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Former royal nanny offers training to next generation

Alice Romero Drever (pictured), founder of specialist agency Nanny & Governess, is developing an online academy to train the next generation of VIP nannies.

Transport & logistics, Education 5 June 2025

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

A green energy company is set to create more than 100 jobs by 2027 with the proposed opening of a £120m plant in Kent.

Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences 4 June 2025

REC CEO hits back at government cuts to agency spend

Government calls to eliminate agency spend at the NHS have received a fiery response from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

Public sector, Social care 3 June 2025

Government health leaders threaten ‘rip-off temporary staffing agencies’

NHS trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) are being urged by government health leaders to eradicate agency spending to build on a £1bn fall in spending in 2024-25.

Public sector, Social care 3 June 2025

Portfolio Payroll partners with CIPP to drive industry evolution

Payroll recruitment agency Portfolio Payroll is part of a newly unveiled strategic partnership with The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

HR 3 June 2025

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

Life sciences, Engineering 2 June 2025

£1.5bn defence spending will create highly-skilled jobs in the UK

The UK government is to create more than 1,000 new jobs as a result of a £1.5bn defence investment.

Public sector, Engineering 2 June 2025

Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert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.

Engineering, Construction & property 27 May 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 18-22 FEBRUARY 2019

This week’s appointments include: Carlisle Support Services, Cathcart Energy, CCS Recruitment, Cherry Professional, Cordant Engineering, Debut, Hudson Global, Impellam, Inspired Recruitment, Jackson Hogg, La Fosse, Nigel Wright Group, Outsource UK, Sheffield Haworth, Supertemps

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Retail 18 February 2019

Circle Select spoofs well-known retailer to promote its interim services

Circle Select has taken inspiration from retailer M&S for their latest promotional YouTube video.

Retail, Interim recruitment 15 February 2019

Recruiters reveal their hard-to-fill roles in lead up to Brexit D-Day

With record levels of employment in the UK, candidates increasingly more difficult to source and Brexit just over six weeks away, Recruiter spoke to agency bosses to find out what the hardest-to-fill roles are at the moment.

Rec-to-rec, Engineering 13 February 2019
Tom Pickersgill

IRP March 2019: Embracing technology

Tom Pickersgill, founder of temporary staffing platform Broadstone, on embracing technology.

12 February 2019
Legal scales

Legal update: Government’s Good Work Plan

A brief summary of the main points of the Good Work Plan.

Legal, HR 12 February 2019

The View: getting recruitment right

Recruiters getting it right makes all the difference, says Neil Carberry, REC chief executive.

12 February 2019

Raft of recruiters in Sunday Times International Track 200

Opus Talent Solutions has led a raft of recruiters that have made the rankings in this year’s Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200.

12 February 2019

Start-up of the Month: TT Tech Solutions

Former Apprentice candidate Trishna Thakrar has struck out on her own to set up technology staffing specialist TT Tech Solutions in Essex.

IT/Telecoms 12 February 2019

Take D&I more seriously or die

Diversity & inclusion must be taken more seriously in the search industry.

Executive search 12 February 2019

US tech firm digs up dodgy behaviours on future hires

Hiring the wrong person can be costly and lead to hostile work environments.

HR 12 February 2019

Soundbites March 2019

What's the most rewarding experience you have ever had with a candidate?

12 February 2019
Public Speaking

Upstart: Academy for Exceptional Individuals

Specialist dyslexic recruitment agency Exceptional Individuals launches employment academies.

12 February 2019

Ask the expert: March 2019

Brexit is stressing me out. What can I do now to prepare?

12 February 2019
Martin Dangerfield

Martin Dangerfield: The Nearly Man

Will you be a 'nearly man' in 2019 or will you make the most of the challenges facing you?

12 February 2019

Don’t ban work relationships, just get your love contracts in place

Recruiters have been urged to avoid banning workplace relationships outright as new research shows two-thirds of British workers have dated a colleague.

11 February 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 11-15 FEBRUARY 2019

This week’s launches include: AmazingHiring, Coracle Inside, Highr, LinkedIn, LMRE, O.C. Tanner, SF Recruitment

Public sector, Construction & property 11 February 2019
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