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.

The best job ever? Travel the UK and earn £105k in the process

Taking a leaf out of Tourism Queensland’s book, which launched the best job in the world campaign and saw one applicant chosen to be an island caretaker in the Great Barrier Reef for six months, Expedia UK is offering one candidate the opportunity to travel around the UK for a year, paying him or her £105k.
23 June 2014

Royal Navy contract secures 100 jobs

More than 100 engineering jobs have been protected in Portsmouth on the South coast, thanks to a £70m contract to support the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers.

Hearing Times launches deaf-specific jobsite

Independent newspaper Hearing Times CIC [community interest company] has launched a deaf-specific jobsite with the support of a Big Lottery Fund grant.
Creative/Digital/Media 20 June 2014

Thompson Aero Seating creates 85 manufacturing jobs in Northern Ireland

Thompson Aero Seating, the designer and manufacturer of business class seats for commercial airlines, is creating 85 manufacturing jobs in Portadown after a £10m investment in the company.

Australia: Bundoora manufacturer to create 55 jobs

Fifty-five manufacturing jobs are to be created at Bundoora in Victoria, Australia, with funding set aside to help the town recover after carmaker Ford ceases local production.

HP awarded InterContinental Hotels Group contract

Multinational IT company Hewlett Packard (HP) has signed an agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) for the provision of HP business process services (BPS) to IHG’s 24,000 employees in Asia, Europe and North America.
18 June 2014

McDonald’s to create up to 8,000 jobs over the next three years

Fast-food chain McDonald’s UK has today said it will create 8,000 new jobs across the UK over the next three years, taking its UK workforce to more than 100,000.
18 June 2014

NI motorway service stations to create over 200 jobs

The first motorway service stations are to open in Northern Ireland over the next two years, creating more than 200 jobs.

Foreign workers in Iraq face uncertainty as violence escalates

Escalating violence in Iraq is making the position of foreign workers in the country more uncertain as civilians take up arms to join government forces trying to halt the advance of the extremists of Isis.

HR leaders key to an organisation’s talent sustainability, says ManpowerGroup

Human resources leaders must play three distinct roles to ensure talent sustainability in their organisations, a report from staffing giant ManpowerGroup says.
HR, Marketing 17 June 2014

£48m missile contract protects Belfast jobs

About 60 jobs in advanced weapons system design and manufacturing in Belfast will be protected by a £48m contract to design and make a new guided missile for the Royal Navy’s attack helicopters.

US F1 team to create 250 jobs in UK

US businessman Gene Haas has said his plans to locate an American Formula One team in the UK will create up to 250 jobs in the country.

Leisurejobs launches personal training qualification competition

Leisurejobs, the leisure & hospitality recruiter, has launched a competition to give three health and fitness enthusiasts the opportunity to kick-start their personal training careers.
16 June 2014

Fertile soil for growth

As market conditions improve, it’s looking like a good time for recruitment firms to secure funds for expansion. Scott Beagrie looks at the options available
13 June 2014

Victoria Bourne

DeeDee Doke spoke with BP’s head of resourcing — refining & marketing
HR 13 June 2014

Graduates get help to show strengths

A UK start-up is hoping that its product will ultimately make it easier for other start-ups and SMEs to hire graduates, as well as help tackle youth unemployment.
IT/Telecoms 13 June 2014
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