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APPOINTMENTS: 18-22 MARCH 2024

This week’s appointments include: Heidrick & Struggles, Institute of Student Employers, QLM Search

Legal, Executive search 18 March 2024

NEW TO THE MARKET: 18-22 MARCH 2024

This week’s new launches include: Babcock, Broadwing Recruitment, Cognizant, Jobmatch Sweden

Guide launched to prevent hiring fraud to combat epidemic levels

A guide to preventing hiring fraud has been launched today [13 March] as the UK encounters “epidemic levels” of increasingly more organised and sophisticated fraud committed during the hiring process.

IT/Telecoms, HR 13 March 2024

Hernshead Group adds Skiez Recruitment to growing portfolio

The Hernshead Group, jointly owned by entrepreneur Lord Sugar and recruiter Tom Johnson, has added another recruitment business to its portfolio.

Pineapple Recruitment appoints Krieger as business manager

Midlands-based catering and hospitality recruiter Pineapple Recruitment has appointed Kasia Krieger into a new role of business manager.

13 March 2024

Spring Budget: Lukewarm response from recruitment industry

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget has received a lukewarm response from recruitment bodies and others with interests in the sector.

7 March 2024

Randstad joins coalition of companies connecting refugees to jobs

Randstad UK&I is one of over 60 major businesses joining forces to advance the labour market integration of refugees in the UK.

7 March 2024

Haven’s recruitment drive offers 550+ job opportunities for 2024

Holiday park operator Haven is looking to recruit more than 550 people at its two Blackpool parks, to support an increase in bookings for the year.

Retail, Hospitality/Leisure 7 March 2024

Recruiters and employers want changes to help hiring in Budget

Councils in England will be told to cut spending on consultants and diversity schemes when Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers his Spring Budget on Wednesday, the BBC reports.

5 March 2024

Recruitment entrepreneur ‘Pirate’ Goldsmith enters the Big Brother house

Well-known recruitment industry personality Gary Goldsmith has joined the latest ‘celebrity’ contestants on the new edition of Celebrity Big Brother, now showing on ITV.

5 March 2024

Minister gives more power to the North for job creation

Jobs were on the agenda at last week’s Conference of the North [1 March 2024] as Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove made a series of announcements in Leeds.

Warning over new tax avoidance scheme exposed by HMRC

A complex tax avoidance scheme that moves income offshore has been exposed by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) last Thursday [29 February 2024], with anyone who has joined the arrangement warned to get out of it as soon as possible.

5 March 2024

Spectre Recruitment joins the Kingdom Group

Kingdom Services Group has successfully acquired Spectre Recruitment Group.

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Viewpoint: Why can’t recruiters recruit for themselves?

Retention issues don’t need to be a painful concept.

HR 4 March 2024
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Tech & Tools: March/April 2024

IN FOCUS: Extending reality

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Four steps for inclusive neurodiverse recruitment

Research indicates a significant disparity in employment rates for neurodivergent adults.

4 March 2024
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Business Advice: Will Labour ban zero-hours contracts?

If Labour wins the next election, will it ban zero-hour contracts and introduce day-one employment rights?

Legal, HR 4 March 2024
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Social recruiting March/April 2024

Recruiters and their staff continue to donate money and time to charities. Take a look at a few of the many examples we’ve seen since the previous Recruiter

Public sector, Education 4 March 2024

APPOINTMENTS: 4-8 MARCH 2024

This week’s appointments include: greenbean, NRG, Pertemps, The IN Group

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 4-8 MARCH 2024

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Salt, The City Recruiter, Zelo Digital

Sales, Social care 4 March 2024

NEW TO THE MARKET: 4-8 MARCH 2024

This week’s new launches include: Connect Appointments, Eventus Recruitment Group, Granger Reis, Localyze, The Intersection Network

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The Last Word March/April 2024: Dr Cath Sleeman

Greening the job market.

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My Brilliant Recruitment Career: Tom White

Tom White is CEO at 5Values Consulting Group.

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Tech-ing over the recruitment industry

Technology continues to grow the HOT 100, but an impressive year was had by all entrants.

4 March 2024
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Soundbites: March/April 2024

What is the bravest step forward your business has made so far in 2024?

4 March 2024
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