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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

Holding a bag of money

Time running out to get the IR35 rules right

The clock is ticking on getting the rules around IR35 right, warns the REC.

17 April 2019
Neil Carberry full Resolution June 2018

The View: What will recruitment look like in 20 years?

Here’s a question to ponder, says Neil Carberry, REC chief executive: what will recruitment look like in 20 years?  

17 April 2019
Intelligence Puzzling Productivity

The Intelligence: Puzzling productivity

The UK’s jobs market has been incredibly strong over the past few years, with figures from the ONS showing record high rates of employment and the lowest unemployment rates since the mid-1970s.

17 April 2019
Stats

Average debtor days continue to nudge higher

The latest information from Recruitment Industry Benchmarking’s RIB Index shows that the median industry recruiter has continued to experience a rise in the average number of debtor days – up to an average of 52.8 across 2018.

17 April 2019
Checklist Checkboard

Legal update: Changes to right to work checks

The REC helps answer questions over right to work checks for non-UK nationals.

HR 17 April 2019
Denis Portrait Colour

IRP May 2019: Releasing business potential

Denis O’Driscoll, founder of interim management specialis Corvint Fox, on releasing business potential.

17 April 2019
Richard Jones

IRP May 2019: Effective executive recruitment

Richard Jones, executive search director at Forward Role, on effective executive recruitment.

17 April 2019

Latest training courses from the REC

The courses over the next two months that will help you to perform at your best, and deliver for your team.

17 April 2019
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Recruitment Sector Barometer: Double down on development time

How much time should recruiters spend on business development?

17 April 2019

Recruiters urged to get anti-racism reporting policies in order

Recruiters have been urged to review reporting procedures for their own staff and agency workers out on assignment in light of shocking new research revealing the extent of racism in Britain’s workplaces.

15 April 2019

Booze bans for staff? Recruiters give their reactions

Recruiters are largely against following the lead of Lloyds of London in imposing booze bans for staff and anyone entering their offices.

12 April 2019

Amberjack secures £17m+ investment for MBO

Amberjack, a specialist in designing and delivering early careers and large-scale recruitment programmes for blue-chip organisations, has secured a £17.6m investment from mid-market private equity investor LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, IT/Telecoms 8 April 2019

Off-payroll rules and loan charge take centre stage in Parliament and for recruiters

Controversial off-payroll rules remain a concern for recruiters a year away from their implementation in the private sector.

Public sector 8 April 2019

How recruitment professionals cope with the stresses of the job

Counselling sessions, wellness programmes, trips to the gym, as well as just taking time to talk are just some of the ways recruiters are tackling stress at their agencies.

5 April 2019

Report on Jobs reveals fastest fall in perm appointments since 2016

With data showing the fastest decline in permanent staff appointments since summer 2016, politicians need to call time on political game-playing over Brexit.

Retail, Social care 5 April 2019

Management or culture: which is best?

Is it more important to get the management or the culture of an organisation right? It’s a case of neither and both, says Matt Frost.

HR 3 April 2019
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