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

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.
Construction & property, Education 16 November 2016

Michon helps Opus develop a recruitment campaign for engineers

Opus International Consultants worked with Nottingham-based full-service creative agency Michon to develop a recruitment campaign for engineers.
IT/Telecoms, Construction & property 16 November 2016

Harrier Human Capital gets onboard with KinCare

Recruitment, strategic HR consulting and managed solutions provider Harrier Human Capital has been engaged by Australian in-home health and wellbeing provider KinCare to deliver a new enterprise recruitment process outsourced solution (RPO).
HR 16 November 2016

Cornerstone OnDemand tailors its talent solution for Canali

Italian luxury menswear brand Canali is implementing cloud-based human capital management software provider Cornerstone OnDemand’s unified talent management suite to better recruit, develop and manage its staff.
IT/Telecoms, HR 16 November 2016

Caunce O'Hara insurance broker joins TEAM

Insurance broker Caunce O'Hara has joined independent network of recruiters The Employment Agents Movement (TEAM).
16 November 2016

Offer chefs more flexibility and pay to stem skills shortage

Restaurants have been urged to offer chefs better flexibility and pay amid fears agencies will not be able to supply enough chefs over the coming Christmas period.
15 November 2016

Resort turns to Instagram and Snapchat to find social ambassadors

Hillside Beach Club, located in the privately-owned Kalemya Bay in Fethiye in the Mediterranean, has embraced Snapchat as a recruitment channel in its global search for eight “vibrant, camera loving, social media savvy” adventurers to become social ambassadors for the luxury five-star resort.
Creative/Digital/Media 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

Eight Roads appoints Atterwill for talent

Global investment firm Eight Roads has appointed Laura Atterwill as talent partner.
HR 11 November 2016

Business committee chair claims access to agency staff was 'limited' on Sports Direct Shirebrook site visit

The chair of Parliament’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee has written to Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley claiming that the company limited committee MPs’ access to agency staff at a recent surprise visit to the retailer’s Shirebrook site.
Industrial/Manufacturing 10 November 2016

Trump win may benefit business and recruiters in the long term

Recruiters expect hiring intentions across the world to be adversely affected by Donald Trump’s election as US president in the medium to short term. However, his victory could benefit US construction and manufacturing recruiters, as well as UK recruiters if Britain can quickly strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the US.
Construction & property, Engineering 9 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

Matchtech to source contractors for A14 road project

Specialist engineering recruiter Matchtech has been named as a preferred agency to source contractors for the A14 improvement scheme, a road project in the UK, stretching over 21 miles between Huntingdon and Cambridge.
Construction & property, Engineering 9 November 2016

Symphony Technology completes Bond International buy

Private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG) has completed the purchase of Bond International Software.
IT/Telecoms, HR 8 November 2016

MPs visit to check Sports Direct working practices overshadowed by bugging claim

Six MPs from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee have claimed an attempt was made to bug their private discussions after a surprise visit to sports retailer Sports Direct's Shirebrook warehouse yesterday.
HR 8 November 2016

Deliveroo couriers’ demands for union recognition open floodgates for other gig workers

In-house recruiters have been urged to review working practices of ‘gig’ workers, with employment lawyers warning a recent landmark tribunal victory by Uber drivers in the UK risks opening the floodgates for other similar claims being brought.
HR, Legal 8 November 2016
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