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Health-related resignations on the rise in the UK

Almost one in five (18%) businesses in the UK have seen health-related resignations among their staff in the last three months, a new report from Totaljobs has revealed.

13 May 2025

Is immigration white paper the end of an era for low-skilled migration?

The white paper published yesterday [12 May 2025] represents the end of an era for low-skilled migration and an ambitious shift toward productivity-first immigration.

Public sector, Social care 13 May 2025

PM Starmer unveils White Paper to reform immigration system

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer today unveiled the government’s Immigration white paper “to reduce migration” and strengthen the UK’s borders.

Social care, Hospitality/Leisure 12 May 2025

UK-INDIA FTA: Financially beneficial for firms to second Indian workers to the UK

Following the news that the UK and India have agreed a trade deal, what will that mean for mobility of workers?

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 9 May 2025

Cross-continent MoU could boost environmental health profession amid recruitment struggles

An agreement has been signed, which could help boost recruitment of environmental health officers (EHOs) globally.

Public sector, Oil & gas/Energy 8 May 2025
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Tech & Tools: May/June 2025

Rise of native AI applicant tracking systems

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 7 May 2025
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Securing a job through virtual work

Unveiling the positive social impact of virtual work experience programmes.

7 May 2025
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Workplace: The priority of productivity

How can consultants be the most productive they can be.

7 May 2025
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Business advice: lead generation

Identifying sales leads during a conversation.

7 May 2025

Chancellor revisits CBIL scheme following recruitment industry lobbying

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revamped the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBIL) scheme following campaigning from two of recruitment’s biggest trade bodies.

3 April 2020

Build goodwill with furloughed high-flyers and top up pay

Recruiters should top up the pay of high-performing furloughed consultants to guard against them leaving or setting up on their own once the jobs sector returns to normal.

2 April 2020

APSCo and REC highlight concerns over CBIL scheme

Two of recruitment’s biggest trade bodies have raised concerns about recruiters’ ability to access government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme.

1 April 2020

FINANCIALS: Gattaca ceases operations in China

Gattaca says the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will inevitably affect its profitability, with the technical recruiter revealing it is to cease operations in China.

Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 1 April 2020

Advice to recruiters on furloughing employees

Following the government’s announcement to furlough employees and pay up to 80% of their wages, employment lawyer Emma Swan outlines how employees can introduce the job retention scheme, whilst fitting with existing employment contracts.

Legal, HR 30 March 2020

GDPR compliance for recruiters still holds true at home

Recruiters will still need to comply with GDPR during the coronavirus pandemic.

30 March 2020

APPOINTMENTS: 30 MARCH-3 APRIL

This week’s appointments include: Two Rivers Recruitment

Engineering, Commercial & office support 30 March 2020

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 30 MARCH-3 APRIL 2020

This week’s contracts and deals include: Alison, Caterer.com, CV-Library, EVA.ai, Primary Care Recruitment, Sigmar Recruitment, Social Republic, Strallen

Public sector, Social care 30 March 2020

REC JobsOutlook report shows knock-on effects of coronavirus crisis

New data from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) collected between 2 March and 20 March shows that the coronavirus crisis hit employers hard in the first part of the UK slowdown to fight the virus.

27 March 2020

McCarthy-Booth remains on board after MBO

Kate McCarthy-Booth isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, following her decision to sell the agency she founded 15 years ago to her management team.

Executive search, HR 26 March 2020

Recruiter Awards 2020 rescheduled, shortlist revealed later!

The wait is over – the shortlist for the Recruiter Awards 2020 will be revealed later today.

25 March 2020

FINANCIALS: Staffline reveals mixed fortunes due to pandemic

Staffline is encountering mixed fortunes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Retail, Transport & logistics 25 March 2020

Home working could be new normal post-pandemic

Millions of workers are experiencing home working for the very first time due to lockdown, new data from the Office for National Statistics suggests.

25 March 2020

Surge as jobseekers search for key worker roles

Job searches for key worker roles in the driving, retail and hospitality sectors have surged, according to data from job board CV-Library.

Retail, Social care 24 March 2020

APSCo warns against recruiters taking financial advantage during ‘national crisis’

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has warned its members not to take financial advantage of the “national crisis” facing the country by hiking up charge rates.

20 March 2020

Recruiters find ways to maintain staff morale at home

With many recruiters being forced to work from home, many for the first time because of coronavirus, companies are turning to innovative ways to maintain their staff’s morale.

20 March 2020
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