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

Delayed £1bn GPS framework date pushed back to 1 August

A much-delayed Government Procurement Service (GPS) recruitment framework agreement for nursing and care workers, which could be worth up to £1bn in total to suppliers, is now due to go live on 1 August, five months later than originally planned.
Your recruitment business 30 July 2013

Jobs Watch: Alexion, Salesforce, West Mids Police and YBS to recruit

Biopharmaceutical firm Alexion and customer relationship management company Salesforce have announced expansions in Dublin, supported by the Irish development agency IDA Ireland, while West Midlands Police and Yorkshire Building Society are also set to hire.
Your recruitment business 29 July 2013

Criminal records for nearly 1,500 South Africa police staff

South Africa’s national commissioner of police is to consider what recruitment changes may be needed after the discovery that 1,488 employees of the South African Police Service (SAPS) have criminal records.
29 July 2013

Recruitment thaw at Department for Work & Pensions

The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has made 1,000 hires since the start of the year, despite a recruitment freeze having been in place since May 2010.
Your recruitment business 26 July 2013

ID Medical gets sole deal for Central and North West London NHS

ID Medical Mental Health, a specialist division of recruiter ID Medical Group, has been appointed as the sole supplier for the provision of locum doctors to the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.
Your recruitment business 24 July 2013

Advanced 365 manages services for Merseyside Fire & Rescue

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service has signed a five-year deal for managed services provider Advanced 365 to host and deliver its finance, HR, payroll and procurement services.
Your recruitment business 24 July 2013

GPS locums framework places for 39 recruiters

The new Government Procurement Service (GPS) framework for the supply of locum doctors to the NHS has gone live, with a total of 39 recruitment providers appointed.
Your recruitment business 23 July 2013

Soundbites July 2013

“What impact will the further cuts in public sector jobs and the 1% cap on public sector pay rises have on the overall talent landscape?”
Your recruitment business 17 July 2013

Editor's Comment - July 2013

The old saying “Lightning never strikes twice” certainly doesn’t apply in this issue, with appearances in our pages by not one but two previous winners of BBC TV’s The Apprentice series: Tim Campbell MBE and Ricky Martin.
Your recruitment business 17 July 2013

Irish police recruitment freeze to be lifted

A recruitment ban within the Irish police force (An Garda Siochana) is to end next year, reports the Press Association.
Your recruitment business 16 July 2013

FINANCIALS: SThree, Morgan Hunt and Rethink Group results

International staffing group SThree, multi-sector recruiter Morgan Hunt and AIM-listed recruiter The Rethink Group have all announced results.
Your recruitment business, Companies 15 July 2013

UK solid as Russia tops growth for recruiters Hays

Recruitment group Hays saw net fees rise 29% in its Russian operation, as the UK market delivered good growth, although Asia-Pacific decline meant only marginal growth was seen group-wide, in a trading update today, available online.
Your recruitment business, Companies 11 July 2013

Far too many competing graduates: FMCG tops applicant rates, finds AGR

The number of graduates competing for each graduate job this year has risen over 50% from last year in some sectors, with FMCG the most oversubscribed sector by far.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 10 July 2013

Maude suggests Ministers should ‘personally appoint’ top civil servants

Cabinet office minister Francis Maude has suggested that government ministers should have “the power to personally appoint civil servants, special advisers and external policy experts”.
In-house recruitment 10 July 2013

Experts zero in on care sector contract concern

There is a consensus that the use of zero hours contracts is likely to rise further within the cash-strapped social care sector.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 10 July 2013

Staffing has been ‘biggest challenge’ for reformed health system, finds NAO

Getting the right staff in place has been the single biggest challenge for the 240 new bodies created across the NHS up to 1 April this year, according to the National Audit Office’s report ‘Managing the transition to the reformed health system’.
In-house recruitment 10 July 2013
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