Emerging talent

UK-INDIA FTA: Financially beneficial for firms to second Indian workers to the UK

Following the news that the UK and India have agreed a trade deal, what will that mean for mobility of workers?

Recruiters can help Key4Life in finding employment for ex-offenders

Law firm Harbottle & Lewis hosted a panel event at its London office to challenge perceptions around the employment of men with convictions.

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Design your firm for trust and problem-solving

Don’t design your organisational culture for the lowest common denominator, a culture specialist has urged recruiters.

23 March 2023

Employment minister says ‘structural challenges’ in labour market must be fixed

A pivotal part of the government’s myriad employment schemes is to fix the “structural challenges” in the labour market, employment minister Miriam (Mims) Davies told Recruiter.

Oil & gas/Energy, Social care 21 October 2020

MiddletonMurray looks to buy up recruitment firms in 2020

Apprenticeship training provider and Apprenticeship Levy consultancy MiddletonMurray is hitting the acquisition trail in 2020.

Retail, Public sector 15 January 2020

Fishwick’s OBE recognition of transforming lives through work

The managing director of Transform Lives Company (TLC), a social enterprise that helps unemployed people into work, says her OBE is as much a recognition of its mission as it is of her own achievements.

7 January 2020

Insight: Combatting 'millennial burnout'

One way to tackle the job-hopping and lack of engagement shown by millennials may be to set up a job-swapping programme

12 December 2019

Govia Thameslink and The Prince’s Trust extend joint training programme

UK rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and young people’s charity The Prince’s Trust have extended a joint training programme by a further two years.

Transport & logistics, Engineering 23 September 2019

Investing in early pharma talent

A training academy run by pharmaceutical research & development staffing company Clinical Professionals is proof that efforts to help jobseekers into entry-level employment are not confined to those at the lower ends of the labour market.

ARC campaigns for Apprenticeship Levy amendment

The Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) is to campaign for an amendment to the Apprenticeship Levy charge on recruitment agency payrolls, having consulted its members and getting legal advice.
2 December 2016

SThree Foundation launches to get youth into STEM jobs

International recruiter SThree has launched the SThree Foundation.
28 November 2016

Lombard Risk creates 140 jobs in Birmingham

Lombard Risk Management, a provider of integrated regulatory reporting and collateral management solutions for the financial services industry, is opening a new technology centre in the UK, creating 140 new posts.
IT/Telecoms 25 November 2016

Engineering specialist Costain calls for a ‘recruitment revolution’

Engineering solutions provider Costain has called for a ‘recruitment revolution’ to attract a new wave of would-be engineers with the skills and backgrounds to meet the demand for an array of infrastructure projects expect to be announced by the Chancellor in today’s Autumn Statement.

CMI signs Armed Forces Covenant

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has signed the Armed Forces Covenant giving family members of Service personnel, who are CMI members, greater access to civilian skills and career development.
23 November 2016

Employment remains at record high

The UK’s employment rate has remained at record levels, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics, while unemployment also fell.

Cooper Lomaz partners with Nelsonspirit to help young leaders

East Anglian recruiter Cooper Lomaz has sponsored the inaugural Nelsonspirit Future Leaders Crew, a leadership programme for young people in Norfolk aged between 16 and 17.
Education, Engineering 16 November 2016

Apprenticeship Levy could put intermediaries out of business, warns FCSA

The Apprenticeship Levy could see intermediaries across the country go out of business, the FCSA, a trade association for professional employment service providers, has warned.
15 November 2016

Don’t look for ‘usual suspects’ when recruiting new talent

Completely rethinking their view of what a desired recruit looks like has enabled Fujitsu to take on loyal, passionate apprentices that “blew the company’s socks off”, according to Michael Keegan the ICT company’s chairman.
IT/Telecoms, HR 11 November 2016

Peace Child ambassador used ‘inner recruiter’ to change career plans

Embracing her ‘inner recruiter’ has helped a ‘Work the Change’ ambassador for youth empowerment organisation Peace Child completely change career path.
Education, HR 9 November 2016

Government seeks more clarity around employment rights for interns

A new requirement on in-house recruiters to ensure interns receive at least statutory minimum levels of pay moved one step closer after business minister Margot James called on Matthew Taylor to include internships in the scope of his modern employment practices review last Friday.
7 November 2016

Dyson launches engineering institute to find talent

Dyson is to develop its own engineering talent through the launch of The Dyson Institute of Technology.

Virgin Atlantic recruits take to the skies

The first batch of recruits to take part in Virgin Atlantic’s Future Flyers Programme will take to the skies this January.
HR 2 November 2016

Raw Talent Academy helps A&E Agency find new talent

South Oxfordshire sales recruitment business Raw Talent Academy has hosted an ‘Apprentice’-style audition day for London-based medical recruiter A&E Agency.
2 November 2016

Recruiters warned over proposed ban on unpaid internships

In-house recruiters will need to ensure interns receive at least statutory minimum levels of pay should government green light a ban on unpaid internships, an employment lawyer has warned.
1 November 2016
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