HR

APPOINTMENTS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eames Consulting, Oyster, Starfish Search

Supplier, Your business 28 April 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: 55/Redefined, AMS, In2Dialog

DEI, Diversity/Inclusion 28 April 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Matchtech, Jobmatch Sweden

Sheffield director of umbrella company banned for VAT fraud

The boss of an umbrella company that failed to pay more than £2.5m in VAT has been banned as a director.

Supplier, Your business 24 April 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Greene King, Insights, Workday

Supplier, Your business 14 April 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s new launches include: Busy Bee Recruitment, Deel

Supplier, Your business 14 April 2025

Spotted Zebra merges Interview Intelligence and Assessment in one platform

HR tech talent acquisition firm Spotted Zebra has merged its Assessment platform with its Interview Intelligence.

Supplier, Your business 11 April 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 7-11 APRIL 2025

This week’s appointments include: Aspen, Eames Consulting, Sydney Mitchell, the rec hub

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 7-11 APRIL 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: AESC, Dosen

Supplier, Your business 10 April 2025

Penna puts growth down to broad range of services

International human resources consulting group Penna’s financial growth over the last year can be credited to a strategy that offers a broad range of services, chairman Stephen Rowlinson says.
9 June 2015

Online platforms can help firms with global skill shortages

Companies facing skills shortages are suffering from a dysfunctional labour market, a disconnect with the millions of unemployed and even employed people whose skills are not being utilised, according to the McKinsey Global Institute.

PA Consulting appoints Andrews

Management consultancy group PA Consulting has appointed Heather Andrews as global head of talent acquisition.

Morrisons appoints Tasker director HR systems and services

Morrisons has appointed Lyndsey Tasker as HR systems and services director.

HireRight appoints Hirsch chief HRO

HireRight, a provider of global employment screening and drug and health testing solutions, has appointed Dawn Hirsch as chief human resources officer.

Heidrick & Struggles hires Lataille

International executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has appointed Nancie Lataille as partner within its consumer, retail and legal & compliance practices.

M&A activity in recruitment sector ‘buoyant’ says BDO

Mergers & acquisition (M&A) activity in the recruitment sector has been “particularly buoyant” in Q2, according to business advisory and accountancy firm BDO.
3 June 2015

Penna Recruitment Solutions wins three contracts

Global people management business Penna’s Recruitment Solutions service line has won three major contracts.

NHS SBS buys McKesson Shared Services

Specialist NHS business support provider NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has acquired McKesson Shared Services (MSS), the outsourced HR, payroll and pensions service of McKesson UK, for an undisclosed sum.

Branson calls on businesses to help get ex-offenders into work

Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson has called on businesses to engage with ex-offenders and do more to help with their rehabilitation, thereby reducing reoffending rates.

BBC weathers the storm over advert for disabled trainee

A BBC advertisement for a weather presenter training programme that was derided for being too politically correct has been labelled a bold approach by lawyers.

Terrorism-awareness programme Visitor trains staff and employers

A new training scheme to help employers and employees brush up on new obligations linked to the new Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 has been launched.

HR Platinum hires HR recruitment director

HR recruiter HR Platinum has appointed Yasmin Elezaj as HR recruitment director.

Education recruiters express concerns over Extremism Bill

Education recruiters are concerned about how they can carry out a Queen’s Speech commitment to enable employers to investigate whether a candidate is an extremist and stop them from working with children.
In-house recruitment 28 May 2015

Peninsula Business Services recruits 50 graduates

Employment law firm Peninsula Business Services will use a combination of its own in-house recruitment team, university links and possibly recruitment agencies to fill 50 graduate roles.

MCPO market shows fastest global growth

The multi-country payroll outsourcing (MCPO) market, one of the fastest growing markets within the HR outsourcing sector, is now worth more than US$1bn (£653m) annually, according to US-headquartered business advisory firm Everest Group.
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