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Skill-based hiring can have ugly consequences – what can go wrong?

Skill-based hiring (SBH) is a hiring strategy that focuses on recruiting and selecting candidates based primarily on their demonstrated ability to perform each skill required for the position.

HR 2 May 2025

Elite Leaders appoints new Executive Team member

Elite Leaders is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris O’Connell to its Executive team.

1 May 2025

Humly acquires London-based education recruiter

Digital education recruitment platform Humly has finalised the purchase of London-based supply agency Future Education.

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media 1 May 2025

HMRC to ‘revise’ IR35 CEST tool

The government has announced that its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool will be “revised” from today [30 April 2025].

IT/Telecoms, Accounting/Finance 30 April 2025

APSCo briefs House of Lords on more amendments to Employment Rights Bill

Trade body APSCo has warned Peers of urgent amendments needed to the Employment Rights Bill, which must be addressed before it reaches Royal Assent.

30 April 2025

Policy changes leave US frontline workers nervous about jobs

Global trade policy changes are leaving US frontline workers nervous, angry and stressed out about potential effects on their jobs.

HR 30 April 2025

The SR Group liquidates two German offices

The SR Group’s German companies will formally enter into a solvent liquidation process on 1 May.

30 April 2025

Eurobase People appoints new sales director to push growth

IT/tech recruiter Eurobase People has appointed Steven Oakley (pictured) as sales director.

Sales, IT/Telecoms 30 April 2025

Recruitment insolvencies on rise at fastest rate since financial crash

Recruitment agencies are shutting for business at their fastest rate in 15 years, according to analysis by business news outlet CityAM.

28 April 2025

Recouping stolen charity money from Frontline fishing event

A Leicester branch of a recruitment agency has already managed to recoup the money it raised for a children’s charity following a burglary.

Charity & not-for-profit 5 July 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 1-5 JULY 2019

This week’s launches include: AssessFirst, Cross Country Healthcare, Engaging Works, GMP Recruitment, Meraki Talent, Sterling, West Midlands Combined Authority

Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering 2 July 2019

REC restructures to sharpen the arrowhead of business

An internal restructuring restructuring aimed at “sharpening the arrowhead of the business” was among the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC) achievements over the past year.

1 July 2019

REC launches petition to reform Apprenticeship Levy

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation has launched a petition calling for the government’s Apprenticeship Levy to be changed to a flexible training levy.

Apprentices/Grads/School leavers 1 July 2019

Signify Technology scores win for charity in football tournament

Signify Technology and charity were the winners at the latest Madison Warner recruitment industry football tournament in London.

28 June 2019

Roundtable shows recruiters not yet convinced by AI

With artificial intelligence being claimed as the next big thing in recruitment, heads of talent have told Recruiter that they remain to be convinced.

24 June 2019

Your summer training needs

The courses that will help you to perform at your best, and deliver for your team before the summer is out

20 June 2019

IRP July 2019: Reputation in recruitment

Kieran McCormick, director of operations at Balmoral Healthcare, on the importance of reputation

Healthcare/Medical 20 June 2019

Legal update: Rolled-up holiday pay

The REC explains about the legal rules surrounding holiday pay.

Legal, HR 20 June 2019

Big talking point: Why the apprenticeship levy needs to change

The latest statistics from the REC reveal the scale of the problems recruiters face when spending what they have paid in

20 June 2019

Average tenure of agency staff increase

The latest information from Recruitment Industry Benchmarking’s RIB Index shows that the average tenure of staff working for the median industry recruiter continues to increase. In Q1 2019, it was recorded as 51.8 months – or around 4.3 years.

20 June 2019