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Cross-continent MoU could boost environmental health profession amid recruitment struggles

An agreement has been signed, which could help boost recruitment of environmental health officers (EHOs) globally.

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Tech & Tools: May/June 2025

Rise of native AI applicant tracking systems

Securing a job through virtual work

Unveiling the positive social impact of virtual work experience programmes.

7 May 2025
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Workplace: The priority of productivity

How can consultants be the most productive they can be.

7 May 2025
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Business advice: lead generation

Identifying sales leads during a conversation.

7 May 2025
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Take a Netwalk on the kind side

A walk organised by TEAM raised awareness of isolation, as well as money for charity.

7 May 2025

Analytics functions to merge into single workforce intelligence organisation

What will talent intelligence look like in the future?

7 May 2025
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Redefining the role of humans at work

Talent leaders are in the midst of redefining work that will be “more pro-human than in any other point in human history”.

7 May 2025
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Editor's leader May/June 2025

Fed up with all the economic and business turmoil in the world?

7 May 2025

Atkinson’s The Head Group buys Change Recruitment

Recruitment business The Head Group, owned by venture capitalist and investor Paul Atkinson (below), has acquired specialist international recruiter Change Recruitment for an undisclosed sum.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 15-19 MAY

Latest new launches, openings or products within the recruitment industry, including: 2B Interface, Graduate Talent Solutions, LinkedIn, MRL Group, Penrhyn International, Premier Group, Red Eagle, SymbaSync

Recruiter convicted for selling drugs to friends to fund habit

A recruitment consultant, who admitted in court to supplying cocaine to friends to help fund his own drug habit, has been fired after going AWOL, according to his former boss.

10 May 2017

Taylor urges employers to think about job security and quality of work

Bad jobs are detrimental to UK productivity and worker wellbeing, according to the head of a government review into the gig economy.

10 May 2017

Hydrogen Group merges with specialist recruiter Argyll Scott

Global specialist recruitment group Hydrogen has merged with international multifunctional specialist recruiter Argyll Scott.

9 May 2017

Recruiters welcome the election of France’s President Macron

Recruitment heavyweights with operations on both sides of the channel have welcomed the election of “pro-business” French President Emmanuel Macron.

Walker leads MBO at BIE Executive

The executive leadership team of interim management specialist BIE Executive has completed a management buyout of the business.

ARC’s IR35 letter used as evidence in Finance Bill enquiry

The UK Treasury Select Committee is to use a recent letter by the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) detailing concerns about new IR35 public sector rules as evidence when MPs consider aspects of the Finance Bill 2017 this week.

24 April 2017

Seagoing officers in short supply

The tanker sector is facing a shortage of qualified officers, fuelled by a spike in new vessel launches and industry-wide issues with crew training and retention, according to a report published by IHS Maritime.
12 December 2016

Car wash owner prosecuted for National Minimum Wage offence

A Southampton car wash owner is the first employer in Hampshire to be prosecuted for National Minimum Wage offences.
Legal 12 December 2016

SPS to open Driver Hire Australia branch in Adelaide

Bradford-based Specialist People Services (SPS) is to open a fifth office for Driver Hire Australia, its transport and logistics recruitment business.
12 December 2016

Allegis completes Stamford takeover

Allegis Group has completed its takeover of Swiss IT, engineering, banking and life sciences recruiter The Stamford Group, according to M&A specialist Boxington Corporate Finance.
Engineering, IT/Telecoms 9 December 2016

Last orders for Thakrar on The Apprentice

It was a case of last orders for recruitment’s remaining reality TV talent show competitor as Trishna Thakrar became the latest candidate to pack her bags and depart from the BBC’s The Apprentice.
IT/Telecoms 9 December 2016

Rethink unveils head of marketing

Global recruiter Rethink Group has appointed Lisa Mahoney as global group head of marketing.
Marketing & Sales 9 December 2016

Livingston James unveils former Hudson chief

Scottish headquartered recruiter Livingston James has appointed Karen Scott, former managing director of Hudson UK and Ireland, to its board.

Frontline goes for the double

Frontline Recruitment has promoted Joshua Rhodes to business relationship manager in Nottingham and Thomas Hartree to business team leader in Leicester.
9 December 2016
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