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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Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert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

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

Engineering, Construction & property 27 May 2025

Sphere Digital Recruitment gets the ball rolling with launch

Digital media, marketing, content and creative recruiter Sphere Digital Recruitment has been launched by two former employees of media industry recruiter pfj.
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 4 October 2012

FreshMinds Talent opens in Edinburgh

Professional recruiter FreshMinds Talent is opening an Edinburgh office to serve the Scottish market.
Executive search, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 4 October 2012

FINANCIALS: Robert Walters NFI up despite second Asia-Pac fall

Professional recruiter Robert Walters achieved net fee income (NFI) growth of 1% (3% when expressed at constant currency) in Q3 2012 compared to the same period the previous year, despite the continuing shrinkage of its Asia-Pacific business.
4 October 2012

FINANCIALS: Matchtech strong in sectors ‘powering the economy’

Technical recruiter Matchtech saw strong results for the year ended 31 July 2012 – with revenue, net fee income (NFI) and profit before tax all growing by over 20% – as the core sectors it suppliers are the ones “powering the economy”, chief financial officer Tony Dyer tells Recruiter.
Construction & property, Engineering 4 October 2012

Contracts/Deals: MyJobMatcher teams up with Confused.com

Newly-launched job matching service MyJobMatcher.com has created Confused.com Job Smart alongside price comparison site Confused.com, combining the brands’ aims to provide ease of use for consumers.
IT/Telecoms 4 October 2012

Recruitment agencies beat social media to recruit for science posts

Science companies were four times more likely to use recruitment agencies than social media, according to a new report.
Creative/Digital/Media, Life sciences 4 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: Lenovo creates 115 jobs back home in the US

PC manufacturer Lenovo says it is defying a trend of migrating manufacturing jobs overseas as it creates 115 new jobs in Whitsett, North Carolina.
Engineering, IT/Telecoms 4 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL South Africa: Thousands of jobs thanks to digital migration

The launch of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa will create thousands of jobs in one of the poorest areas of the country, and could add tens of thousands in a later nationwide rollout, as South Africa migrates from an analogue signal to a digital broadcasting system.
Commercial & office support, Creative/Digital/Media 4 October 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: FRONTrunner gets senior Player from Pulse

Multi-sector agency FRONTrunner Recruitment has appointed Jack Player as a senior consultant in its medical, dental and healthcare brand FRONTrunner MDH.
3 October 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Eames gets financial services tech lead

Professional recruiter Eames Consulting Group has appointed Dean Shepherd as principal consultant within its financial services technology division.
IT/Telecoms 3 October 2012

Contracts/Deals: Search Consultancy gets NewGalexy contract to provide 50 lawyers

Multi-sector recruiter Search Consultancy has been appointed by international legal support service provider NewGalexy to lead its recruitment drive for lawyers as it opens its first onshore legal process outsourcing (LPO) centre in Scotland.
IT/Telecoms, Construction & property 3 October 2012

Fujitsu to take on 105 apprentices

Information and communications techology (ICT) firm Fujitsu UK & Ireland is to recruit 105 new apprentices in the next two months.
Commercial & office support, IT/Telecoms 3 October 2012

Four in five part-qualified accountants set for imminent job search

Nearly 80% of part-qualified accountants and transactional finance candidates will look for a new jobs in the next six months, finds research from Page Personnel Finance, part of Michael Page International.
3 October 2012

Festive jobs drive continues with Amazon and Matalan

Retailers Amazon and Matalan have announced they will be taking on an extra 10,000 and 5,000 staff respectively over the Christmas period.
IT/Telecoms 3 October 2012

Cautious hiring in UK service sector despite long-term growth continuing

UK services companies adopted a cautious attitude to recruitment in September, with net employment falling for the first time in 10 months, despite the sector registering its 21st consecutive month of growth.
3 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL Appointments: VMA Group gets Dutch head of Europe

Corporate communications, investor relations and HR recruiter VMA Group has appointed Willem de Ruijter as head of Europe.
HR, Marketing 3 October 2012
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