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Trusted partners will matter more in future, says Carberry at RECLive25

Convincing clients and government that the recruitment industry delivers the value of specialism and specialists is key to making “trusted talent advice and fulfilment more essential”.

10 June 2025

Former royal nanny offers training to next generation

Alice Romero Drever (pictured), founder of specialist agency Nanny & Governess, is developing an online academy to train the next generation of VIP nannies.

Transport & logistics, Education 5 June 2025

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

A green energy company is set to create more than 100 jobs by 2027 with the proposed opening of a £120m plant in Kent.

Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences 4 June 2025

REC CEO hits back at government cuts to agency spend

Government calls to eliminate agency spend at the NHS have received a fiery response from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

Public sector, Social care 3 June 2025

Government health leaders threaten ‘rip-off temporary staffing agencies’

NHS trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) are being urged by government health leaders to eradicate agency spending to build on a £1bn fall in spending in 2024-25.

Public sector, Social care 3 June 2025

Portfolio Payroll partners with CIPP to drive industry evolution

Payroll recruitment agency Portfolio Payroll is part of a newly unveiled strategic partnership with The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

HR 3 June 2025

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

Life sciences, Engineering 2 June 2025

£1.5bn defence spending will create highly-skilled jobs in the UK

The UK government is to create more than 1,000 new jobs as a result of a £1.5bn defence investment.

Public sector, Engineering 2 June 2025

Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert

A leader of the newly launched UK Hiring Taskforce sees a future short-term employment environment similar to the so-called gig economy in which organisations themselves are not long-lived because of rapidly changing technology.

27 May 2025

EXPERT ANALYSIS: Ready for a wellness workcation?

Nearly 75% of people in a new poll by IcelandAir say that instead of losing their annual leave days, they are willing to work while they’re away.

HR 8 September 2022

Industry keen to advise new UK prime minister Liz Truss

Response to Liz Truss’s election as the UK’s prime minister has been swift, with recruitment bodies, recruiters and organisations such as the Institute for Public Policy Research commenting on her announced plans.

7 September 2022

Focus Cloud buys fellow IT recruitment specialist Cognitive Group

European IT recruitment group Focus Cloud has acquired specialist Microsoft recruitment firm Cognitive Group.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 7 September 2022

House of HR on acquisition trail with four European companies

House of HR, a leading provider of HR solutions in key European staffing markets, has made four new acquisitions, the company has announced.

Construction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing 5 September 2022

APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 SEPTEMBER 2022

This week’s appointments include: Clyde Munro Dental Group, Cornerstone OnDemand, Forsyth Barnes, Vertiv

Creative/Digital/Media, Executive search 5 September 2022

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 SEPTEMBER 2022

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Hudson RPO, Nine Twenty

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Retail 5 September 2022

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 SEPTEMBER 2022

This week’s new launches include: 365 People, Deel, First Advantage Corporation, iSource Group, McGregor Boyall, Oyster Partnership, UMATR

Transport & logistics, Industrial/Manufacturing 5 September 2022

APPOINTMENTS: 2 SEPTEMBER 2022

This week’s appointments include: Cherry Professional, Eames Group, Hortor, Primis Talent, Sellick Partnership, VIQU

Marketing, Legal 2 September 2022

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 2 SEPTEMBER 2022

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Bullhorn Ventures, Staffing Future, Thomas Pocklington Trust

Charity & not-for-profit, IT/Telecoms 2 September 2022

NEW TO THE MARKET: 2 SEPTEMBER 2022

This week’s new launches include: Box Leisure Recruitment, Thomas Pocklington Trust

Retail, Hospitality/Leisure 2 September 2022

World of work ‘reinvented’, according to ManpowerGroup report

A new report from ManpowerGroup contends that the timing of a “new normal” is uncertain as it identifies 17 new trends driving workforce transformation on the 2022 labour landscape.

22 August 2022

Papa joins global executive recruiter SRI as partner

SRI, a global executive search and talent consulting firm, has appointed Antonio Papa as a partner, based in London, to further strengthen its global platforms, gaming & technology practice.

Retail, Creative/Digital/Media 22 August 2022

APPOINTMENTS: 15-19 AUGUST 2022

This week’s appointments include: Heidrick & Struggles, Hortor

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Oil & gas/Energy 18 August 2022

Job postings reach record high in UK, says REC report

The number of active job adverts across the UK hit a new record high for 2022 in the week of 25-31 July.

Transport & logistics, Engineering 12 August 2022

Keystream appoints three key senior hires

NHS, private and public sector recruiter Keystream has made three senior hires.

Public sector, HR 11 August 2022

Is interim talent the answer to the Great Resignation?

John Laycock from executive search firm Anderson Quigley explores the Great Resignation’s ongoing reign and how interim talent may just be the solution.

Executive search, Interim recruitment 9 August 2022
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