In-house recruitment

Availability continues to rise for both perm and temp candidates

November saw increased availability of workers for the ninth straight month of the year, countered by lingering economic uncertainty and hesitancy to commit to new hires.

11 December 2023
In Depth

11 most influential in-house recruiters

Welcome to the 11 Most Influential In-house Recruiters report.

12 September 2023

REC writes to Minister of State for Immigration over digital RTW checks

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has revealed that it has written to the Minister of State for Immigration expressing concerns over the new digital right to work (RTW) checking system.

Creative/Digital/Media, HR 22 November 2022

TA professionals flock to RecFest 2022

This year's RecFest drew thousands of talent acquisition professionals to the event.

Hospitality/Leisure 13 September 2022

11 Most influential in-house recruiters: 2022

Welcome to the nineth 11 Most Influential In-house Recruiters report.

13 September 2022

Dive in to the talent pool

A new report from The Forum for In-House Recruitment Managers (The Firm) suggests that while most organisations use talent pools to fill their roles, not many do it effectively

HR 11 July 2022

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 7-11 MARCH 2022

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Compass Group, The Curve Group, Walmsley Wilkinson

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Retail 9 March 2022

NEW TO THE MARKET: 7-11 MARCH 2022

This week’s new launches include: Astute Technical Recruitment, Circular.io, Sterling, YoungOnes

Charity & not-for-profit, IT/Telecoms 9 March 2022

Recruitment drives and encouraging ex-offenders into employment

The Student Loans Company, BT and EE launch recruitment drives, while new employability boards aim to help prisoners obtain gainful work.

Public sector, Commercial & office support 8 March 2022

Wetherspoon turns to own careers site to recruit bulk of new hires

JD Wetherspoon will turn to its own careers website to hire 99% of the 15,000 jobs it plans to create over the next five years, according to a spokesperson for the pub chain.
5 January 2015

Bank of England’s new pay structure to aid talent mobility from April

The Bank of England is to introduce a new pay structure to better recruit and retain talent from April 2015.
HR 5 January 2015

Riverside Company buys stake in accountants Brookson

Global niche private equity firm The Riverside Company has acquired a majority stake in specialist accountants Brookson.
Commercial & office support 19 December 2014

Talent and geopolitical risk are increasing concerns for CPOs

Over half of today’s chief procurement officers (CPOs) believe their teams do not have necessary skills such as leadership, influence, communication and relationship building to deliver their organisation’s procurement strategies, according to a survey by professional services firm Deloitte.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 18 December 2014

European Court of Justice: obesity a disability in some circumstances

Obesity can be a disability in some circumstances, the European Court of Justice has ruled.
Engineering 18 December 2014

Daisy seeks field technicians

Business communications and IT services provider Daisy Group has launched a recruitment campaign for field technicians to join its engineering division.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 18 December 2014

LinkedIn’s list of top five most engaged employer brand professionals

Professional networking site LinkedIn has released a list of the top five most engaged employer brand professionals for 2014 on its platform.
HR 17 December 2014

Alexander Mann Solutions appoints Hurst to lead new service centre

London-headquartered talent acquisition and management services company Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) has appointed Tracy Hurst to lead its new global client service centre in Belfast.
17 December 2014

Investment allows Grants Electrical Services NI and ISDM Solutions to take on extra staff

Grants Electrical Services NI, with operations in Ballymena and Mallusk in County Antrim, and Belfast-based technology services firm ISDM Solutions have both secured funding from Invest Northern Ireland, allowing both firms to take on extra staff.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 17 December 2014

Hull joins Carillion from Sodexo

Jon Hull has been appointed head of recruitment for support services and construction company Carillion.

Engineering, Construction & property 17 December 2014

House builder Cussins to create 500 new jobs

Cussins – a house builder based in the North-East – has secured the funding it requires for its expansion plans, which will create hundreds of new jobs, according to an article in the Guardian.
Construction & property, Engineering 17 December 2014

Zeva businesses Apus and Vela deemed ‘not fit and proper’ by GLA will cease trading

After a 16-month process, two Lancashire businesses found to be “not fit and proper” have had their Gangmaster Licensing Authority (GLA) licences revoked and will have to cease trading in the food-processing and packaging sector from Monday [22 December].
Industrial/Manufacturing 17 December 2014

GLA and Sainsbury’s launch anti-exploitation training

The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) and Sainsbury’s have teamed up in what the organisations are calling “a groundbreaking partnership” to deliver bespoke training for the supermarket chain’s product suppliers, the GLA has announced.
15 December 2014

Royal Navy contract sustains and creates jobs for BAE Systems

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £270m contract to British multinational defence, security and aerospace company BAE Systems, sustaining hundreds of jobs and creating 40 highly skilled engineering roles.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 15 December 2014

Falling oil prices and job losses could be good for recruiters

Falling oil prices and consequent job losses in the oil & gas sector could lead to a “glut” of highly qualified workers becoming available, which might be good news for recruiters struggling to fill certain roles.
Engineering 15 December 2014

New app is among measures to boost cyber security skills

The government has announced a number of measures to build skills for the UK’s growing cyber security sector, including a new app developed by students on placements at GCHQ.
IT/Telecoms 12 December 2014
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