Public sector

Government plans to re-wire the state with civil servant moves

Thousands of civil servants – including senior leaders – will be based in 13 towns and cities across the UK to work with frontline workers and local leaders.

Legislation/Regulation 15 May 2025

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

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

Remploy expands jobseeker help as transformation continues

Remploy, the employment services organisation that will cease to be a non-department public in March next year, found work for 17,835 disabled and disadvantaged people in the year to 31 March.
Your recruitment business 5 November 2013

Steria approved for Cabinet Office joint venture

IT and services group Steria has been confirmed as the Cabinet Office’s joint venture partner creating Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL), a provider of back office services to the public sector including HR and procurement.
Your recruitment business 4 November 2013

Hays, LA International and Modis among recruiters on G-Cloud 4 framework

The fourth supplier framework for government cloud computing and ICT system G-Cloud has been announced, and includes recruitment firms among a total of 981 suppliers.
Your recruitment business 4 November 2013

Morgan Hunt gets managed service contract for LeSoCo

Multi-sector recruiter Morgan Hunt has been awarded the managed service contract for temporary recruitment for a South London further education (FE) college with over 15,000 enrolled students.
Your recruitment business 31 October 2013

FINANCIALS: Advantage Group, Heidrick and Servoca report

International executive recruiter Heidrick & Struggles and Advantage Group, a UK offshoot of Japanese staffing giant Recruit Co, showed contrasting fortunes in newly-released financial results.
Your recruitment business 30 October 2013

REC adds DBS service Personnel Checks to business partner scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has added Lancashire-based Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks firm Personnel Checks to its panel of business partners.
Your recruitment business 30 October 2013

Weathering the storm with temporary staff and extra shifts

The newly christened St Jude storm has been keeping recruitment and staffing firms as well as personnel managers busy across the UK.
Your recruitment business 28 October 2013

Business as usual after private equity firm Blackstone acquires Asclepius

Private equity firm Blackstone has acquired Asclepius, after the two founder-directors of the medical recruiter sold their stakes in the business.
Your recruitment business 28 October 2013

Interim recruiter Alium opens education practice

Global interim management provider Alium Partners launched a new education practice to work with higher education at a “period of change and transformation”.
Your recruitment business 25 October 2013

Dove appointment latest in raft of hires for Classpeople

Education recruiter Classpeople has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Robert Dove as operations director.
Your recruitment business 25 October 2013

Hilder relishes role as Thales UK sourcer

Rob Hilder, the newly-appointed UK head of sourcing at Thales Group, has told Recruiter he is relishing the new opportunity of developing the sourcing operation to “really be seen as a valued function” in the business.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 17 October 2013

HR ex-military can lead from front

Ex-military members now holding human resources (HR) roles have much to offer UK plc in leadership qualities and skills in a business climate that is “lacking moral courage”, the founder and managing partner of HR recruiter Oakleaf Partnership has said.
In-house recruitment 17 October 2013

Success to date from government’s Update Service for background check

Over 40,000 people applied for a new product from the government’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) giving individuals a single vetting certificate for roles requiring clearance, which employers can check online, recruiter.co.uk learns.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 16 October 2013

Open up the NHS to SMEs

Dr Rajia Bibi comments on the Association of Professional Staffing Companies’ (APSCo’s) SME Public Sector Procurement Working Party
Your recruitment business 15 October 2013

APSCo gets Compliance + on the subject of education recruitment

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) will launch Compliance +, its best practice standard for education recruitment firms, early next year.
11 October 2013
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