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

Using LinkedIn could encourage unconscious bias, recruiters warned

Job board Evenbreak founder Jane Hatton has cautioned recruiters in the use of professional networking site LinkedIn, among other social media sites, saying it could lead to unconscious bias.
23 October 2015

Police Scotland uses all officers as recruiters to increase diversity

Police Scotland has used every one of its roughly 17,500 strong force to act as recruiters in an effort to increase diversity and create a force more reflective of the Scottish population.
Public sector 23 October 2015

Government and Tata Steel join to support redundant steel workers

The UK government and Tata Steel have announced an initial support package of up to £9m to support the local economy and employees affected by the proposed restructuring and job losses at the Scunthorpe steelworks.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 23 October 2015

China deal could create 25k jobs in nuclear power

EDF Energy has reached an agreement with China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) for a nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point, Somerset, which could create 25,000 jobs, the BBC reports.
Construction & property, Engineering 22 October 2015

Daimler offers internships to refugees

German luxury car manufacturer Daimler has opened its doors to refugees, setting up a paid internship programme in partnership with the German Federal Employment Agency and the Stuttgart Job Centre.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 22 October 2015

Performance criteria essential for diversity, Cable tells recruiters

Former business secretary Sir Vince Cable this morning warned that performance criteria, measurements and benchmarks are critical to understanding if organisations are making any progress towards greater diversity & inclusiveness (D&I).
22 October 2015

Chemtest and Bedeck create new jobs in Northern Ireland

New jobs in Northern Ireland are being created by Chemtest Ireland and Bedeck, with support from regional development agency Invest Northern Ireland.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 21 October 2015

LinkedIn launches raft of recruitment products at Talent Connect

Professional networking platform LinkedIn is to launch LinkedIn Referrals, a new employee referrals programme.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 21 October 2015

Redundant steel workers can transfer skills, say recruiters

Workers made redundant from the UK’s beleaguered steel industry have “excellent” skills that can be transferred into other sectors, recruiters say.
IT/Telecoms, Construction & property 21 October 2015

Xactly partners with CEB

Xactly, provider of cloud-based incentive solutions, and best practice insight and technology company CEB, are partnering to bring sales intelligence and best practices to businesses around the world.
IT/Telecoms 21 October 2015

REC launches investigation into allegations involving Pro-Force

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has launched an investigation into one of its own members, Pro-Force Recruitment, for alleged poor treatment of workers.

Agriculture 20 October 2015

London is city of choice for global professionals

London is the top city for global professionals looking to relocate, according to research conducted by global recruiter Hydrogen Group.
IT/Telecoms, Legal 20 October 2015

Government offers Rapid Response Service to steel workers

The government is delivering its Jobcentre Rapid Response Service to steel workers affected by mass layoffs across Redcar, Scunthorpe and Scotland.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 20 October 2015

Teleperformance, Clarus create jobs for Northern Ireland

Outsourced customer service management company Teleperformance is to create 800 jobs in Enniskillen, Fermanagh.
IT/Telecoms 16 October 2015

Recruiters welcome visa relaxations for nurses and tech specialists

Recruiters have welcomed a relaxation of the rules restricting the flow of non-European Economic Area (EEA) nurses and tech workers into the UK.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 16 October 2015

CIPFA-Penna hires Watkins as finance lead

Recruitment and career service CIPFA-Penna has appointed Philippa Watkins as its finance lead.
Public sector 16 October 2015
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