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REC CEO hits back at government cuts to agency spend

Government calls to eliminate agency spend at the NHS have received a fiery response from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

Public sector, Social care 3 June 2025

Government health leaders threaten ‘rip-off temporary staffing agencies’

NHS trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) are being urged by government health leaders to eradicate agency spending to build on a £1bn fall in spending in 2024-25.

Public sector, Social care 3 June 2025

Portfolio Payroll partners with CIPP to drive industry evolution

Payroll recruitment agency Portfolio Payroll is part of a newly unveiled strategic partnership with The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

HR 3 June 2025

£1.5bn defence spending will create highly-skilled jobs in the UK

The UK government is to create more than 1,000 new jobs as a result of a £1.5bn defence investment.

Public sector, Engineering 2 June 2025

BBC Studios appoints new director of HR

The BBC has appointed Jermaine Daw (pictured) as director of HR for BBC Studios, effective in June. 

Creative/Digital/Media, HR 28 May 2025

Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert

A leader of the newly launched UK Hiring Taskforce sees a future short-term employment environment similar to the so-called gig economy in which organisations themselves are not long-lived because of rapidly changing technology.

27 May 2025

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

Engineering, Construction & property 27 May 2025

REC urges government to build on success of Restart Scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is urging the government to build on the success of the Restart Scheme.

Social care, Engineering 27 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Kyloe Partners

IT/Telecoms, HR 27 May 2025

Giant Group aims to pay contractors by end of week despite cyber-attack

Recruitment agency services provider Giant Group has confirmed that it was hit by “a sophisticated cyber-attack” last week, which led to the company being unable to pay numerous contractors and having to shut down its entire network.

28 September 2021

Robert Half helps find grads for Amazon’s re/Start cloud programme

Specialist recruitment firm Robert Half has this week announced its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) re/Start to help graduates into entry-level cloud roles in the US.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, IT/Telecoms 28 September 2021

11 Most Influential In-house Recruiters

Welcome to the eighth 11 Most Influential In-house Recruiters report.

27 September 2021

Tech & Tools: September/October 2021

A look at some AI services with recruiters and employers in mind

27 September 2021

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 27 SEPTEMBER-1 OCTOBER 2021

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Multiverse, Police Now

Education, IT/Telecoms 27 September 2021

Employees show massive uplift in joining staff networks

More employees want to build a sense of community through staff networks.

27 September 2021

Relief that right-to-work checks stay digital until next year

The government has once again deferred the ending of the digital right-to-work checks.

27 September 2021

Editor's leader September/October 2021

A glittering beginning to autumn… our long-awaited, gala Recruiter Awards celebration and our annual review of the 11 Most Influential In-House Recruiters.

27 September 2021

Who were the winners at the 20th anniversary Recruiter Awards?

After 20 years of promoting excellence in the recruitment sector, last night’s Recruiter Awards proved that the industry’s appetite to celebrate was stronger than ever.

24 September 2021

More good news on the hospitality, marketing and B2B sectors

Renowned chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White is looking to fill 80 full and part-time roles as he opens a new restaurant London’s West End.

Marketing & Sales, Creative/Digital/Media 22 September 2021

NEW TO THE MARKET: 20-24 SEPTEMBER 2021

This week’s new launches include: OSC Recruitment, Skillzminer, Wren Kitchens

Retail, IT/Telecoms 20 September 2021

Hospitality businesses more difficult to fill, as ONS highlights recruiting crisis

The Office of National Statistics reports that as the UK wrestles with a recruiting crisis across the country, hospitality businesses are most likely to be struggling to fill roles.

Oil & gas/Energy, Transport & logistics 16 September 2021

Government and companies create jobs across the UK

A record £650bn infrastructure investment will support 425,000 jobs a year, according to a new Infrastructure Pipeline.

Retail, Social care 16 September 2021

Recruitment industry criticises NI increases for social care reforms

The announcement yesterday [7 September] of National Insurance (NI) and dividend tax increases to cover NHS and social care reforms has been roundly criticised by representatives of the recruitment sector and umbrella workers.

Public sector, Social care 8 September 2021

Companies offer up to $100k sign-on bonus to attract speciality talent

A supply crunch for talent has pushed companies to offer sign-on bonuses of up to $100k (£72,669) for speciality jobs, says data and analytics company GlobalData.

IT/Telecoms 8 September 2021

APPOINTMENTS: 6-10 SEPTEMBER 2021

This week’s appointments include: Anderson Quigley, Bitstamp, Colas Rail, Heidrick & Struggles, Highfield PS, iSource, Liquid Link, MRG, NRG, Phaidon International, The RSA Group, TotallyMoney

Retail, Transport & logistics 6 September 2021
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