Social care

APPOINTMENTS: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eventus Recruitment Group, Matrix, SPG Resourcing

Supplier, Your business 14 April 2025

Cheshire-headquartered Gap Personnel acquired by Rcapital

Cheshire-headquartered recruitment agency Gap Personnel has been acquired by Rcapital in a corporate carve-out.

Your recruitment business 14 April 2025

Zero-hours contracts must be ‘transparent and consistent’ says REC’s Shoesmith

Government must ensure that “transparency and consistency” exist around zero-hours contracts that workers can request.

Your business, Your recruitment business 1 April 2025

Conference warns on lack of ethical recruitment of migrant care workers

Thousands of migrant care workers are being lured to the UK under false pretences, only to be left jobless, homeless and vulnerable to modern slavery.

Your business, Your recruitment business 6 March 2025

First People Recruitment joins The Kingdom Group following acquisition

The Kingdom Group has completed the acquisition of First People Recruitment (FPR).

Your recruitment business 6 March 2025

Social recruiting: March/April 2025

From helping kids in care, currying favour with fellow recruiters to bee-hiving yourselves in the environment, you’ve been busy since the last Recruiter…

Your recruitment business 4 March 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 3-7 FEBRUARY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Arthur, Ciphr, Club Connective, Creative Talent Endeavors

Supplier, Your business 4 February 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 20-24 JANUARY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Baltimore Consulting, E3 Recruitment, WhatJobs.com

Supplier, Your business 21 January 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 25-29 NOVEMBER 2024

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Avantus, Ciphr, Realise, VoltR2R

Supplier, Your business 25 November 2024
FSB members want to keep EU trade easy / Ikon : 11591254

Get UK’s businesses back doing business says latest REC report

Employer hiring intentions remain positive despite continued Brexit uncertainty, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).

25 September 2019

Recruitment crisis for social care sector, warns Totaljobs

The UK’s social care sector faces a recruitment crisis, according to research from careers site Totaljobs.

Temporary workforce, In-house recruitment 18 September 2019

Spending review fails to allay IR35 and Brexit worries

The Chancellor’s spending review has done nothing to alleviate concerns about the impact of the impending IR35 off-payroll extension into the private sector or whether the UK has the right skills strategy in place to thrive post-Brexit, according to recruitment and staffing organisations.

5 September 2019

LinkedIn connects with Grimsby jobseekers to explore power of community

Professional network LinkedIn has launched an initiative to explore how the power of community can help people access new jobs and careers in an area that has experienced tough economic challenges. 

Technology, Diversity/Inclusion 3 September 2019

Brexit still dampening employer confidence despite hiring demands

Employer confidence in the UK economy remains low amid continued Brexit uncertainty.

Your recruitment business, Temporary workforce 28 August 2019

FINANCIALS: US Cross Country Healthcare posts slight decrease in revenue

US healthcare staffing specialist Cross Country Healthcare has posted a marginal decrease in revenue year-on-year, according to Q2 2019 results.

Financials 1 August 2019

Hiring needs set to ‘cautious’ amid political uncertainty

Political uncertainty is continuing to cause caution among hirers, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s latest JobsOutlook.

Your recruitment business 24 July 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 15-19 JULY 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Adepto, CV-Library, HireXtra, Morgan Hunt, Job Sender, Recruitive Software, SaaS Holdings, SCP Aberdeen, Search Consultancy, WhiteHat

Supplier, Your recruitment business 15 July 2019

Northants recruits social prescribers to help wellbeing

Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group is to recruit ‘social prescribers’ to work with 11 primary care networks that serve the GP practices in the county.

In-house recruitment 5 July 2019

Hiring intentions rise as employer confidence improves

The UK may be facing a Brexit-induced constitutional crisis, but a new report indicates that employers are preparing to carry on hiring regardless.

Temporary workforce, In-house recruitment 26 June 2019

Report reveals effect of uncertainty on hiring plans

Brexit uncertainty has continued to take its toll on hiring, with activity remaining muted in May.

Temporary workforce, In-house recruitment 7 June 2019

ID Medical launches turnaround service for care homes and hospitals

ID Medical has launched a turnaround service for care homes and hospitals due to client demand as a result of growing pressures on the healthcare sector.

Your recruitment business 31 May 2019

End of downward trend in confidence due to Brexit extension, says JobsOutlook

The extension to the UK’s Brexit date to this autumn has caused a marginal increase in confidence in the economy, says the latest JobsOutlook.

Temporary workforce, In-house recruitment 29 May 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-31 MAY 2019

This week’s launches include: BAPN, Broster Buchanan, Filme, Nannyjob, NRL, Talentful

Temporary workforce, Technology 28 May 2019

New approach needed to retain and recruit mental health nurses

The UK government needs an entirely new approach that prioritises retention as well as recruitment to arrest the alarming decline in mental health nurse numbers.

Your recruitment business 21 May 2019

Home care service looks to recruit for 100 roles in Scotland

A newly-launched home health service is calling on social care professionals to apply for one of the 100 live-in care roles on offer across Scotland.

In-house recruitment 14 May 2019
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