lmost two-fifths (39%) of UK employers would hire a professional without meeting them face-to-face, new research from global talent solutions partner Robert Walters finds.
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.
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Recruitment not only depends on resumes and interviews. Now everything has changed, and organisations are using data to make smarter, faster, and more right hiring decisions.
Orca AI has expanded its collaboration with Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) following the successful completion of a pilot involving five vessels and more than 130,000 nautical miles of operations.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has supported 4,000 people into work through its powerful partnership with Maximus on the government’s Restart Scheme.
With competition for graduate roles increasing, Frances Li, Founder and Director of Biscuit Recruitment, says students starting university in 2026 shouldn't wait until their final year to start thinking about their employability.