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UK-INDIA FTA: Financially beneficial for firms to second Indian workers to the UK

Following the news that the UK and India have agreed a trade deal, what will that mean for mobility of workers?

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

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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

End to red tape and T&S rethink will boost construction jobs

Government should ease planning restrictions on house building projects and rethink planned changes to travel & subsistence legislation to get Britain building again and aid job creation, construction recruiters say.

Social care heading for skills ‘time bomb’

The social care industry is heading for both a budgetary, as well as skills, shortage if it fails to address the preference for older, more experienced and more expensive workers, recruiters say.
Public sector 2 December 2015

DVSA on the hunt for more LGV examiners

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has gone on a recruitment drive for examiners to help speed up the processing of tests and medical checks for large goods vehicle (LGV) drivers to tackle a UK shortage.
2 December 2015

Vine Consulting says cheers! with One From Me

Recruitment-to-recruitment specialist Vine Consulting has partnered with recently launched mobile gift giving platform One From Me.
IT/Telecoms 2 December 2015

Options Group acquires Asian Whitney Correlate

New York-headquartered global executive search firm Options Group has acquired Hong Kong and Singapore-based capital markets search firm Whitney Correlate.
Executive search 2 December 2015

TrueBlue buys SIMOS Insourcing in the US

US blue-collar recruiter TrueBlue has acquired workforce management firm SIMOS Insourcing Solutions.

Alexander Daniels implements Mercury xRM company-wide

Finance and accounting, corporate governance, engineering and healthcare recruiter Alexander Daniels has implemented Mercury xRM’s cloud-based online recruitment software.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 2 December 2015

Acorn becomes ‘Stronger Together’ partner

UK-wide specialist recruiter and training agency Acorn has become a ‘Stronger Together’ business partner, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to tackling modern slavery.
2 December 2015

Staffing industry ranked third in headcount growth, says LinkedIn

New LinkedIn data shows the staffing industry is growing in both the UK and Ireland, being ranked third on league tables showing sectors with the most year-on-year headcount growth.

Northern NHS Trusts recruit nurses from Philippines and Europe

Two NHS Trusts from the North of England are the latest to set their sights on the Philippines to recruit nurses to fill talent shortages.
Public sector 1 December 2015

Talent mapping needed to tackle consumer goods skill shortages

Talent shortages are hitting the UK’s consumer goods sector with some employers turning to talent mapping to identify future requirements, manufacturing recruiters say.

Optionis appoints Crossland to executive deputy chairman

Staffing industry services group Optionis has appointed founder Rob Crossland to the new post of executive deputy chairman, effective from today.
1 December 2015

Oil & gas talent could fill HS2 rail skills gap

While the UK currently lacks the necessary talent to deliver high-speed rail network HS2, engineers leaving the oil & gas sector could help meet the talent shortfall, engineering recruiters say.
Engineering 30 November 2015

Recfluence aims to turn recruitment’s reputation around

Recfluence, a Tripadvisor-style reviews website focused on the recruitment industry, aims to turn around industry reputation and help both candidates and recruitment agencies, its founders say.

Fine and restraining order for abusive ex-Interact Recruitment employee

A former employee of Interact Recruitment has been fined £2k after threatening to “smash up” the office and take guns to the premise, Midlands-based Express and Star reports.
30 November 2015

yourfoodjob.com expands in Denmark

Following last week’s announcement that food and drink industry-specific job board yourfoodjob.com has relocated its head office, the company has announced Danish expansion.
IT/Telecoms 30 November 2015
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