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CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Firmus Consulting

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Heidrick & Struggles, Matrix, ProdigyPB, Project Brains

The rise and rise of agentic AI adoption

Agentic AI adoption is expected to grow 327% by 2027 as HR leaders plan to redeploy a quarter of their workforce, according to new research by Salesforce.

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.

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].

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

Hays’ staff rate Cox as one of UK’s best CEOs on Glassdoor

High staff approval ratings have earned Hays chief executive Alistair Cox a place in the rankings of the UK’s best CEOs, according to online company review firm Glassdoor.
10 June 2015

Veritas wins contracts to recruit renewables specialists

Leeds-based Veritas Recruitment Solutions won contracts to recruit renewables specialists on behalf of renewable energy technology construction companies GMI Energy, Oakapple Energy and EcoLogic Living in Carlisle.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 10 June 2015

Transearch signs deal with Dillistone Systems

Executive search firm Transearch signed a preferred partnership agreement with software and services supplier Dillistone Systems.

Synerion partners with CRGroup

Mississauga, Canada-based workforce management solutions vendor Synerion has partnered with Corporate Renaissance Group (CRGroup), a global firm that specialises in improving performance through technology-driven solutions.
IT/Telecoms, HR 10 June 2015

Search Consultancy partners with Flexiworkforce.com

Scottish recruiter Search Consultancy has partnered with flexible working job board Flexiworkforce.com.
IT/Telecoms 10 June 2015

Recalvi Enterprise moves to cloud with iFollowOffice

Specialist graduate and apprenticeship recruitment consultancy Recalvi Enterprise has selected cloud-based software provider iFollowOffice to move its expanding workforce to the cloud.
IT/Telecoms 10 June 2015

Rare helps law firms increase social mobility

Law firms Ashurst and Herbert Smith Freehills have signed up to up to use Rare’s contextual recruitment system (CRS), designed to increase social mobility.
IT/Telecoms, Legal 10 June 2015

Avaya chooses Futurestep for RPO solution

Global recruitment solutions provider Futurestep was selected by business communications company Avaya to provide a recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) solution across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC).

IIC renews partnership with Cluen Corporation

Global executive search firm IIC Partners has renewed its partnership with recruitment software provider The Cluen Corporation.

de Poel health+care wins place on framework

de Poel health+care was awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Service Workforce Management Services Framework.
Public sector 10 June 2015

City & Guilds delivers apprenticeships for First4Skills

Skills education provider City & Guilds has won a bid to deliver apprenticeships for national training provider First4Skills.
Education 10 June 2015

Capital Strategy helps Sigma Financial Group recruit

Business outsource firm Sigma Financial Group has engaged Capital Strategy Recruitment to help find more than 700 new employees to support its expansion into Birmingham.

Brightwork Group appoints Saba

Scottish industrial and drinks industry recruitment specialist Brightwork Group has appointed Shan Saba as group business development director.

Implementation of caps on agency NHS rates ‘must be done properly’

The Department of Health (DoH) has opened the possibility that the timeline for the introduction of caps on agency pay for temporary nurses, doctors and other NHS staff could be extended beyond an announced three-month window.
Public sector 8 June 2015

Boots to boost digital, customer care roles

Retailer Boots will create an increased number of roles in digital and delivery of increased customer care and service, while at the same time downsizing the number of non-store based roles, the company has announced today.
IT/Telecoms, Life sciences 8 June 2015

Online platforms can help firms with global skill shortages

Companies facing skills shortages are suffering from a dysfunctional labour market, a disconnect with the millions of unemployed and even employed people whose skills are not being utilised, according to the McKinsey Global Institute.
IT/Telecoms, HR 8 June 2015
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