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

Capita acquires learning and development firm Blue Sky

Outsourcing giant Capita has acquired learning and development firm Blue Sky.

Career development is big draw for public sector careers

Better career development is the primary reason why most jobseekers look more kindly upon the public sector as a potential employer, according to a survey from job site totaljobs.com.

Germany: Where it’s (sometimes) ok to lie in job interviews

Telling untruths is generally seen as a no-no during an interview for a job, but in Germany it is allowed - occasionally.

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
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