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CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 MAY 2025

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

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 6 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

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

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media 6 May 2025

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.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 6 May 2025

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

Randstad bolsters executive board and leadership team

Global recruitment group Randstad has announced a number of new members to its leadership team and executive board.

Executive search, HR 16 February 2023

Recruitment sector M&As flourish, rise in ‘recruit train deploy’ model

The UK recruitment industry continued to flourish as a “hive of activity” in mergers & acquisitions in 2022, with deal activity reaching 35 transactions in the past year.

Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering 14 February 2023

House of HR expected to wrap up German healthcare purchase

House of HR has revealed that its acquisition of German healthcare staffing company pluss is underway and is expected to be completed in Q1 2023.

Commercial & office support, HR 14 February 2023

NHS Professionals appoints Ives as chief people officer

NHS Professionals has appointed Helen Ives as chief people officer.

Public sector, HR 13 February 2023

APPOINTMENTS: 13-17 FEBRUARY 2023

This week’s appointments include: AMS, Baltimore Consulting, Bluestones Investment Group, Eames Group, Heidrick & Struggles, JVP Group, Sellick Partnership, Unseen Group

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Marketing 13 February 2023

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 13-17 FEBRUARY 2023

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Enate, Evolve Scientific Recruitment, NES Fircroft, TMF Group

Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences 13 February 2023

NEW TO THE MARKET: 13-17 FEBRUARY 2023

This week’s new launches include: Bright Horizons, Cera Care, Futureheads, Loop Not Luck, Premier Group Recruitment, Talentheads, Wilbury Stratton

Public sector, Social care 13 February 2023

Roundtable finds lack of digital skills lead to UK workers losing £5.7bn

A joint government, tech and finance industry roundtable has highlighted the need to signpost pathways to close the digital skills gap.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 10 February 2023

Energy recruiter PS Capital gets £1.5m investment for growth

Specialist recruitment agency PS Capital has received a flexible £1.5m asset-based lending facility from Cynergy Business Finance to support both short and long-term growth strategies.

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 10 February 2023

UK short-term rental sector boosts jobs, especially in rural areas

The growth of the short-term rentals sector has helped to create an economy featuring several new types of jobs that benefit local communities and fit the demand for more flexible ways of working.

Hospitality/Leisure 9 February 2023

Retinue Solutions works with Circle Health to improve agency candidate flow

Circle Health Group (CHG) has partnered with Retinue Solutions to provide a neutral vendor agency solution.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, HR 9 February 2023

Recruitment bodies back Benton’s Bill to prevent ‘one-sided flexibility’

The government is backing Blackpool South MP Scott Benton’s Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill, which will bring forward huge changes for tens of millions of workers across the UK.

8 February 2023

Company insolvencies highest since 2009

The number of companies in financial despair has increased over the last year, according to the latest government insolvency figures for 2022.

8 February 2023

Gravitas acquires Hamlyn Williams’ Hong Kong and Shenzhen operations

UK-headquartered global recruitment company Gravitas Recruitment Group has acquired both of the Hamlyn Williams’ Hong Kong and Shenzhen operations.

Life sciences, Banking/Financial services 8 February 2023

Alpha Republic joins government list of tax avoidance promoters

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has placed an additional company on its list of promoters, enablers and suppliers of tax avoidance this week.

8 February 2023

Recruiters advised to focus on ESG to help investment

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues will be thrown into sharp focus for recruiters after a recent survey found that staff are being incentivised to get their ESG house in order.

8 February 2023
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