February 2015

Housing benefit cap ‘incentivises’ thousands into work

The housing benefit cap, introduced in April 2013, encouraged people in almost 20,000 households to move into work, according to new government figures.
Your recruitment business 5 February 2015

Derby UTC joins Royal Navy scheme to boost engineering skills

Derby’s University Technical College (UTC) is the latest UTC to join a Royal Navy scheme to develop engineering and technical skills in its students.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 4 February 2015

Persimmon Homes to open school for ex-military personnel in London

Persimmon Homes is to open a new school in London to train and recruit ex-military personnel to plug skills gaps.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 4 February 2015

Government on hunt for 750 civil service apprentices

The UK government has announced plans to create 750 civil service apprenticeships.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 4 February 2015

Castlerock Recruitment Group joins NHS framework

St Helens-based Castlerock Recruitment Group has been appointed as a supplier of healthcare and nursing staff for three NHS regions under the National Collaborative Framework for the supply of nursing and nursing-related staff.
Your recruitment business 4 February 2015

PAC report: NHS temp staff spending should be via national framework

The National Health Service (NHS) should be required to use agency staff within a national framework to help save money, a select committee report, published today (3 February), says.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 3 February 2015

US government invests $500m in getting people back to work

The US government is to invest $500m (£333m) to fund training to help the unemployed back into work and alleviate anticipated skills shortages.
Your recruitment business, Emerging talent 3 February 2015

Pension Tracing Service to initially seek internal talent to fill 32 new roles

The Pension Tracing Service will seek to fill 32 new roles internally before turning to the civil service’s career website, due to an expansion brought about by greater pension freedoms set to be introduced by government in April.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 2 February 2015

Kings Recruitment hires Stabler as director

Kevin Stabler joins national recruitment-to-recruitment agency Kings Recruitment, which specialises in education and healthcare, as strategic director.
Your recruitment business 30 January 2015

FINANCIALS: 50% increase in profit for Staffline

Staffing services, outsourcing, training and employability organisation Staffline has this morning [28 January] announced a 50.8% increase in group operating profit to £19.4m for the year ended 31 December 2014.
Your recruitment business 28 January 2015

FINANCIALS: Gross profits quadruple for Jigsaw Medical

UK medical recruiter Jigsaw Medical has seen its gross profits quadruple in the last financial year, according to its year-end 2014 management accounts.
Your recruitment business 28 January 2015

Healthcare agency under fire for allegedly illegally charging workers

Healthcare staffing provider HCA Professionals has been allegedly ripping off desperate workers by unnecessarily charging them hundreds of pounds, a BBC London investigation has found.
Your recruitment business 27 January 2015

SThree eyes Chicago office expansion

International specialist recruiter SThree is to expand its Chicago office by 30%, according to chief executive Gary Elden.
Your recruitment business 27 January 2015
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