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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.

Oil & gas/Energy, Transport & logistics 20 May 2025

Human skills as important as ‘oven-ready’ tech skills

The UK skills landscape is experiencing rapid and regular turnover as employers look for “oven-ready talent” with much in-demand technical skills.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 20 May 2025

UK Hiring Taskforce launches to develop new hiring strategies

A UK Hiring Taskforce was launched on Friday [16 May 2025] at the Houses of Parliament to develop strategy, technology and policy for “the end-to-end process of hiring in as new a way as possible”.

Life sciences, Creative/Digital/Media 19 May 2025

Staffline secures large contract win with logistics provider

Recruitment group Staffline has secured a significant strategic partnership with one of the UK’s leading food and drink supply chain management and logistics providers.

Retail, Transport & logistics 19 May 2025

NHS SBS partners with health-tech firm to transform workforce across NHS

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and health-tech company ImproveWell have announced a partnership aiming to drive workforce transformation across the NHS.

Social care, IT/Telecoms 15 May 2025

Morson advances with technical specialist buy in the US

Morson Group has strengthened its position as a global talent solutions leader with the acquisition of US-based technical recruiter PTS Advance.

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025
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Org Group acquires Manchester-based tech recruiting firm

Multinational professional services provider Org Group has acquired Manchester-based technology recruiting firm Venturi.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Creative/Digital/Media 15 May 2025

Aligra restructures at the top with promotions

UK-based recruiter Aligra has announced a key leadership restructure that reflects the company’s strategic vision for the future.

14 May 2025

Get your team together for football’s 2019 Recruitment five-a-side

Rec-to-rec firm Madison Warner is on the lookout for recruiters to take part in its 2019 Recruitment five-a-side football tournament.

Hospitality/Leisure 3 May 2019

Rise in employee expectations as generous benefits increase

As companies increase staff perks as a way to keep workers engaged, employees’ expectations are also rising, with some now taking much for granted instead of valuing the benefits.

HR 2 May 2019

Pump up the volume for productivity on the recruitment floor

Listening to the likes of Firestarter, Insomnia and Ebeneezer Goode could be the key to boosting productivity at agencies up and down the country.

1 May 2019

Overqualified candidates might be valuable talent source

Recruiters have been urged not to miss out on valuable talent pools by refusing to even consider seemingly overqualified candidates for jobs.

30 April 2019

Disabilities may be unseen and not heard out of fear of job loss

From migraines to menopause, invisible disabilities affect untold numbers of the British workforce.

29 April 2019

Addiction in the recruitment business

What should recruiters be doing to support their staff going through addiction? Specialist Dr Michael McCann offers his expert advice.

29 April 2019

Emmerdale actress sacking highlights candidate naivety with social media

Recruiters should ensure their terms and conditions can effectively deal with situations where candidates’ social media posts come back to bite them in the recruitment process.

Creative/Digital/Media 25 April 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 23-26 APRIL 2019

This week’s launches include: Charlton Morris, Gradfeed

Construction & property, Executive search 25 April 2019

Evolution of the workplace

Workplace culture is becoming increasingly important to attract talent in to the recruitment industry and the business community as a whole, says Harpreet Singh.

24 April 2019

Recruitment group to trial 4-day week at UK and Europe-based offices

A Brighton-headquartered recruiter has announced plans to trial a four-day working week.

Banking/Financial services, IT/Telecoms 24 April 2019

Brexit delay gives confidence to EU workers

EU workers are seemingly more confident about coming to work in the UK, following the recent Brexit extension.

Public sector, Life sciences 23 April 2019

APSCo helps to launch human capital MBA

APSCo is collaborating with two other partners in delivering an MBA in human capital.

HR 17 April 2019

The Thrive Team

Martin Grady and Alison Trodd have joined up to launch The Thrive Team.

Executive search 17 April 2019

Viewpoint: Rewriting the employment rule book

Why organisations should adopt a culture of reverse mentoring.

17 April 2019

Soundbites May 2019

A recent poll of more than 2,000 UK workers found that 56% of people don’t agree that recruiters add anything to the recruitment process. Do you agree?

17 April 2019
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Innovation? It's child's play

Recruiters could do a lot worse than learning from child entrepreneurs, as Roisin Woolnough explains

17 April 2019
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