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Aligra restructures at the top with promotions

UK-based recruiter Aligra has announced a key leadership restructure that reflects the company’s strategic vision for the future.

14 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Henley Business School, ServiceNow, The Curve Group, Think, UKG

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Public sector 14 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Eames Consulting, Eightfold AI, SF Recruitment

Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering 14 May 2025

Health-related resignations on the rise in the UK

Almost one in five (18%) businesses in the UK have seen health-related resignations among their staff in the last three months, a new report from Totaljobs has revealed.

13 May 2025

Is immigration white paper the end of an era for low-skilled migration?

The white paper published yesterday [12 May 2025] represents the end of an era for low-skilled migration and an ambitious shift toward productivity-first immigration.

Public sector, Social care 13 May 2025

PM Starmer unveils White Paper to reform immigration system

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer today unveiled the government’s Immigration white paper “to reduce migration” and strengthen the UK’s borders.

Social care, Hospitality/Leisure 12 May 2025

UK-INDIA FTA: Financially beneficial for firms to second Indian workers to the UK

Following the news that the UK and India have agreed a trade deal, what will that mean for mobility of workers?

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 9 May 2025

Cross-continent MoU could boost environmental health profession amid recruitment struggles

An agreement has been signed, which could help boost recruitment of environmental health officers (EHOs) globally.

Public sector, Oil & gas/Energy 8 May 2025
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Tech & Tools: May/June 2025

Rise of native AI applicant tracking systems

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 7 May 2025

Hastings Direct to create 200 new jobs in 2012

Hastings Direct to create 200 new jobs in 2012
Commercial & office support, IT/Telecoms 21 September 2012

City Comment: Olympics ended, medal euphoria recedes, now for autumn of hard work!

While volatility may have been prevalent among recruitment shares, the UK economy has offered little sign of any movement at all.
21 September 2012

MPs urge G4S to forego fee for Olympic recruitment

MPs have urged that G4S should forego its £57m fee and be ‘black-listed’ from future public contracts following its failure to recruit enough staff to provide security for London 2012.
21 September 2012

FINANCIALS: Kellan NFI falls in phase two of growth strategy

Recruitment group Kellan Group saw drops of 10% and 12% respectively in revenue and net fee income (NFI) in the year 2011, as the company went through the second phase of its growth strategy.
21 September 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Barracuda takes two directors

Retail executive search firm Barracuda Search has appointed Jonny Curran and Lisa Peacock-Edwards in director-level positions.
Executive search 21 September 2012

Contracts/Deals: Bright Purple recruits Future Sales Factory for training

IT and financial services recruiter Bright Purple Resourcing has commissioned consultancy Future Sales Factory to deliver training across its company.
IT/Telecoms 21 September 2012

Growth in DIY retail roles does the business for RetailChoice

DIY retail roles rose higher than in any other sub-sector of retail in the first six months of 2012, according to specialist job site RetailChoice.com’s analysis of 29,000 adverts place on its website in the period.
IT/Telecoms 21 September 2012

New specialist division opens at Contact Centre Partners

Customer contact recruitment specialist Contact Centre Partners (CCP) has opened a new specialist division recruiting for planning, analytics & communication technologies (PACT) roles within the contact centre industry.
Commercial & office support, IT/Telecoms 21 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Mozambique: Chinese bridge will support 2,000 workers

A Chinese company’s construction of a bridge in the Northern region of Mozambique will create 2,000 jobs, reports China’s Xinhua news agency.
Construction & property, Engineering 21 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Germany: Outcry at German Army youth recruitment campaign

The German Army has come under fire for unethical recruitment practices following adverts it placed in a teen magazine and on its YouTube channel.
Public sector 21 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL France: State puts hand up for 40,000 new teachers in 2013

While the new academic year has only just begun, the French Education Ministry has already announced its requirement to recruit 40,000 teachers for the next academic year.
Education, Public sector 21 September 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Wickland Westcott gets Ward

Executive search and talent consultancy Wickland Westcott has taken on Rachel Ward as a talent consultant.
Executive search 20 September 2012

Telecoms industry relocates staff rather than improving education, says Darwin

In an attempt to circumvent skills shortages within the telecommunications industry in Europe, businesses are prepared to relocate staff, according to a series of surveys from IT recruiter Darwin Recruitment.
IT/Telecoms 20 September 2012

REC JobsOutlook indicates jobs market continues to stabilise

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC’s) latest JobsOutlook survey finds that employer confidence remained flat for the third month in a row in August, with yet more employers indicating they plan to make no changes to their workforce numbers over the short and medium terms.
20 September 2012

Applications open for 15,000 Sainsbury’s jobs

Supermarket Sainsbury’s yesterday (19 September) opened applications for 15,000 seasonal Christmas and New Year jobs across 1,000 UK stores.
20 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: AMS opens in Cleveland, plans to add 300 in two years

Talent management and resourcing provider Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) officially opened its North American headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio yesterday (19 September).
Life sciences 20 September 2012
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