Retail

Agency workers at UK’s well-known retailer told to stay at home

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has ordered hundreds of agency workers at its main distribution centre to stay at home.

Temporary workforce, Your business 28 April 2025

FINANCIALS: Staffline results exceed market expectations

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

Financials, Your recruitment business 8 April 2025
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New industries’ struggle to find skilled workers damaging to UK growth

Business leaders and educators issued a warning to the government.

Your business, Your recruitment business 4 March 2025

Nicholas Associates Group acquires Smart Temporary Solutions

Nicholas Associates Group (NA Group), a leading provider of talent management solutions across the UK, has acquired Smart Temporary Solutions.

Your recruitment business, Temporary workforce 10 February 2025

FINANCIALS: Staffline defies recruitment’s downward trend

Recruitment and training company Staffline Group has reported a 9% increase in gross profits, bucking the recent downward trend posted by recruitment firms.

Financials, Your recruitment business 4 February 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 3-7 FEBRUARY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Be Personnel, Calibre One, RAMP Global, Ultimate Finance

Supplier, Your recruitment business 4 February 2025

Circle appoints Pirate Kelly as chairman

Recruitment organisation Circle has appointed Dean Kelly (left), co-founder of RDLC Pirates, as chairman.
 

Your recruitment business 3 February 2025

Outsource UK joins Sanderson Solutions Group

Global recruitment solutions firm Sanderson has acquired Outsource UK, offering growth and increased capability opportunities for colleagues, candidates and clients alike.

Your recruitment business 13 December 2024

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 2-6 DECEMBER 2024

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Bluestones Group, Dynamite Recruitment, SHK, TalentPredix

Supplier, Your business 4 December 2024

World of IT confusion

Delving beneath the technology terms.

Supplier, Temporary workforce 15 January 2020

MiddletonMurray looks to buy up recruitment firms in 2020

Apprenticeship training provider and Apprenticeship Levy consultancy MiddletonMurray is hitting the acquisition trail in 2020.

Emerging talent, Diversity/Inclusion 15 January 2020

Retail jobs will be ‘hit hard’ following minimum wage increases

Employment and jobs in the retail sector will be hit particularly hard by April’s rise in the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage, with young people affected the most.

Legislation/Regulation 10 January 2020

Permanent placements up first time in a year says Report on Jobs

The UK witnessed improved hiring conditions at the end of the year, according to the latest ‘UK Report on Jobs’.

Temporary workforce, In-house recruitment 10 January 2020

Ocado delivers new jobs at its new Sunderland home

Online supermarket Ocado Group is recruiting for around 300 roles at its new Sunderland home.

In-house recruitment 8 January 2020

Three firms have recruitment drives for permanent positions

Amazon has started recruiting the first of more than 1,000 permanent jobs planned for its new fulfilment centre in Darlington.

In-house recruitment 20 December 2019

Exhibitions company seeks Christmas fair tester

An events and exhibitions company is recruiting someone to travel around Christmas markets and review them this festive period.

10 December 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 DECEMBER 2019

This week’s launches include: Birketts, Encore Personnel, Engaging Works, Hamlyn Williams, Hanami International, Ignata Group, Walter James

Supplier, Temporary workforce 9 December 2019

Job market remains challenging says latest Report on Jobs

UK labour market conditions have remained challenging in November, according to the latest KPMG/Recruitment & Employment Confederation, ‘UK Report on Jobs’.

Temporary workforce, In-house recruitment 6 December 2019

Cosmetic firm on recruitment drive in Ireland

A cosmetics firms is to create 90 jobs in Ireland.

In-house recruitment 27 November 2019

Thomas Cook buyer Hays Travel launches recruitment campaign

The travel agency, which acquired Thomas Cook following its collapse, is to recruit an additional 1,500 staff.

In-house recruitment 25 November 2019

Amazon creates 500 new jobs in the US

Online retail giant Amazon is to create 500 new jobs in the US at a second fulfilment centre in Mississippi.

Temporary workforce, In-house recruitment 20 November 2019

Getting shift workers to the job fast

Hela Job matches workers to shifts in as little as 30 seconds

Supplier, Temporary workforce 15 November 2019

Domino’s delivers on 500 jobs in Ireland

Domino’s Pizza is to create 500 jobs across the Republic of Ireland over the coming months as part of its expansion plans for 2020.

In-house recruitment 13 November 2019

Wren Kitchens to recruit 100 graduates in 2020 for IT Academy

Kitchen retailer Wren Kitchens has announced plans to recruit 100 new graduates into its Barton-upon-Humber tech team next year.

In-house recruitment 11 November 2019

REC calls for jobs election as political uncertainty continues to hit hiring

Recruiters across the UK continued to register subdued hiring trends during October, according to the latest ‘Report on Jobs’.

Your recruitment business, Temporary workforce 8 November 2019
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