HR

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

NEW TO THE MARKET: 7-11 APRIL 2025

This week’s new launches include: HRGO, Sowena Group

FINANCIALS: Staffline results exceed market expectations

Recruitment group Staffline has announced a strong performance for the year ended 31 December 2024.

HR and payroll firm UKG appoints new CIO

UKG, a provider of HR, payroll and workforce management solutions, has appointed Prakash Kota chief information officer (CIO).

Supplier, Your business 7 April 2025

Waitrose’s ‘typical’ applicant rate hits national press

A “fairly typical” level of interest in jobs at a new Waitrose store has garnered significant media attention across the UK.

2B Interface launches recruitment agency franchise scheme

Professional and trades recruitment agency 2B Interface has launched a nationwide franchise scheme.

Sodexo gets new HRD for UKI

Service solutions provider Sodexo has made Angela Williams its new HR director (HRD) for UK and Ireland.

PROMOTION: Free half day learning & networking events in Bristol TOMORROW!

Are you on the list for tomorrow’s Smart Recruiting half day events in Bristol tomorrow?

Professional employment support firm Stipenda launches in Boston

Stipenda, a new company that will support professional employer organisations (PEOs) providing outsourced employment solutions for growing firms, has launched in Boston for the US market.

USG People pushes Professionals after Randstad deal

Staffing firm USG People is rolling out new professional recruitment brands and rebranding existing offerings, having sold its general staffing assets to recruitment group Randstad earlier this month.

Organisational issues cause most job changes, finds NPA

Professionals moving jobs last year were most likely to cite ‘organisational’ reasons for their switch, above job-specific motivators or personal issues.

Public sector HR body gets Somerset boss as president

Richard Crouch, director of HR & organisational development (OD) and communications at Somerset County Council, has been elected president of the Public Sector People Managers’ Association (PPMA) for 2013/14.

Ambition Group gets Dodd as chair

Australian international recruiter Ambition Group has appointed Eric Dodd in the role of non-executive chairman.

NHS has no joined-up thinking

With reference to the article about the NHS in your email bulletin (‘NHS struggles to recruit outside management talent’, 18 March), the plain and simple truth of the matter is that the reason why the NHS is failing to attract good managers from outside the NHS is that those who write the job descriptions and who place the adverts for those positions always ask for/demand prior NHS experience!

Recruiters: be bold and recruit for potential

In a downturn, it’s the companies which act decisively that will benefit in the long term. It’s time to turn to inexperienced talent to increase your future potential

Sector Analysis - IT & telecoms

Received wisdom suggests that permanent jobs won’t be around for ever, with project work dominating labour markets of advanced service economies

The growing demand for the ‘talent adviser’

Recruiting in a downturn requires a shift from vacancy filler to true talent professional

Hong Kong staff turnover at nine-year high, shows HR body

Average staff turnover across employers in Hong Kong reached 17% in 2012, the highest since 2003, according to the 2012 full year Survey on Manpower Statistics undertaken by the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management (HKIHRM).

VMA Group promotes and hires for new Singapore office

Communications, HR and change recruiter VMA Group has promoted Katrina Andrews to its board of directors, appointed a principal consultant for its new Singapore office.

Eames takes Peck from Half for Singapore

Professional recruiter Eames Consulting Group has taken on Justin Peck as a managing consultancy within the Singapore arm of the business’ technology and change management division.
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