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.

Provide Education hires Thorpe as consultant

Provide Education, the specialist schools recruitment agency, has hired Lea Thorpe as consultant.

London boroughs should join together to cut use of PSC workers

Collective action between London boroughs is essential to reduce the number of agency workers who work through their own limited companies, according to the head of HR at the London Borough of Islington.

Agency healthcare workers should pay for compliance

Individual NHS healthcare agency workers could become responsible for paying for their own compliance management under a potentially game-changing proposal from healthcare managed service provider de Poel Clarity.
In-house recruitment 13 March 2014

Haringey transforms under Penna

How does an organisation redefine itself in the wake of a scandal that horrified a nation, dominated front-page headlines and made pariahs out of staff members serving in sensitive positions?

SoldierOn! plans to double number of service personnel it helps

SoldierOn!, the official Recruiter Awards charity for 2013 that supports medically discharged service personnel prepare for careers in civilian life, plans to double the number of people it helps this year.
13 March 2014

Comensura and Matrix face stiff competition in £389m London local authority market

Managed service companies Comensura and Matrix Supply Chain Management hold a dominant share of the temporary agency market among London authorities, according to a report by public sector procurement consultancy Spend Network.

H1 Healthcare launches new education branch

H1 Healthcare, the recruitment, training and healthcare services provider, has diversified by opening a branch for the education sector.

Classpeople goes back to school with Chosen Hill School

Gloucestershire-based education recruiter Classpeople has teamed up with Chosen Hill School to provide professional development opportunities for local teachers.

Average public sector tender for recruitment companies takes 119 working days

It takes an average of 119 working days across the EU for recruitment companies to complete a tender for public sector work, according to data from public sector procurement consultancy Spend Network.

Impellam acquires Career Teachers

Impellam, the outsourcing and staffing specialist, has acquired the entire issued share capital of Career Teachers, the specialist education recruitment business.

Cooper Lomaz appoints Pitt as business development specialist

East Anglian independent recruitment specialist Cooper Lomaz has appointed Philip Pitt as head of business development.

Ex-Army tank driver turned down for 790 jobs

The founder of a firm that specialises in placing ex-services personnel into work, tells Recruiter that he finds its “extraordinary” that a former Army tank driver has been turned down for 790 jobs.

London Borough of Islington plans to cut £22m agency spend

The London Borough of Islington plans to reduce its usage and spend on agency staff, according to its head of HR.

Make agency healthcare workers pay for their own compliance, de Poel Clarity proposes

Individual NHS healthcare agency workers could become responsible for paying for their own compliance management under a potentially game-changing proposal from healthcare managed service provider de Poel Clarity.

South African Defence Force needs to hire the best, says minister

The South African Defence Force (SANDF) must ensure it recruits high-calibre people into its ranks, says defence and military veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
Your recruitment business 28 February 2014

Morson and Concorde join forces for G-cloud framework

Global recruiter Morson Group and national IT service and solutions provider Concorde IT Group have joined forces on the government-funded initiative, the G-cloud IV framework.
Your recruitment business 26 February 2014
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