Public sector

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 12-16 MAY 2025

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

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.

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.

Konetic and Russam GMS also included on G-Cloud framework

Interim management recruiter Russam GMS and e-recruitment solution Konetic are among recruitment services available on government cloud computing system G-Cloud, alongside recruiters previously announced.
Your recruitment business 20 November 2013

Health secretary to announce hospital staffing reports requirement

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt will outline plans to make hospitals in England publically release details of staffing levels on wards this afternoon (19 November).
In-house recruitment 19 November 2013

Capita sees CEO transition and sales activity ‘buoyant’

Outsourcing firm Capita has announced that Andy Parker will succeed Paul Pindar as chief executive officer in March, as the firm announced “buoyant” sales activity and new business in 2013.
Your recruitment business 18 November 2013

Simply Education takes on Callender to set up nursery recruitment

Education supply recruitment agency Simply Education has appointed Leanean Callender to open a dedicated nursery and early years desk in its Bedford office.
Your recruitment business 15 November 2013

Allied Healthcare switches off zero hours, switches on recruitment

Just over 15,000 care workers currently employed by Allied Healthcare on zero-hours contracts are to be offered the opportunity of a contracted minimum of 18 hours a week, as the firm announces “thousands” of vacancies for next year.
Your recruitment business 14 November 2013

Disclosure and Barring Service to provide US Embassy staff checks

The government’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is providing security checks for construction workers building the new US Embassy in Battersea, South London.

NHS SBS targets quicker hiring with new recruitment service

NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) today launches a new recruitment service with the “primary aim” to help NHS bodies reduce time-to-hire by more than a third.
In-house recruitment 12 November 2013

Morgan Hunt education consultants take candidates to class

Education recruitment consultants at public sector recruiter Morgan Hunt have upped their game by completing a 12-week teaching qualification each.
Your recruitment business 12 November 2013

Thousands of jobs in Portsmouth and Southampton after Clegg’s City Deal

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced a new ‘City Deal’ to secure £953m of investment and 17,000 jobs in Portsmouth and Southampton.
Your recruitment business 12 November 2013

2013 HOT 100: HOT 10 professional recruiters revealed

The November issue of Recruiter will feature the 2013 Recruiter HOT 100, the eighth edition of the benchmark league table of the UK recruitment sector’s most efficient companies, as measured by gross profit (GP) per head, or net fee income.

CIPD survey suggests ‘measured approach’ to jobs as economy improves

Employers are in general unlikely to kick-start hiring bonanzas if the economic uptick continues, finds the latest CIPD/SuccessFactors Labour Market Outlook, available online, carried out by YouGov.

Morgan Law takes on director from Veredus and promotes trio

Public sector recruiter Morgan Law – yesterday named as the top HOT 100 recruiter working in the public sector – has taken on a new executive search director and made three promotions.
Your recruitment business 8 November 2013

2013 HOT 100: HOT 10 public sector recruiters revealed

The November issue of Recruiter will feature the 2013 Recruiter HOT 100, the eighth edition of the benchmark league table of the UK recruitment sector’s most efficient companies, as measured by gross profit per head, or net fee income.

Five recruiters on Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust framework

Medical recruiter ID Medical has been named as software portal supplier and one of five Tier 1 providers to Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, through HealthTrust Europe’s medical locums framework agreement.

City of Melbourne renews Comensura neutral vendor contract

Supply management firm Comensura has renewed its contract with the City of Melbourne to provide a neutral vendor service managing the supply of temporary staff into the council.
Your recruitment business 6 November 2013

New de Poel health division aims to save the NHS 20% says MD

The managing director of a newly-launched division of temporary labour procurer de Poel says he aims to reduce the cost of procuring non-permanent staff in the NHS by up to 20%.
Your recruitment business 5 November 2013
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