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Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert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.

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

Key executive appointments for ManpowerGroup

Global workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup has announced two key executive appointments aimed to accelerate its strategic growth and transformation agenda.

27 May 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: ECMS, Madison Berkeley, The Education Network

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Aston University, Four Squared Recruitment, Gi Group UK, itris X, ManpowerGroup

Energy recruitment firm launches in Aberdeen

Specialist recruitment firm Agilient Talent Partners has launched in Aberdeen, focusing on permanent hiring within the energy sector.

Trinity Bridge expands in Central Europe, appoints MD for Germany

Hospitality specialist executive search firm Trinity Bridge is expanding its operations in Central Europe with the appointment of Stephanie Watzek.

International manufacturer invests £170m in North Wales facility

Around 140 jobs will be created in North Wales after Knauf Insulation unveiled plans to invest £170m in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Motivating employees in run-up to Christmas

With the Christmas holidays just a month away, a recent survey of UK workers has revealed that additional seasonal factors also affect their productivity at work.

25 November 2024

REC honours Bev White with Lifetime Achievement at 2024 Awards

Recruiter attended the annual REC Awards ceremony at Royal Lancaster London last night (21 November 2024), where the industry honoured the cream of the crop.

22 November 2024

Hospitality recruiters prompted that temps should get tips

Hospitality recruiters are reminded that temporary agency staff must be included in the sharing of tips among all workers under the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act.

IT/Telecoms, HR 20 November 2024

Most tech firms have shed staff in past year

Almost all tech businesses have made redundancies within the last 12 months, research from RSM UK has found.

Montresor Legal Recruitment becomes an EOT

London-based Montresor Legal Recruitment has announced its transition to employee ownership, supported by FRP Corporate Finance.

Legal, Executive search 20 November 2024

NRG launches HR services division to address HR challenges

Talent acquisition and recruitment process outsourcing specialist NRG has launched new HR consultancy and talent advisory services.

APPOINTMENTS: 18-22 NOVEMBER 2024

This week’s appointments include: Green Park, The Education Network

Public sector, Education 19 November 2024

NEW TO THE MARKET: 18-22 NOVEMBER 2024

This week’s new launches include: Advice Direct Scotland

Athona transfers majority stake to Employee Ownership Trust

Healthcare recruitment agency Athona has announced the transfer of a majority stake to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).

Public sector, Social care 15 November 2024

Enhanced GaiaAttract uses voice to control and manage recruitment

AI-powered recruitment platform Gaia has launched a first-of-its-kind voice and chat feature that enables employers to manage recruitment with simple voice commands.

Streeting’s proposals will ban NHS trusts from using agencies for entry-level staff

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting will tomorrow [13 November 2024] outline plans for significant financial reforms within the NHS.

Public sector, Social care 12 November 2024

FINANCIALS: Kelly Q3 results show 7.1% decline in revenue

Talent solutions provider Kelly has announced financial results for the third quarter of 2024.

12 November 2024

Randstad data reveals widening of the AI skills gap

New research from Randstad has suggested that AI inequities stand to worsen labour shortages if left unchecked.

APPOINTMENTS: 11-15 NOVEMBER 2024

This week’s appointments include: Codatech, HR Star, Morgan McKinley, Org Group

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 11-15 NOVEMBER 2024

This week’s new contracts & deals include: HR Initiatives, Reality HR

HR 12 November 2024
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