A construction company may own valuable equipment, hold a healthy backlog, and produce strong earnings, but prospective buyers often look closely at another asset that is harder to quantify: the workforce.
Discover how changing consumer habits are transforming e-commerce recruitment, creating new roles and increasing demand for skills in customer service, logistics, digital marketing and compliance.
A survey of 57 UK recruitment and compliance leaders has found that 11 of them, all at firms of 25 people or fewer, had not heard of the changes to right to work checks taking effect on 1 October 2026. Only 22 of the 57 could explain what changes.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has warned that guaranteed hours reforms could make it harder for health and social care providers to fill staffing gaps at short notice, threatening service resilience, continuity of care and ultimately patient outcomes.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has warned that guaranteed hours reforms could make it harder for health and social care providers to fill staffing gaps at short notice, threatening service resilience, continuity of care and ultimately patient outcomes.
The transition point isn't always obvious from the inside, because the workarounds accumulate gradually rather than arriving as one clear failure that forces a decision.
Companies in the HR and recruitment industry are increasingly using video to attract candidates, strengthen employer brands, communicate with employees, and engage prospective clients.
Food packaging must protect the product, support safe handling, remain practical in transport and present the brand clearly. A box that becomes greasy, crushed or difficult to carry can damage the experience before the food is opened.