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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

HMRC failed to demonstrate that ending IR35 could lead to £550m revenue loss

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) failed to demonstrate that it had a sound basis for its view that the abolition or suspension of false self-employment legislation IR35 could result in an annual loss of £550m to the treasury, according to a House of Lords report.
7 April 2014

Deadline extended for Recruiter Awards competition

Good news, recruiters! Today is everyone’s favourite day of the year — National Selfie Day.
7 April 2014

Carmichael Fisher opens office in Nigeria

Executive search consultancy Carmichael Fisher has strengthened its global presence by opening a new office in Lagos, Nigeria.
Executive search 7 April 2014

Talent Rover integrates with Ebsta

Talent Rover, a provider of cloud-based software built for managing the entire staffing and recruitment workflow, has integrated with Ebsta, a Google Chrome plug-in that makes it easy to check, maintain and automatically update customer relationship management (CRM) records.
IT/Telecoms 7 April 2014

Male-sounding job adverts put off women applying, study finds

Job adverts that are too “male sounding” put women off applying for jobs, according to a study, the Sunday Telegraph reports.
7 April 2014

US businesses create 188,000 jobs in February

American businesses created 188,000 new positions in February, according to figures from the US Department of Labor. However, the overall US unemployment rate remained flat at 6.7% as a result of a slowdown in hiring by the government.
7 April 2014

Robert Walters reports sixth successive quarter of NFI growth

International specialist recruiter Robert Walters recorded its sixth successive quarter of rising net fee income (NFI) in the first quarter of 2104. NFI (in constant currency*) was 11% higher than the same quarter in 2013, according to a trading update.
7 April 2014

Poor workforce planning behind public sector redundancies and rehires, experts say

Public sector employers who “cut through” staff numbers in response to financial pressures before rehiring them must improve their workforce planning to avoid unnecessary payouts and pain, experts say.
Public sector 7 April 2014

New false employment legislation could combat recruitment industry ‘phoenixing’

Legislation introduced as part of the Finance Bill that could see directors of recruitment companies personally liable for unpaid tax and National Insurance of workers could help combat ‘phoenixing’ by staffing companies, according to recruitment industry figures.
4 April 2014

Sarah and David named as the most unhelpful in the workplace

Do you know any Sarahs or Davids in your workplace? Well you should possibly steer clear as recent research has shown them to be the most obstructive and unsympathetic of colleagues.
4 April 2014

Man sends picture of his manhood alongside job application

There’s no doubt the job market can be incredibly competitive, but we’re not sure including a photo of your penis alongside an application is perhaps the correct way to go…
4 April 2014

Staffing cuts threaten public sector reforms, say workers

A total of 82% of state-funded workforces believe public sector reforms are under pressure due to staffing cuts, with one in six saying that the reforms are likely to fail.
Public sector 4 April 2014

Accenture to create 2,000 jobs in the UK

Accenture, the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, is hiring 2,000 people for its UK workforce this year.
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 4 April 2014

Pakistan lifts ban on temporary staff hiring in government departments

The Pakistani government has lifted a ban on the recruitment of temporary staff in public sector organisations, reports Pakistani English-language news site Dawn.com.
Public sector, Education 4 April 2014

Clegg promises more jobs for Cambridge

The deputy prime minister Nick Clegg promised more jobs and investment for Cambridge and the surrounding region yesterday.
IT/Telecoms, Construction & property 4 April 2014

Vanquish promotes Daniels to manager

Vanquish, the rec-to-rec firm, has promoted Richard Daniels to manager of the rec-to-rec team in London.
4 April 2014
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