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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Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert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

REC urges government to build on success of Restart Scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is urging the government to build on the success of the Restart Scheme.

Social care, Engineering 27 May 2025

Webchat: Leaders need to engage more with employees in the new hybrid world

I completely agree with your story from 20 December 2021 (‘O.C.Tanner report claims work output is better metric than employee engagement’, recruiter.co.uk). 

18 January 2022

Editor's leader January/February 2022

The new year is looking uncertain once again for the recruitment industry.

18 January 2022

Equality Fund launches to make businesses more inclusive in Scotland

A two-year equality fund has been launched to make Scottish workplaces, including those in the recruitment sector, more inclusive and diverse.

17 January 2022

Recruiters: go again, and go even better in 2022

I am going to share the words of our group managing director, Andrew Michael, from an internal post he sent to the business during the first week back from the festive season.

17 January 2022

Cathedral Appointments hires Murphy as director

Exeter-based independent recruitment agency Cathedral Appointments has welcomed Clodagh Murphy to the team as director.

IT/Telecoms 17 January 2022

Leeds becomes g2 Recruitment’s latest home

International recruiter g2 Recruitment has a new home in Leeds.

Public sector, Oil & gas/Energy 17 January 2022

Encore Personnel launches specialist maintenance engineering division

Midlands-based Encore Personnel has kicked off the new year with the launch of a new division to specialise in “exceptional” maintenance engineers.

Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 17 January 2022

HW Global acquires digital recruitment specialist Osmii

Executive search firm HW Global, based in Leeds (pictured), has secured a majority shareholding in digital recruitment specialist Osmii, according to online news organisation BDaily.

Creative/Digital/Media, Executive search 13 January 2022

Fried heads up SRI’s betting practice in London

SRI, a global executive search and consulting firm, has appointed Ben Fried (pictured) to head up its betting & gaming practice from London.

Executive search, Hospitality/Leisure 13 January 2022

Gartner's Kropp outlines 2022 trends for people issues in workplace

Brian Kropp, chief of HR Research at leading research and advisory firm Gartner, has outlined the trends that will shape the workplace in a continuing environment of volatility, uncertainty and variability in 2022.

10 January 2022

Vibe Recruit merges with Paterson Personnel and expands into South England

Welsh-based recruitment firm Vibe Recruit is marking the new year by expanding into the South of England with the merger and subsequent rebranding of Paterson Personnel.

Public sector, Social care 10 January 2022

APPOINTMENTS: 10-14 JANUARY 2022

This week’s appointments include: Ducatus Partners, Eton Bridge Partners, gunnercooke, Harvey Nash Group, Hudson Global, Petroplan, Rangam, Robert Walters, Sellick Partnership, VIQU

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Oil & gas/Energy 10 January 2022

NEW TO THE MARKET: 10-14 JANUARY 2022

This week’s new launches include: RBW Consulting

Life sciences 10 January 2022

Good news for digital RTW checks but added costs mean bad news for recruiters

Recruitment industry leaders are welcoming the Home Office’s announcement that a permanent system of digital right to work (RTW) checks will be put into place from 6 April 2022.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 5 January 2022

APPOINTMENTS: 4-7 JANUARY 2022

This week’s appointments include: New Directions Group, Pearson

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Retail 5 January 2022

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 4-7 JANUARY 2022

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Tempest Resourcing

Public sector, Interim recruitment 5 January 2022
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