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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

eResponse Group appoints Guymer

Midlands-based recruiter eResponse Group has appointed Laura Guymer as a new manager to oversee the firm’s apprenticeship delivery for the region’s employers and trainees.

8 January 2016

Berry Recruitment takes on two

Specialist catering and industrial recruiter Berry Recruitment has appointed Karen Neale as operations manager.

Industrial/Manufacturing 8 January 2016

Amrop appoints eight global partners

Global executive search partnership Amrop has appointed eight new partners to its global partnership of executive search consultants.

Executive search 8 January 2016

51Job elects directors

China-based integrated HR services provider 51Job elected a number of directors at its recent annual general meeting.

Executive search, HR 8 January 2016

Channel 4 documentary recruiter Candelisa People reportedly goes bust

Commercial and industrial staffing specialist recruiter Candelisa People, which gained national fame on Channel 4’s The Job Centre last year, has reportedly ceased trading, effective 23 December, due to cashflow problems.

7 January 2016

Nicholas Associates acquires Ashley Kate HR

South Yorkshire-headquartered talent management group Nicholas Associates has acquired Ashley Kate HR, a specialist HR recruitment company, for an undisclosed seven figure sum.

Executive search, HR 7 January 2016

FINANCIALS: Penna Consulting expects profit increase

Global people management firm Penna Consulting has announced its profit expectation for the year to 31 March 2016 has “materially increased”.

HR, Public sector 7 January 2016

Macildowie hires Machell as ops director, welcomes five others

Midlands-based recruiter Macildowie has appointed Ian Machell as operations director.

Marketing 7 January 2016

Services sector slowdown?

The rate of expansion of jobs within the UK services sector rose in December but at its slowest rate since July, according to the latest Markit/CIPS UK services employment index.

Commercial & office support 7 January 2016

Nationwide marches on with military transition programme

Building society Nationwide has launched the second round of its military transition programme, which recruits and supports former armed forces personnel into project manager roles.

Public sector 6 January 2016

NHBC appoints Davies head of HR

New-build home construction standard setting body NHBC has appointed Carol Davies as its new head of human resources.

Construction & property, Engineering 6 January 2016

Leeds United’s head of player recruitment in move to Sunderland

Football club Leeds United’s head of player recruitment Martyn Glover is poised to move to rival club Sunderland.

HR 6 January 2016

Government highlights bad recruiter behaviours

Placing advertisements without the hirer’s permission, encouraging drivers to work extra hours, withholding payments owed to workers and tax fraud are examples of why nearly 20 men and women have been banned from running employment agencies in the UK, research by Recruiter reveals.

6 January 2016