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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

Jobsite partners with iGeolise

Job board Jobsite has partnered with travel time search platform iGeolise.
IT/Telecoms 25 November 2015

Hiring Hub wins £100k grant from Innovate UK

Manchester-based online recruitment marketplace Hiring Hub has secured a £100k grant from the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK.
IT/Telecoms 25 November 2015

US Greenhouse Software buys onboarding software firm Parklet

US-based recruitment platform Greenhouse Software has acquired San Francisco-based Parklet, a cloud-based employee onboarding and experience software company.
IT/Telecoms 25 November 2015

Deloitte assesses apprenticeship applicants with Arctic Shores

Professional services firm Deloitte has invested in recruitment-focused software developer Arctic Shores to help assess applicants to its apprenticeship programme through gaming technology.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 25 November 2015

Kwango helps Class People with safeguarding training

Education recruiter Class People has invested in a safeguarding course provided by e-learning specialist Kwango.
Education, Public sector 25 November 2015

Healthcare recruiters in limbo over NHS cap

It is far too soon to know the full effects of the first NHS price cap for agency staff, which came into effect yesterday, say those who recruit in the sector.
Public sector 24 November 2015

Russian staffing law will have negative impact on labour market

A new law all but prohibiting the supply of temporary staffing, or outstaffing, in Russia, effective 1 January, will have a significant impact on the local labour market, though it may not affect recruiters as much.
Legal 24 November 2015

US recruitment agency to pay thousands in back wages

A US staffing agency has been ordered by a federal judge to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime and interest to 150 workers from 10 care homes in New Jersey.
Public sector 23 November 2015

Message in a beer bottle lands jobseeker a role

An enterprising candidate in Ireland has managed to land himself a job by sending a message with a bottle – a beer bottle to be precise.
Creative/Digital/Media, Marketing 23 November 2015

Government departments show ‘appalling complacency’ over T&S, says PRISM

Whitehall has been accused of “appalling complacency” after a series of Freedom of Information Act requests showed some government departments are unaware of the impact of tax changes on their budgets.
Construction & property, Education 23 November 2015

Indian Railways disabled recruitment drive goes off the rails

An Indian Railways recruitment effort to create a more inclusive workforce and bring in more disabled workers has resulted in an exercise in exclusion, the Times of India reports.
Commercial & office support, Construction & property 23 November 2015

Yourfoodjob relocates to Bollington for expansion

Food and drink industry-specific job board yourfoodjob.com has relocated its head office from central Macclesfield to Bollington in Cheshire as it seeks to expand.
IT/Telecoms 23 November 2015

Supplemental Health Care spins off RPO division Clinical Magnet

US healthcare staffing firm Supplemental Health Care has spun off its recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) division into a new company, Clinical Magnet.
Public sector 23 November 2015

Resource Solutions to open global centre in Florida

International recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and managed services provider (MSP) Resource Solutions is to open a global service centre in Jacksonville, Florida in the spring.
Commercial & office support 23 November 2015

QA opens centre in Cambridge

UK IT training and apprenticeship provider QA has opened its latest learning centre in Cambridge.
IT/Telecoms 23 November 2015

Berry Recruitment shunts Mainline Resourcing off track

St Albans-based Berry Recruitment Group (BRG) has shunted its Mainline Resourcing brand to the sidelines, channelling its construction, service maintenance and telecoms operations through its specialist technical and construction divisions.
IT/Telecoms, Construction & property 23 November 2015
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