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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

VimpelCom appoints Hedberg group CPO

Global telecommunications and digital services provider VimpelCom has appointed Jeffrey Hedberg as group chief people officer.
IT/Telecoms, HR 16 November 2016

‘Parent shifts’ help Leon recruit and retain staff

Fast-food chain Leon says its promotion of ‘parent shifts’ as a recruitment tool reflects its willingness to practise what it preaches in ensuring its staff “live well”.
HR 16 November 2016

Recruiters warned against tax avoidance models following rise in such schemes

The Guardian claims there has been a spike since last April in the number of firms marketing tax schemes that exploit VAT rules originally designed to benefit very small businesses.
16 November 2016

Webhelp looks to recruit 120 in Cardiff

Webhelp is to recruit 120 people at its Cardiff site by the end of this year.
Commercial & office support, HR 16 November 2016

Televerde to create 170 jobs in Glasgow

US-based Televerde is to create 170 jobs at its first European headquarters in Glasgow.
Commercial & office support, Marketing 16 November 2016

Michon helps Opus develop a recruitment campaign for engineers

Opus International Consultants worked with Nottingham-based full-service creative agency Michon to develop a recruitment campaign for engineers.
IT/Telecoms, Construction & property 16 November 2016

Harrier Human Capital gets onboard with KinCare

Recruitment, strategic HR consulting and managed solutions provider Harrier Human Capital has been engaged by Australian in-home health and wellbeing provider KinCare to deliver a new enterprise recruitment process outsourced solution (RPO).
HR 16 November 2016

Cornerstone OnDemand tailors its talent solution for Canali

Italian luxury menswear brand Canali is implementing cloud-based human capital management software provider Cornerstone OnDemand’s unified talent management suite to better recruit, develop and manage its staff.
IT/Telecoms, HR 16 November 2016

Cooper Lomaz partners with Nelsonspirit to help young leaders

East Anglian recruiter Cooper Lomaz has sponsored the inaugural Nelsonspirit Future Leaders Crew, a leadership programme for young people in Norfolk aged between 16 and 17.
Education, Engineering 16 November 2016

Caunce O'Hara insurance broker joins TEAM

Insurance broker Caunce O'Hara has joined independent network of recruiters The Employment Agents Movement (TEAM).
16 November 2016

Offer chefs more flexibility and pay to stem skills shortage

Restaurants have been urged to offer chefs better flexibility and pay amid fears agencies will not be able to supply enough chefs over the coming Christmas period.
15 November 2016

Apprenticeship Levy could put intermediaries out of business, warns FCSA

The Apprenticeship Levy could see intermediaries across the country go out of business, the FCSA, a trade association for professional employment service providers, has warned.
15 November 2016

Resort turns to Instagram and Snapchat to find social ambassadors

Hillside Beach Club, located in the privately-owned Kalemya Bay in Fethiye in the Mediterranean, has embraced Snapchat as a recruitment channel in its global search for eight “vibrant, camera loving, social media savvy” adventurers to become social ambassadors for the luxury five-star resort.
Creative/Digital/Media 15 November 2016

Nixon Williams rebrands for contractors

Nixon Williams, service provider accountants to contractors, has rebranded with a new logo, website and tagline.
14 November 2016

Honey G stays alive and Thakrar hopes she will survive

We’ve now hit the middle of November and rapping recruiter Honey G is definitely Stayin’ Alive in this year’s ITV reality show The X Factor.
14 November 2016

Darby steps down as COO at Kellan Group

Mark Darby has stepped down from his role as chief operations officer at Kellan Group with immediate effect.
14 November 2016
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