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

Citi investment leads to 600 new financial services jobs in Belfast

US financial services company Citi is investing £54m in its Belfast office, creating 600 highly-skilled jobs in the city.
20 November 2014

Proportion of NEET young people falls

The proportion of young people who were not in education employment or training (NEET) fell by 12,000 from April to June this year, down 142,000 from a year earlier, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 20 November 2014

Legal opinion expected on landmark legal case about the use of agency workers in Finland

An announcement is expected today [20 November] about the first case focusing on restrictions of the use of agency workers in Finland.
19 November 2014

Former BBC HR director discusses implications of new and uncertain world

Lucy Adams, former HR director at the BBC, urged HR professionals to be aware of how a new and uncertain world affects the relationship between employers and employees.
Creative/Digital/Media, HR 19 November 2014

HR changes at Wolseley

Heating and plumbing supplies provider Wolseley UK has appointed Joanne Smith as HR director.
Engineering, HR 19 November 2014

Nationwide Building Society appoints Brown HR director

Financial services provider Nationwide Building Society has appointed Ann Brown as HR director.
HR 19 November 2014

Lockheed Martin promotes Young

Jonathan Young has been promoted to director, international talent acquisition at global defence and space company Lockheed Martin.
Engineering, HR 19 November 2014

Persimmon Homes recruits and retrains ex-forces personnel

House-building firm Persimmon Homes has announced plans to recruit and train up to 500 ex-military personnel in an effort to plug skills gaps.
Construction & property, Engineering 19 November 2014

Head of Ofsted tells schools to look to apprenticeships more, offer children vocational or academic route at 14

Apprenticeships must have “parity of esteem” with A-levels and school children should be transferred into either an academic or vocational route at the age of 14, said Sir Michael Wilshaw chief inspector of schools and head of Ofsted.
Education, Public sector 19 November 2014

Thai ex-prisoners to be offered employment in fisheries

Labour shortages in the Thai fishing industry has prompted a government suggestion that ex-prisoners should be employed in the sector, according to the National News Bureau of Thailand.
Agriculture 19 November 2014

UK companies look to international expansion

International expansion in the next two years is on the cards for one in six (16%) UK employers, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)’s latest JobsOutlook survey.
Public sector 19 November 2014

Youth dividends at Denizbank

Recruiting school leavers is paying off for Turkey’s Denizbank [Sea Bank] with a highly popular employer brand and low employee churn, the bank’s top human resources leader has told Recruiter.
18 November 2014

Using gamification in a recruitment strategy

Gamification personalises, humanises and adds fun to the recruitment process and, in doing so, encourages candidates to engage with your organisation. However, its use is often misunderstood
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 18 November 2014

Amey appoints Deninson HR director

Amey, the public and regulated services provider, has appointed Ian Deninson as group HR and communications director.
Public sector 18 November 2014

ISS workers to strike over ‘two-tier’ pay at NHS

Employees of the ISS outsourced services company working at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich are expected to strike next Monday and Tuesday [24 and 25 November] in a dispute over what the GMB union is calling “a two-tier workforce” situation at the hospital.
Public sector 18 November 2014

Government help more people into work with Traineeships

Skills minister Nick Boles is this afternoon [18 November] expected to announce government plans to open up the Traineeships programme to more young people, helping them prepare for apprenticeships and other work.
18 November 2014
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