Public sector

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Henley Business School, ServiceNow, The Curve Group, Think, UKG

Your business, Your recruitment business 14 May 2025

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

Military personnel set to fuel growth within the financial services sector

As austerity measures continue to take their toll on the UK’s military in 2014, with a further 1,400 job cuts still to be announced, on a more positive note, many service personnel could look to forge new careers within the financial services sector.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 29 January 2014

1,000 UK jobs secured by £760m helicopter investment

More than 1,000 UK engineering and manufacturing jobs have been secured by a multi-million pound Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract to future-proof two fleets of military helicopters.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 29 January 2014

HCIG appoints Dennis as Eden Brown CEO

The Human Capital Investment Group (HCIG) has today confirmed the appointment of Iain Dennis as chief executive officer of public sector and technical recruiter Eden Brown.
Your recruitment business 27 January 2014

Skill shortages throw dampener on rosy employment outlook

Despite the outlook for recruitment being “the best it has been for six years”, according to Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) chief executive Kevin Green, not all in the UK’s labour market is rosy.
Your recruitment business 22 January 2014

Simply Education strengthens Cambridge team with appointment of Carroll

Simply Education has appointed Polly Carroll as primary consultant as it expands its Cambridgeshire schools desk.
Your recruitment business 17 January 2014

Army head of recruitment has full confidence in Capita

The British Army’s head of recruitment tells Recruiter that the army has full confidence in Capita, despite the negative publicity surrounding the army’s partnership with the outsourcing and professional service firm.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 16 January 2014

Army head of recruitment’s ‘high hopes’ for Capita Recruitment Partnering Project

The British Army’s head of recruitment says he still has “high hopes” that its £440m partnership with Capita will deliver on its promises, despite some well-publicised problems.
Your recruitment business 15 January 2014

NHS reduces numbers being paid off-payroll

The NHS has slashed the numbers of its senior staff being paid off payroll, a Commons Select Committee has heard.
Legislation/Regulation, Your recruitment business 15 January 2014

Improvements on the way for Army’s ‘quite clunky’ recruitment process

The British Army’s head of recruitment tells Recruiter that steps are being taken to improve its recruitment process, described by defence secretary Philip Hammond recently as “quite clunky”.
Your recruitment business 15 January 2014

London Councils say job opportunities are being 'lost' due to skills shortages

Opportunities to work and train created by London boroughs through their supply chains have been lost because of skills shortages, according to London Councils.
Your recruitment business 14 January 2014

Rise in A&E locum spend set to continue unless NHS makes radical changes

Spending on accident and emergency (A&E) locums is set to go on rising unless there are radical changes to the NHS, according to the managing director of medical recruiter Your World Recruitment Group.
Your recruitment business 14 January 2014

APSCo launches Compliance+ for education recruitment sector

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) launched Compliance+, an independently audited best practice standard for the education recruitment sector.
13 January 2014

Graduate positions at seven-year high, but work experience counts

Employers are upping their graduate intake by 8.7% this year, the biggest recruitment rise in four years, according to High Fliers Research.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 13 January 2014

Singapore promotes Progressive Wage Model for cleaners

Singapore plans to make the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) mandatory in the cleaning sector, providing higher entry-level wages and promoting progression.
Your recruitment business 10 January 2014

MoD sorry for recruitment poster near Bloody Sunday site

The Ministry of Defence has apologised for any offence caused by the placement of a recruitment poster near to the scene of the infamous Bloody Sunday massacre, the Belfast Telegraph reports.
Your recruitment business 3 January 2014

Public sector employment up for first time since 2009

The decline in UK public sector jobs may have been arrested after four years of slump.
Your recruitment business 19 December 2013
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