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

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

NEW TO THE MARKET: 7-11 MARCH 2022

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

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.

40 retail jobs in Manchester

Discount retailer TJ Hughes is opening a new store and will be creating 40 jobs in Manchester, the Manchester Evening Standard has reported.
13 October 2014

False self-employment rules hit construction industry

New ‘false self-employment rules’ are hitting construction firms, according to a report by law firm Irwin Mitchell.

Thousands of medical staff needed in Ebola-affected regions

Thousands of medical workers and specially trained emergency staff are needed to combat the growing threat from Ebola, according to the leaders of the three worst affected countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
Public sector 10 October 2014

Big brands give backing to LGBT diversity campaign

Some of Britain’s best known chief executives and business leaders gathered in London this week to encourage greater diversity in the boardrooms and management teams of the country’s iconic brands.
10 October 2014

Securitas unveils new HR director

Valerie Dale has been unveiled as the new HR director at security firm Securitas.
HR 10 October 2014

Tough regulations could affect recruitment of senior financial services staff

New rules that could see senior bankers jailed for ‘reckless’ misconduct could have an impact on the recruitment and retention of senior directors.
9 October 2014

KPMG takes on 32 apprentices

KPMG has taken on 32 new apprentices following a successful pilot of its scheme involving seven apprentices last year.
8 October 2014

Proportion of European female directors on boards increase

More than 20% of directors on large European company boards are women, an increase from 15.6% two years ago, according to research conducted by executive search and talent management firm Egon Zehnder.
8 October 2014

News of jobs cuts at Lloyds Banking Group does not undermine boost in financial services hiring

News reports suggesting that the Lloyds Banking Group is planning to cut thousands of jobs and close more branches do not undermine newly found confidence and buoyancy financial services recruitment, said a leading recruitment firm.
8 October 2014

More than 150 jobs created in Ireland

More than 150 jobs are being created by three companies in Ireland.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 8 October 2014

ERSG wins contract with DONG Energy

Specialist offshore wind recruiter ERSG has won another contract with DONG Energy, this time to supply staff for UK offshore wind projects.
Engineering 8 October 2014

Defence missile contract protects 25 jobs

A £40m contract to support the Royal Air Force’s advanced short-range air-to-air missile system (ASRAAM) has protected a “number of highly skilled technology jobs”, according to a statement form the Ministry of Defence.

Short supply of drivers could affect Christmas deliveries

Santa’s little helpers – also known as delivery drivers – are in short supply and an industry body is concerned Christmas deliveries could be affected.
7 October 2014

Businesses re-shoring international operations could create 378,000 jobs

A quarter of mid-market firms are considering re-shoring some, if not all, of internationally outsourced business activities back to the UK – a trend expected to create 378,000 jobs over the next three years and generate revenue of £83bn.

Females need to know about STEM careers while still in early education, says recruiter

Businesses wanting to recruit more women into science, technology and engineering roles need to start talking to female students while they are still at school, according to ReThink Recruitment.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 6 October 2014

More than 6m jobs to be created in South Africa

More than 6m jobs are to be created in South Africa over the next five years through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).
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