Everest UK Contingent

Peak Matrix Contingent Workforce Management

Peak Matrix Services Procurement

Armed Forces Covenant

Cheshire and Merseyside

Disability Confident

empower Role Model Lists

DEI USA

DEI UK

TIARA Amdaris

TIARA DEI

SIA DEI

SIA North America

SIA Women in Staffing

SIA Staffing 100 Europe

Planet Market Certification

Payroll Giving  APGO Quality Mark Gold Award

We're celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3),&nbsp; an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been observed with varying degrees of success around the planet. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.&nbsp;
At Impellam, we realise the power of work to change businesses, change lives and change futures. We&rsquo;re committed to driving inclusion - both for our customers and our colleagues.
<h2 class="MsoNormal">Our work covers a number of initiatives:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Implementing equitable processes throughout the candidate experience&mdash;from tailored job applications to providing access and flexible interview formats.</li>
<li>Being named leaders in the <a href="https://disabilityin.org/what-we-do/disability-equality-index/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disability Equality Index&reg;</a> (through Disability:IN), the leading benchmark for disability inclusion.</li>
<li>In the UK, we&rsquo;re a Disability Confident organisation, an accreditation which recognises our commitment to hiring and retaining people with disabilities.</li>
<li>Enhancing our website accessibility with <a href="https://reciteme.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ReciteMe</a>, allowing visitors to personalise their experience with accessibility and language tools.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.guidantglobal.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guidant Global </a>is a Gold partner and Lorien a Pioneer for <a href="https://ridi.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RIDI</a> (Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative)&nbsp;</li>
<li>We sponsor disability inclusive events, including Guidant Global who are the headline sponsor of Sitting Bucks Volleyball Club in the UK&nbsp;</li>
<li>Our IMAble, our employee-led group hosting impactful events, that this year includes a guest speaker sharing their experiences living with a disability.</li>
</ul>
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Celebrating Inclusion on International Day of Persons with Disabilities 

We are thrilled to announce we have been named as a &ldquo;Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion&rdquo; by<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/disabilityin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/disabilityin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disability:IN</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/disabilityin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&nbsp; </a>Disability Equality Index&reg; (DEI). The DEI is a comprehensive benchmarking tool that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions that they can take to achieve disability inclusion and equality. The DEI is an initiative of <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/disabilityin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disability:IN</a>, the global business disability inclusion network, to collectively advance the inclusion of people with disabilities. At&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Impellam Group</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">,</a> we are dedicated to creating a working environment which allows people to feel they can bring their authentic selves to work. We are proud of the work of our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council &ndash; UNITY, our colleague-led business resource groups, our senior leaders and our Virtuosos. We are committed to continuing to our progress on our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=disabilityinclusion&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7084538889113088001">#DisabilityInclusion</a>&nbsp;journey, to drive tangible actions toward full inclusion and equality. To learn more about the Disability Equality Index, please click&nbsp;<a href="https://disabilityin.org/what-we-do/disability-equality-index/2024companies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a>

Impellam NA and UK named as a &ldquo;Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion&rdquo; by Disability:IN Disability Equality Index&reg; (DEI).

Disability Inclusion Award 2024

At Impellam Group we&rsquo;re dedicated to helping create inclusive and welcoming workplaces by removing barriers to employment and providing life-changing opportunities. As part of our work, we make an impact in our communities, nurture future talent and give back by donating our time and expertise.
Recently, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferlsimpson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Wallace</a>, our Senior Director of Finance Transformation in North America, visited Britt Elementary School in Snellville, Georgia, to participate in Career Day. During her visit, she shared insights into finance and imparted valuable life skills to an eager group of 10- to 11-year-olds.
With her extensive experience in finance and business, Jennifer connected with the students, igniting their curiosity about what the future could hold for them.
During her session, Jennifer discussed the importance of adaptability and continuous learning in today's dynamic job market. She drew from her journey and emphasized that embracing change can lead to fulfilling career paths. 
Jennifer also recognized the importance of financial literacy and took the time to educate the students on practical aspects of finance, such as managing bills and investing asking questions like, &ldquo;What do you spend your money on?&rdquo; and &ldquo;Do you spend it all at once?&rdquo; Her initiative to equip young students with essential money management skills is important, given many schools in North America do not have the resources to address the topic of financial education.
As a representative of Impellam Group, Jennifer embodies our commitment to making a positive difference in the communities we serve.
"The kids LOVED the Impellam dollars. I left them with the classrooms for the teachers to incorporate into future maths lessons. A few teachers asked to download<a href="https://a.co/d/dR8PWbq" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> the financial literacy link</a> on my last slide to teach their kids. That was a cool feeling" - Jennifer Walace.
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Investing in the next generation shapes young minds and lays the foundation for a brighter, more empowered future.

Empowering the Next Generation at Career Day

Impellam proudly participated in the MK Innovates Women in STEM Festival, a vibrant event bringing together over 30 organisations to inspire and support women pursuing or advancing careers in STEM.
From interactive activities to invaluable career insights, the festival was an empowering space for all.
<h2 class="MsoNormal">Fireside Chats: Journeys in STEM </h2>
Our Director of Skills Growth, Christopher Blackburn, hosted engaging fireside chats with two remarkable women, Kayleigh Alabaster, Graduate Aircraft Engineer at Virgin Atlantic and Sophie Bolton, Communications Consultant at Impellam, diving into their journeys and the impact of apprenticeship pathways in STEM.
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;">Kayleigh Alabaster, Graduate Aircraft Engineer at Virgin Atlantic: Kayleigh shared her journey into aerospace engineering and how STEM apprenticeships paved the way for her career.</li>
</ul>
Watch the video
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;">Sophie Bolton, Communications Consultant at Impellam: Sophie reflected on her experiences and the transformative impact of apprenticeships on her professional growth.</li>
</ul>
Also, our Client Services Director, Angela Hackett, shared her thoughts on Sophie and the incredible work she&rsquo;s doing in her business area.
Watch the video
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<h2 class="MsoNormal">Supporting the Next Generation </h2>
We were also joined by Chris Bradley, Head of Employer Advocacy and Ambassador Network at the Department of Education, who emphasised the importance of apprenticeships in shaping the future workforce. &ldquo;Through the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network, we&rsquo;re committed to inspiring, engaging, and supporting the next generation in pursuing meaningful careers,&rdquo; Chris Bradley shared. We&rsquo;re proud to have over 100 apprentices across Impellam and our customer sites, helping to shape the future of the industry and create opportunities for growth.&rdquo;
The MK Innovates Women in STEM Festival showcased the power of connection, mentorship, and opportunity
At Impellam, we&rsquo;re deeply committed to building better businesses and helping people lead fulfilling lives through the power of work.
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Empowering Women in STEM: Highlights from the Women in STEM Festival 

June 2024
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A year after signing the Armed Forces Covenant, Impellam is proud to have been awarded silver accreditation in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.&nbsp; The Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) acknowledges employers that provide exceptional support to the Armed Forces community and Defence by going above and beyond their Covenant pledges. At Impellam, we have a proud heritage of supporting the military community and the broader defence sector. We have a talented and ever-growing community from the Armed Forces in our Group, and a dedicated employee-led Business Resource Group, IMMilitary, for our veterans. At <a class="app-aware-link " href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup/" target="_self" data-test-app-aware-link="">Impellam Group</a> we change businesses, we change lives and we change futures.

Impellam awarded silver accreditation in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme  2024

One of two companies globally named Leader in three categories of Everest Group PEAK MATRIX&reg;
Impellam Group today announced it is one of only two companies globally with brands recognised as Leaders in Everest Group PEAK MATRIX&reg; in the categories:
 - &nbsp; &nbsp;Contingent Workforce Management (CWM)/Managed Service Providers (MSP)&nbsp; - &nbsp; &nbsp;Services Procurement/Statement of Work (SOW) &nbsp; - &nbsp; &nbsp;UK IT Contingent Talent and Strategic Services&nbsp;
&ldquo;At Impellam we are proud of our global scale and unparalleled heritage in delivering expert workforce &amp; STEM talent solutions, and I am delighted that we have again been recognised as Leaders by Everest Group,&rdquo; says Julia Robertson, Group CEO, Impellam Group. &ldquo;Our strength lies not just in our specialist vertical markets and regional knowledge, but in our people working together as one team; we collaborate, and we are connected. &nbsp;As a result, we can support customers in a unique way by seamlessly bringing together large-scale MSP services with the specialist mission-critical talent they needed to future-proof their businesses&rdquo;.
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<h2>About the Everest Group Peak MATRIX<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">&reg; </h2>
The Everest Group PEAK MATRIX&reg; is a highly respected global benchmarking framework that provides the analysis and insights customers need to make critical selection decisions about global services providers, locations, and products &amp; solutions. It is widely trusted to assess market success and delivery capabilities, providing valuable insights for making informed decisions. The framework categorises companies into Leaders, Major Contenders, and Aspirants, based on two primary dimensions: market success (which includes client wins and revenue growth) and delivery capability (which encompasses scale, innovation, and customer satisfaction).

Impellam Group Brands named industry Leader in Everest Group PEAK MATRIX® 

Impellam Group, powered by Guidant Global, Lorien and Comensura, today announced Leader status in two key Everest Group PEAK Matrix&reg; categories:
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Contingent Workforce Management (CWM)/Managed Service Providers (MSP)
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Services Procurement/Statement of Work (SOW)
Impellam Group is one of only five companies globally to have been named a Leader in both categories.
<h2>Contingent Workforce Management (CWM)/Managed Service Providers (MSP)</h2>
&ldquo; In a highly competitive MSP market, we are proud that Impellam has maintained Leader status yet again,&rdquo; commented Simon Blockley, CEO Impellam UK &amp; Europe. &ldquo;Our rich experience, customer-centric approach and diversified portfolio, combined with our extensive investments in our people and technology, ensure we are always providing the mission-critical talent needed to futureproof our customers businesses."
"Impellam Group continues to enhance its global talent solutions, which will be further bolstered following its recent collaboration with HeadFirst Group," says Krishna Charan, Vice President at Everest Group. "Its strategic investments in technology, direct sourcing, and automation, supplemented by its ongoing proprietary VMS and analytics enhancements, helped Impellam Group cement its position as a Leader in Everest Group&rsquo;s 2024 Contingent Workforce Management (CWM) / Managed Service Provider (MSP) PEAK Matrix&reg; Assessments." 
<h2 class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">Services Procurement/Statement of Work (SOW)</h2>
&ldquo;At Impellam we function as an extension of our customers&rsquo; Procurement teams, providing operational best practice guidance and real-time data-led insights, giving access to the expertise needed to deliver transformational value through our services procurement solutions.&rdquo; commented Claire Marsh, CEO Impellam North America. &ldquo;We are thrilled to have been recognised as Leaders in services procurement and continue to develop our service offering to ensure we are always helping our customers build better businesses.&rdquo;&nbsp;
&ldquo;Impellam Group&rsquo;s experience in managing both procure-to-pay and strategic source-to-contract processes of services procurement has solidified its position as a Leader in Everest Group&rsquo;s Services Procurement / SOW PEAK Matrix&reg; 2024," says Krishna Charan, Vice President at Everest Group. "Through dedicated investments in SOW analytics, proprietary VMS capabilities, and establishing a Centre of Excellence for SOW management, Impellam Group continues to cater to varied client needs.&rdquo;
<h2 class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"> About the Everest Peak Matrix&reg; 2024</h2>
The Everest Group PEAK Matrix&reg; is a highly respected global benchmarking framework that provides the analysis and insights customers need to make critical selection decisions about global services providers, locations, and products &amp; solutions. It is widely trusted to assess market success and delivery capabilities, providing valuable insights for making informed decisions. The framework categorises companies into Leaders, Major Contenders, and Aspirants, based on two primary dimensions: market success (which includes client wins and revenue growth) and delivery capability (which encompasses scale, innovation, and customer satisfaction).

Impellam Group named industry leader in Everest Group Peak Matrix® 2024 

We are delighted to announce that two of our leadership team at Impellam Group were named among the most influential leaders in the Staffing Industry Analysts 2024 Staffing 100 Europe list: Julia Robertson, our Group CEO and Simon Blockley, CEO Impellam UK and Europe.
<h2 class="MsoNormal">Julia Robertson</h2>
Group CEO
Julia Robertson has been a prominent figure in the staffing industry since founding her own recruitment business in 1986. In 2024, she became CEO of HeadFirst Global when HeadFirst Group joined forces with Impellam to become one of the world&rsquo;s largest STEM talent and MSPs. She has led Impellam Group since 1996, driving strategy and growth for more than 20 years. Looking forward, Robertson plans to leverage the combined strength and capability of the group&rsquo;s well-known brands, people and distinctive technology to deliver market-leading, digitally enabled and differentiated solutions to customers across the&nbsp;world.
<h2 class="MsoNormal">Simon Blockley</h2>
CEO, Impellam UK and Europe
After a five-year tenure as CEO of Impellam Global Managed Services, Simon Blockley assumed his current role in January. In 2023, Blockley led the organisation to 9.9% year-over-&nbsp; year growth in revenue. His current focus is driving further portfolio growth through Impellam&rsquo;s Integrated Workforce Solutions model, which offers a combination of workforce and STEM talent solutions expertise. One of Blockley&rsquo;s passions is championing workplace inclusivity. As chair of the Employment Advisory Board for HM Prison Chelmsford, he helps prisoners transition from incarceration to rewarding&nbsp;careers.
<h2 class="MsoNormal">About the SIA Staffing 100 Europe list&nbsp;</h2>
The Staffing 100 Europe list recognises those European staffing leaders whose significant accomplishments and vision are shaping the world of work.
It is a celebration of the industry&rsquo;s top leaders shaping the future of recruitment.
<a href="https://www.staffingindustry.com/lists/staffing-100-europe/2024-staffing-100-europe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the full list here.</a>

Impellam leadership named in the SIA 2024 Staffing 100 Europe list

Four of Impellam&rsquo;s global leadership team have been named in the 2024 SIA Global Power 150 Women in Staffing - Julia Robertson, Group CEO, Claire Marsh, CEO North America, Kelly-Ann Lynch, Managing Director APAC and Nicole Trudgett, COO APAC.
<h2>Julia Robertson, Group CEO</h2>
Julia Robertson has been a prominent figure in the staffing industry since founding her own recruitment business in 1986. In 2024, she became CEO of HeadFirst Global when HeadFirst Group joined forces with Impellam to become one of the world&rsquo;s largest STEM talent and MSPs. She has led Impellam Group since 1996, driving strategy and growth for more than 20 years. Looking forward, Robertson plans to leverage the combined strength and capability of the group&rsquo;s well-known brands, people and distinctive technology to deliver market-leading, digitally enabled and differentiated solutions to customers across the world.
<h2> Claire Marsh, CEO North America</h2>
For three consecutive years, Claire Marsh has delivered year-over-year growth across Impellam Group North America&rsquo;s portfolio, including double-digit growth in its STEM brands. Marsh has also spearheaded the integration of technology and automation to enhance delivery and contractor engagement at Impellam Group NA. Under Marsh&rsquo;s leadership, Bartech Staffing &mdash; an Impellam Group brand &mdash; was rated Top IT and Engineering Staffing Firm in 2024 by Great Recruiters. In the same year, it was named one of the Largest Engineering Staffing Firms in the US by SIA.
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<h2>Kelly-Ann Lynch, Managing Director APAC</h2>
&nbsp;When Kelly-Ann Lynch first joined Impellam Group in 2018, she led the organization&rsquo;s Comensura Australia business to become the leading provider of vendor-neutral MSPs in the country with over 50 programs. Since Guidant Global launched in APAC in 2021, Lynch has achieved a 100% customer retention rate and spearheaded DE&amp;I initiatives to expand the number of Indigenous-owned businesses within recruitment supply chains. She also helped grow Impellam APAC&rsquo;s MSP spend under management to nearly AU$1 billion. Lynch is a sought-after industry mentor and speaker and last year participated in Impellam&rsquo;s global Virtuoso Alliance, collaborating with other industry leaders.
<h2>Nicole Trudgett, COO APAC</h2>
Driving a culture of continuous improvement, Nicole Trudgett has enabled Impellam Group to achieve over 90% customer retention in APAC since she joined the company in 2015. Trudgett leads the customer experience (CX) team and launched the Workforce Delivery Centre (WDC) in October 2023. The WDC has placed over 350 candidates since its launch and continues to be a key part of Impellam&rsquo;s global fulfilment strategy. The CX team has also enjoyed a 100% employee retention rate over the last year. Under Trudgett&rsquo;s watch, diversity and inclusion have also increased within the MSP supply chain to encompass 11% of suppliers.&nbsp;
<h2>About the SIA Global Power 150 Women List</h2>
In its milestone 10th year, SIA&rsquo;s annual list highlights 100 women from the Americas and 50 globally who have made significant contributions to the success of their companies and the workforce ecosystem. Those on this list include CEOs, entrepreneurs, division heads, technologists and more.
<a title="SIA 2024 Global Power 150 Women List" href="https://www.staffingindustry.com/lists/global-power-150/global-power-150-women-staffing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the full list</a>
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Impellam leadership named in the SIA Global Power 150 Women List

The correlation between political and economic landscapes with business and recruitment confidence is intrinsically intertwined. Unsurprisingly, the political uncertainty the UK experienced for much of the first half of this year correlated with a fall in optimism and GDP.
However, the return to stability is often a catalyst for the re-invigoration of the economy and, subsequently, the labour market. All party manifestos included a clear focus to boost the UK&rsquo;s skills strength, so changes in the talent and employment landscape were inevitable.
There has been such growth and evolution in the world of work in the last few years &ndash; not to mention challenges and hurdles to overcome &ndash; that refocused efforts are welcomed.
<h2 class="MsoNormal">What are the core plans in progress and what do they mean for the UK&rsquo;s talent economy? &nbsp;</h2>
<h2 class="MsoNormal">The next 100 days</h2>
The new Prime Minister and his cabinet have been swift, with the first announcements being issued by Number 10 within a matter of days of Labour&rsquo;s appointment.
The King&rsquo;s Speech has laid the foundations for the next 100 days of the new Government, with skills and fair employment clearly at the heart of the plans to &ldquo;Make Work Pay&rdquo; for the UK. There&rsquo;s also a clear investment in a number of key industries that will see further pressures on specialist skills across the country, particularly within the green energy and technology remits. &nbsp;
While not all plans will be relevant to every business, or to skills development, there are a vast number of proposals from both the manifesto and subsequent speeches that will have an impact on the UK&rsquo;s talent landscape.
Here are the core topics HR, talent and procurement leaders need to stay on top of.
<h2 class="MsoNormal">Making work pay</h2>
Perhaps the most widely discussed part of Labour&rsquo;s initial campaign and manifesto was the new Employment Rights Bill. As was announced in the King&rsquo;s Speech new protections will be afforded to workers in accordance with the Labour party&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href="https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/MakeWorkPay.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Plan to make work pay</a>&rdquo; report.
There&rsquo;s a lot to digest in the plans, but the core <a href="https://www.hilldickinson.com/insights/articles/what-employment-law-changes-can-we-expect-new-labour-government" target="_blank" rel="noopener">regulatory </a>changes that will have the greatest impact on HR, talent and procurement leaders include:
<ul>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The ban of zero-hour contracts to provide baseline security and predictability for all workers. This would require the employer to pay compensation to the individual if shifts or hours are cancelled or changed without reasonable notice.</li>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A ban on fire and rehire practices, again focused on providing more stability for the worker and weeding out poor practice behaviours or abuses of power.</li>
<li style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Minimum wage reforms that would see the current cost of living also incorporated into rate decisions.</li>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A new duty for businesses to inform workers &ndash; regardless of the model of their employment &ndash; of their right to join a union.</li>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A right for the self-employed to have a written contract.</li>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Replacement of the current single status categories of worker (employee, worker and self-employed) with worker and self-employed.</li>
</ul>
Any legislative changes related to employment regulations are understandably difficult to navigate. The sheer scale of nuances in working style make a one-size-fits-all approach impossible. What is clear, though, is that workers and employers alike are set to navigate significant employment law changes in the very near future.
For Impellam customers, the good news is that our expert teams are well versed in supporting customers through significant legislative and economic change. We can provide compliant workforce and STEM talent solutions that help you to navigate and stay ahead of the evolving regulatory landscapes while securing mission-critical skills.
<h2 class="MsoNormal">The Back to Work Plan</h2>
Economic inactivity <a style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" href="#_edn1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" name="_ednref1"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">[i]</a> has been a topical news item for much of this year. Data from the Office for National Statistics has shown persistently high levels of inactivity throughout the first half of 2024, with younger demographics often <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52660591" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cited</a> as a large proportion of this group.
In a bid to address this, the new Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall, revealed further details on the Government&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/back-to-work-plan-will-help-drive-economic-growth-in-every-region" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Back to Work Plan</a>.&nbsp; As with much on-going political developments we have seen so far, the picture is constantly moving, however the <a href="https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/back-to-work-plan-labour/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">core</a> details of this plan at the time of writing include:
<ul>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Creating a new national jobs and careers service through the merger of Job Centre Plus and the National Careers Service.</li>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Bringing in new devolved powers for mayors and local authorities to tailor skills development options on a regional level. This will include health support aimed largely at helping those with a disability into work where feasible.</li>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The development of a Youth Guarantee for those between 18 and 21 which provides more training, further apprenticeships and better help into employment for this age group.</li>
</ul>
The finer details of the Back to Work Plan are still being mapped out and there have been calls from parties including the <a href="https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/news/labour-s-back-to-work-plan-must-account-for-employers-disability-charity-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">British Disability Forum</a> to take a consultative approach with employers and relevant bodies to &ldquo;get the plan right&rdquo;. Whatever shape this eventually takes, businesses across the UK should get involved in reshaping the skills development of future generations for the benefit of all.
<h2 class="MsoNormal">Skills England: driving workforce transformation</h2>
With an updated Employment Bill and new plans to get more people into work, there needs to be a clear line of reporting to ensure positive changes are implemented. The driver of this will be a new public body, <a href="https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Mission-breaking-down-barriers.pdf">Skills England</a>.
The make-up of this new body is yet to be fully defined, but commentators are hoping it will include representatives from business, education and employment to ensure any action is aligned with the needs of the modern workforce. Currently there are plans to equip Skills England with the tools to address concerns around training and development for early careers workers, which includes replacing the Apprenticeship Levy with a growth and skills one.
This would broaden the scope of the Levy, giving employers far more flexibility around how to invest their funds into their talent pools, including the flexible workforce. While the likes of the <a href="https://ifs.org.uk/articles/labours-growth-and-skills-levy-would-give-more-flexibility-firms-employers-would-still" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS)</a> have warned that employers will need to &lsquo;get on board&rsquo; with these changes to reap the rewards, others, including the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), have highlighted the benefit this will have to modern workforces.
As Tania Bowers, Global Public Policy Director at APSCo, commented: &ldquo;The commitment to reform the Apprenticeship Levy to deliver a Growth and Skills Levy is more akin to the modern world of work where rigid training routes simply don&rsquo;t work. Skills, migration and industrial strategy must be in alignment and employers need genuine flexibility around using their Levy funds to fulfil their potential and help solve the skills crisis. We continue to call for the funding of upskilling and reskilling of all workers, including agency workers and the self-employed, and will work closely with the new government on the detailed implementation of this policy.&rdquo;
<h2 class="MsoNormal">New councils, roles and responsibilities&nbsp;</h2>
With the pace of change in the UK economy accelerating at speed, plans have also been unveiled to create new bodies, councils and reshape responsibilities to best help the country thrive.
Key changes that will have an impact on workforces and recruitment include:
<ul>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A new Industrial Strategy Council to steer growth in &lsquo;clean power&rsquo; and create a more resilient UK. This new council will be driven by what the new Government has referred to as a &lsquo;genuine&rsquo; partnership between businesses, workers, unions and universities, delivering &lsquo;good&rsquo; jobs and developing core skills.</li>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Launching a Single Enforcement Body to enforce statutory employment rights through stronger powers to inspect workplaces and uphold legislation for workers.</li>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The expansion of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) into a digital centre for Government to drive digital transformation in the UK and across the likes of the NHS.</li>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Reforming the current points-based immigration system to have a more direct link to skills and the needs of UK businesses.</li>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -18pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; An enhanced role for the Office for Budget Responsibility which may not have a direct link to skills growth, but will provide clear and planned fiscal rules to deliver stability in the UK economy.</li>
</ul>
<h2 class="MsoNormal">Creating more diverse employment practices</h2>
While the King&rsquo;s Speech outlined plans to improve equal pay and other elements to improve diversity in the workforce, one point that was missing that we certainly want to draw attention to is the plan to engage with prisons to help prison leavers into employment.
At Impellam, we know all too well that this is a significantly untapped talent pool and we are supporting many clients on campaigns to address this. Indeed, we have our own representatives at three prisons across the UK acting on their Employment Advisory Boards. Our brands including <a href="https://www.impellam.com/insights/prison-collaboration-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Comensura</a> have run prison collaboration days to share insights with employers on how to better engage with this demographic and help more people into work. &nbsp;&nbsp;
The appointment of James Timpson as Prisons Minister is a move that we fully support in driving change and we&rsquo;re hopeful that we will see positive changes in rehabilitation very quickly.
<h2 class="MsoNormal">Building a resilient skills landscape</h2>
It is clear the UK is in real need of a strong skills market.. Talent pools are limited in core STEM remits while demand is accelerating at a pace previously unseen. You can access the data that support this via our industry leading STEM talent solutions company Lorien and their latest <a href="https://www.lorienglobal.com/salary-survey-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2024 Technology &amp; Digital Report.</a>
In amongst this, the makeup of the workforce itself has become more fluid and flexible. As Impellam&rsquo;s UK &amp; Europe CEO and Chair of the Employment Advisory Board for HM Prison Chelmsford Simon Blockley, explained, the next 100 days and beyond will be critical to lay the foundation for growth that the country&rsquo;s employers and workforce are expecting;
&ldquo;We&rsquo;re seemingly at a pivotal point. Economic positivity, business optimism and a strong labour market all go hand-in-hand. As the new Government settles in and the UK looks towards the future, continued evolution, skills growth and development are top of the agenda.
&ldquo;We are all excited to see what the next few months hold for the UK and will continue to work closely with our customers and their talent pools to support them all through a transitionary period.&rdquo;
If you want to talk to our workforce solutions and STEM talent experts or need help navigating the latest labour market challenges, please get in touch: <a href="mailto:askImpellam@Impellam.com">askImpellam@Impellam.com</a>
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&nbsp;[i] People not in employment who have not been seeking work within the last 4 weeks and/or are unable to start work within the next 2 weeks.
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Political change: What the new UK Government means for talent

In today's diverse landscape, fostering an inclusive and accessible workplace is essential for organisations to thrive. Embracing diverse talent not only enriches the workforce but also supports high employee retention and boosts business performance.
The 22nd-26th of July marks Recite Me&rsquo;s annual awareness week, Accessibility to Me, a key day for celebrating the importance of inclusion.&nbsp;
This year, the theme is &lsquo;A Workplace for Everyone&rsquo;, a campaign dedicated to promoting the importance of inclusive recruitment and the creation of accessible workplaces. Highlighting how diverse talent can drive innovation and success, enhancing communication strategies and strengthening connections with customers, staff, and stakeholders.&nbsp;
We are proud to offer Recite Me assistive tools on our website to empower every visitor to customise their digital experience according to their needs.&nbsp;
You can choose from a range of tools including, text-to-speech functionality, customisable styling options, reading aids and a translation tool that boasts over 100 languages, including 65 text-to-speech voices.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Inclusion is important for our organisation to make sure that everyone feels valued by being heard and recognised for their input in the workplace. We are committed to in creating a working environment which allows people to feel they can bring their authentic selves to work&rdquo;.
Over 1 billion people worldwide live with some form of disability or impairment, so we must prioritise inclusivity.&nbsp;
Together with Recite Me we are on a mission to create an inclusive digital world, in total Recite Me is used on over 5,000 websites and we are thrilled to embark on this journey with them.&nbsp;
Acessibility is important to us as it provides all users with equal access and opportunities, regardless of their individual circumstances. We are committed to online accessibility and this can be achieved with the use of the <a href="https://reciteme.com/product/website-accessibility-checker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recite Me Accessibility Checker </a>and <a href="https://reciteme.com/product/assistive-toolbar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Assistve Toolbar.&nbsp;</a>

Raising Awareness of ‘A Workplace for Everyone’ on Accessibility to Me Awareness Week 2024 

<h2 class="MsoNormal">Under a proposed overhaul of UK workers' rights, more individuals will become eligible for statutory sick pay, parental and bereavement leave, and enhanced protections regarding unfair dismissal.&nbsp;</h2>
Most of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-unveils-most-significant-reforms-to-employment-rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed changes</a> will take effect in two years after an initial consultation period. The new Labour government calls it "the biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation," aiming to balance worker and business interests, with some details still under discussion.
Ministers say this change will impact about nine million workers employed by their current employer for less than two years.
<h3 class="MsoNormal">What will change?</h3>
Flexible working: Employers must consider all flexible working requests from day one unless they can demonstrate the request is unreasonable.
Statutory sick pay (SSP) with lower earning threshold: SSP will start from the first day of illness. Workers earning under &pound;123 weekly will now be eligible for SSP at a new reduced rate.
Paternity leave and unpaid parental leave: Eligibility for paternity and unpaid parental leave will begin from day one of employment.
Unpaid bereavement leave: This will now be a right from day one of employment.
Unfair dismissal protections: Removal of the two-year qualifying period, but a proposed nine-month probation period allows dismissal without a full process.
Zero contract hour regulations: Employers must provide guaranteed-hours contracts reflecting hours worked over 12 weeks. Zero-hour workers should expect reasonable notice of any shift changes and compensation for cancelled shifts or shifts that were reduced in length.
"Too many people are drawn into a race to the bottom, denied the security they need to raise a family while businesses are unable to retain the workers they need to grow," said Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner.&nbsp;
"We&rsquo;re raising the floor on rights at work to deliver a stronger, fairer and brighter future of work for Britain."&nbsp;
Approximately 30,000 fathers or partners will qualify for paternity leave due to this change, and 1.5 million parents will gain the right to unpaid leave from the first day.&nbsp;
<h3 class="MsoNormal">Learn more in our upcoming webinar&nbsp;</h3>
Join us for a joint webinar with Impellam UK and DWF (UK and Ireland) to discuss employment law changes under the new Labour government, key upcoming changes, and how employers can prepare.
<a href="https://dwfgroup.com/en/news-and-insights/events/what-does-a-new-labour-government-mean-for-employment-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sign up to attend</a>

UK Government unveils new bill to ‘upgrade’ workers’ rights 

For over a decade, Impellam Group has been a Managed Services partner with a major energy company that powers the lives of millions. Based in the United States, this Fortune 500 company employs over 28,000 individuals and serves 8.2 million customers.
We discovered they were experiencing mission-critical skills shortages in digitalisation and automation, and quickly stepped in with an Integrated Talent Solution.
Our customer is a Fortune 500 energy company based out of the United States and is one of the country&rsquo;s largest energy holding companies. With over 28,000 people serving 8.2 million customers, and collectively owning 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity, it has powered the lives of customers and communities for many years.

Over 28,000 people

Collectively owning

2,600 contingent workers & 56 key suppliers

Providing support for 

99.4%

More than $2 million

13% 

21% 

<h2>The Challenge</h2>
As business needs, digitalisation, automation and markets evolved, the customer's contingent talent solutions requirements quickly shifted towards hard-to-find technology talent. We need to pivot our approach to meet the customer's increasing demands for these mission-critical technology skillsets with the right people, at the right time, without increasing costs or compromising talent quality.
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&ldquo;It was impressive to see how much Impellam values our relationship. They presented agile new solutions to address our business challenges. We now work with true subject matter experts. Impellam&rsquo;s &lsquo;outside of the box&rsquo; mindset has improved efficiencies, dramatically improved fill rates and has even driven our own internal collaboration and connectedness. We are excited to see what the future holds.&rdquo;
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<h2>The Solution</h2>
We created a scalable, cost-effective talent programme designed to find the skillsets needed to futureproof the client&rsquo;s business. We did this through our Integrated Talent Solution, a blend of MSP and STEM talent expertise, delivering mission-critical talent when the client needed it.
At Impellam, we consistently listen and re-evaluate our service so we can establish the workforce solutions needed to help our customers build better businesses. Our unique, connected way of working gives clients access to the full breadth of our customisable solutions.
By working in a close, trusted partnership with the client, our people were able to identify and understand their challenges, share specialist insights, and challenge thinking. In doing so, we were able to co-create a scalable, cost-effective technology talent programme catered to meet their changing needs.
Our Integrated Workforce Solutions (IWS) model was key. Impellam STEM talent experts were embedded directly into the customer&rsquo;s MSP programme to support contingent hiring within the tech function.
Impellam&rsquo;s access to far-reaching mission-critical STEM talent is unrivalled. We don&rsquo;t work jobs, we build talent communities with leading tech, engineering, and life sciences experts around the world, so we were able to present our customer with the best contingent technology talent in the market and deliver exactly what they needed at pace and scale.
The powerful combination of customer centricity and Impellam Group&rsquo;s culture of Virtuosity makes a difference by driving value and optimal outcomes. Our integrated approach and direct access to an established community of contingent technology talent enabled us to quickly ﬂex our approach, providing the organisation with direct access to the right resources to help future-proof the business.
<h2>The Results</h2>
The customer has the right data at their ﬁngertips, so they can make the right decisions at the right time. Their leadership team has access to data on the progress against agreed targets and visibility into their spend on talent, as well as guidance on cost avoidance and greater consistency across all contracts and engagements. Creating a trusted relationship and ensuring customer collaboration is at the very forefront of our partnership.
Backed by our specialist industry research and talent insights, the organisation has been able to strengthen its employee value proposition and to be an industry leader when it comes to talent attraction.
With the ability to tap into the full range of expertise we offer at Impellam, from award-winning talent marketing to market rate strategies, our connected approach gives this leading energy provider the exact talent they need to power the homes of their 8 million customers.
This partnership demonstrates how Impellam&rsquo;s integrated workforce solutions and unique, connected way of working give clients access to customisable solutions - built with the customer&rsquo;s strategy at the heart.
Our strategic approach drove significant cost savings and boosted our client&rsquo;s&rsquo; workforce capabilities. Find out more about our<a href="https://impellam.com/customer-solutions/integrated-talent-solutions" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Integrated Talent Solutions.</a>

Integrated Talent Solutions: Energising the workforce

To celebrate Pride our business resource group, IMProud, created a truly inspirational video that delves into the essence of Pride, the role of allies, and some cherished Pride memories from our colleagues.
The Importance of Pride Month is more than just a celebration; it&rsquo;s a powerful reminder of the ongoing journey toward equality and acceptance. It commemorates the struggles and achievements of the LGBTQIA+ community and highlights the importance of visibility and representation. &nbsp;
At Impellam, our commitment goes beyond just celebrating Pride Month. We strive to create workplaces that are inclusive and supportive, where everyone feels valued and respected. We believe that when employees can bring their authentic selves to work, they are more engaged, innovative, and productive. Our initiatives, led by groups like IMProud, aim to build an environment where diversity is celebrated, and everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JP1qFpEhB4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch our video</a>

Celebrating Pride Month: Embracing Authenticity and Allyship at Impellam

We&rsquo;re proud to announce that we have achieved the Planet Mark Business Certification globally, demonstrating our commitment to reducing our impact on the planet. This is an incredible achievement involving the entire company.&nbsp;
The Planet Mark Business Certification is an internationally recognised sustainability certification for all organisations acknowledging continuous progress, encouraging action and building an empowered community of like-minded individuals.&nbsp;
In order to achieve this sustainability certification, we&rsquo;ve followed a robust three-step process: Measuring our impact, engaging everyone in the business and communicating our progress. We have measured our own carbon footprint and will continue to take responsibility of our carbon emissions to have a positive impact on planet and society. We are also contributing to the UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) as we believe that it&rsquo;s important, more than ever, to do more good and create a sustainable future.&nbsp;
At Impellam Group, we are committed to making environmental improvements to drive a more sustainable future and to improve the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the communities in which we operate.
Our entire business has contributed to our achievement in becoming Planet Mark certified, and every individual will continue to play an important role in our sustainability commitment. &nbsp;
Our vision is to be the world&rsquo;s most trusted workforce and STEM talent solutions group. Impellam is committed to being a trusted sustainability partner to candidates, customers and colleagues and to the year-on-year reductions needed to reach net zero by 2050.
<a href="https://cdn.sourceflow.co.uk/vt8vix200qdk6piomyfzrz16cbyt">Read about out commitment to achieving Net Zero here.</a>

Impellam Group Planet Mark Business Certified globally

We are delighted to announce that two of our team at Impellam Group have been named on the 2024 SIA Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion (DE&amp;I) Influencers list for the US and Canada: Ann Bookout, SVP, ED&amp;I and Change Effectiveness and Geogina Gold, North America Programme Director at Guidant Global.&nbsp;
<h2>Georgina Gold&nbsp;</h2>
In addition to her day job, Georgina looks after the in-house mentorship program at Impellam, pairing mentors with mentees to develop and retain top talent at Impellam in the US. &nbsp;
Georgina is the North American leader of IMWomxn, the group which celebrates anyone who identifies as female, provides a safe space for members to discuss these issues and share their experiences. For her the benefits of confronting uncomfortable topics far outweigh the initial discomfort. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t be afraid to &hellip; have the big talk,&rdquo; she urges. &ldquo;You'll get deeper relationships and better connections from doing so.&rdquo;&nbsp;
<h2>Ann Bookout&nbsp;</h2>
Ann counts the successful planning and execution of our Diverse Supplier Summit among her recent DE&amp;I achievements. The event brought a wide range of diverse customers, suppliers and community partners together. It also featured a keynote speaker from a local historically Black college who talked about the talent landscape and the importance of building a pipeline of diverse talent. &ldquo;The event really focused on bringing diverse suppliers into the conversation but also [on] the diversity of talent communities,&rdquo; Bookout says. &ldquo;It led to really great cross-collaboration with our customers.&rdquo; &nbsp;
<h2>About the SIA DE&amp;I Influencers list&nbsp;</h2>
The SIA DE&amp;I Influencers list recognizes leaders in organizations who are placing a strong focus on diversity, equity and inclusion and creating real change. &nbsp;
It&rsquo;s a celebration of those who have had a demonstrable influence within the workforce solutions sector, challenging others to think differently by bringing challenging issues into the limelight.
<a href="https://dei.staffingindustry.com/">Click here to take a look at the full list.</a>

Impellam leadership named in SIA DE&I Influencers list 2024 

We&rsquo;re thrilled that <a href="https://www.srgtalent.com/">SRG </a>has launched its annual Global Talent Trends and Insights report, in partnership with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/jobs.newscientist/">New Scientist Jobs</a>. &nbsp; Whether you&rsquo;re a business looking to attract and retain talent, or a professional hoping to find out more about STEM sector salary trends &ndash; this report is your go-to resource.&nbsp; &nbsp; Based on primary research from over 4,000 life sciences and STEM industry professionals, the report gives exclusive insights on what sparks their career ambitions, what they seek in an ideal employer, their outlook on AI&rsquo;s impact on the future of work, salary benchmarking and diversity and inclusion. &nbsp; &nbsp; Did you know:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>More than half of the UK respondents said they are likely to change jobs this year. &nbsp;</li>
<li>Female life sciences professionals in North America are moving toward closing the gender pay gap. Today it is 8% from the previous deficit of 21%. </li>
<li>Engineering scientists make the most, with an average salary of $98,720 in North America.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
To find out more and get the full insights, download the SRG reports below.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.srgtalent.com/us/salary-survey">Download the US report.</a>
<a href="https://www.srgtalent.com/global-talent-trends-and-insights-2024">Download the UK report</a>

New Global Talent Trends and Insights report launched

We&rsquo;re delighted to announce that Lorien will publish its annual &lsquo;What Tech Candidates Want&rsquo; report for 2024 soon!
Based on Lorien&rsquo;s latest industry research, the report gives critical global insights into current hiring trends, what influences candidates to apply for a role, and expectations from employers
To celebrate the launch, Lorien will host an exclusive event at The Loading Bay in central London on Wednesday 24th April, specifically for business leaders and in-house HR, Talent Acquisition, IT or Procurement specialists with an interest in technology talent*.
Darren Topping, Director of Solutions &amp; Insights at Lorien, will present the findings from the in-house research and share exclusive content not available in the report.
Find out more about the upcoming launch event here - <a href="https://www.lorienglobal.com/insights/lorien-uk-release-new-what-tech-candidates-want-report-2024">What Tech Candidates Want Report 2024</a>
<a href="https://www.lorienglobal.com/insights/lorien-uk-release-new-what-tech-candidates-want-report-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Don&rsquo;t forget to download the free &lsquo;What Tech Candidates Want&rsquo; report from Lorien on 15th April.</a>
*Eligibility:
This event is open to business leaders and in-house HR, Talent Acquisition, IT or Procurement specialists with an interest in technology talent. All registrations will be reviewed by the Lorien and Impellam team for eligibility. If you are unsure of eligibility, please email <a href="mailto:solutions@lorienglobal.com">solutions@lorienglobal.com</a> &nbsp;to request your spot

Lorien 'What Tech Candidates Want' Launch Event

We&rsquo;re delighted to announce that Patrick Stedman has been appointed Senior Vice President of SRG in North America.
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Patrick brings 17 years&rsquo; experience in staffing and talent management, with a background focusing on Life Sciences, Clinical Research, and IT verticals. Patrick will lead SRG&rsquo;s North American business, driving growth and strategic development and he&rsquo;ll play a pivotal role in our STEM senior leadership team, collaborating with our other brands.
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Ryan McMahon, President, describes Patrick as: "A proven leader with a track record of delivering outstanding results and building strong relationships with clients and candidates."
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<a href="https://www.srgtalent.com/us/blog/srg-appoints-patrick-stedman-as-new-sr-vice-president-" target="_blank" rel="noopener">You can find out more here.</a>
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Welcome to Impellam Group, Patrick!

SRG appoints Patrick Stedman as Senior Vice President.

SRG appoints Patrick Stedman

LONDON, 21st MARCH 2024: HeadFirst Group and Impellam Group today announced that they have joined forces to become one of the world&rsquo;s leading STEM talent and Managed Service Providers with a distinctive HR tech platform for professionals. The expanded group has &euro;8 billion spend under management, 2,100 expert colleagues, and over 75,000 professionals serving customers across the globe.
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This strategic step provides customers with a unique, truly global tech and talent solution to ensure they stay at the forefront of their industry. The deal has created an unparalleled force in digital, IT, data, life sciences, clinical and engineering talent and leaves the expanded group well-placed to drive market beating growth and to deliver increased value for colleagues, customers, professionals, suppliers, and shareholders. 
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Han Kolff, chairman of the Board, commented: "We are proud to have brought industry leaders HeadFirst and Impellam together. As well as vast geographic reach, our expanded group combines world-class expertise and market-leading tech, providing customers with mission critical talent, hereby creating a unique platform for growth in a growing market. I am confident HeadFirst and Impellam will power the next world of work together.&rdquo; Julia Robertson, CEO of Impellam and the enlarged group, said: &ldquo;We have an exciting future ahead of us. In a world where talent and tech must come together to build better businesses, we will collaborate to leverage the combined strength and capability of our market-leading brands, our people, and our distinctive technology. Our complementary cultures and our focus on our customers&rsquo; needs will ensure we deliver market leading, digitally enabled and differentiated solutions to our customers across the world.&rdquo;
<h3 class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"> Experienced team driving growth agenda</h3>
Leading the future success and growth of the combined business, the Board of the new group includes: Han Kolff, non-executive chairman, Julia Robertson, group CEO, Tim Briant, group CFO, Marion van Happen, CEO of HeadFirst Group, as well as non-executive directors and co-founders Koen Bekkering and Boyd Sleeman. 
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There will be no immediate changes to the day-to-day operations of Impellam Group and HeadFirst Group. Impellam and HeadFirst will continue to deliver industry-leading solutions to customers, suppliers and professionals. 
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Following the completion of the transaction, Lord Ashcroft, the former majority shareholder of Impellam Group will serve as non-executive director on the board.

<h2>HEADFIRST GROUP AND IMPELLAM GROUP JOIN FORCES TO BECOME A GLOBAL LEADER IN STEM, DIGITAL AND IT TALENT, MANAGED SERVICES AND HR TECH</h2>

HeadFirst Group and Impellam Group join forces

In recognition of British Science Week, we are shining a spotlight on one of our incredible Early Talent STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) programmes in the UK.
At Impellam, we&rsquo;re dedicated to breaking down barriers and unleashing the potential of our diverse and ambitious STEM candidates, helping them change lives, change businesses and change futures.
We do this by empowering businesses working across STEM to drive diversity by addressing a key driving factor behind under-representation &ndash; early talent.
SRG&rsquo;s Early Talent team specialise in supporting businesses to identify and attract top early talent from a range of backgrounds to progress onto successful careers in STEM.
Each year SRG supports a global pharma industry partner with their long-standing Industrial Placement Programme, which equips students who are looking for an impactful industry placement across Life Sciences as part of their Undergraduate Degree or Integrated Masters.
They offer up to 300 placements a year across a range of locations across the UK.
This has included work with the non-profit organisation The 10,000 Interns Foundation, who aim to remove barriers to entering the workforce for underrepresented individuals. With SRG&rsquo;s support, our client exceeded their initial targets of interns, activating more opportunities for talented young people to power their careers in STEM.
We&rsquo;re proud of the part we play in support of the next generation of STEM talent.
Get in touch to find out more about how we work collaboratively with our partners to connect and invest in a diverse talent pipeline in STEM.
<a class="primaryBtn" href="https://www.srgtalent.com/blog/diverse-talent-pipelines-in-stem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more at SRG here.</a>

In recognition of British Science Week, we are shining a spotlight on one of our incredible Early Talent STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) programmes in the UK, at SRG.

British Science Week

To celebrate this year&rsquo;s International Women&rsquo;s Day, we held events in the UK and North America, where Impellam colleagues shared their experiences of the barriers women and others can face at work, and how Impellam can help drive more equitable workplaces and opportunities for all.
In our London event organised by Impellam&rsquo;s IM Womxn Business Resource Group, guest speaker Lauren Neal, best-selling author of &lsquo;Valued at Work&rsquo; was joined by Hoa Ngo, Managing Director, Comensura; Hayley Klaff, Director of Projects &ndash; STEM, Lorien; and Laura Browne, Client Services Manager, Guidant Global.
They discussed the question, &lsquo;why do we need to inspire inclusion?&rsquo;
Sharing examples of bias and sexism she&rsquo;s encountered working on engineering projects, Lauren said inclusion is about making sure that everyone feels valued by being heard and recognised for their input in the workplace: &ldquo;If we don&rsquo;t have an ability to have everybody take part and be valued for taking part, we&rsquo;re going to miss everything.&rdquo;
For Hoa, inspiring inclusion &lsquo;is an everyday thing&rsquo; we can each demonstrate in how we interact with our peers and show respect for others.
This backed up by Hayley Klaff: &ldquo;Everyone has a part to play in this. It&rsquo;s important people feel they&rsquo;ve got an opportunity to contribute and their voices will be heard &ndash; this is why we ensure that we&rsquo;ve got an inclusive environment [at Impellam].&rdquo;
Hoa said there have been men who have been supportive and encouraging to her in her career, and urged more men to &lsquo;open the door&rsquo; and support female colleagues.
The panel went on to discuss issues such as why companies box-tick to meet Equality, Diversity &amp; Inclusion recruitment targets when they should instead focus on why they&rsquo;re recruiting women and from other under-recognised groups. Hayley said recruiting: &ldquo;&hellip;shouldn&rsquo;t feel like box-ticking, it should feel authentic and ask, &lsquo;what matters to us and what matters to the people who work for us?&rsquo;&rdquo; And then putting time and effort into providing those things.
The panel also discussed how allyship could be increased by walking in others&rsquo; shoes and asking, to better understand the challenges they experience; and why mentoring and sponsorship is so important in supporting each other to rise. &ldquo;We all meet &lsquo;Queen Bees&rsquo; in our careers, but we&rsquo;re lucky at Impellam - we have women in leadership who are really supportive,&rdquo; said Laura Browne.
In North America, Claire Marsh, CEO North America, hosted a panel event with Jillian Montgomery, HR Business Partner; Danielle Keane, Senior Director - VMS Implementations, Impellam; Lizzie Verbeek, P&amp;D Business Partner, Impellam; Briana Moglia Boyajian, Principle Mobile Recruiter, Lorien; Jillian Montgomery, HR Business Partner, Impellam; and guest Kahlila Alexander, Associate Director and Diversity Advocate - Kimberly Clark.
The panel shared insights on how everyone can work together as coaches, mentors, allies and sponsors to create more equitable workplaces and provide equality in opportunities for all. They also discussed making sure others &lsquo;know what you know&rsquo; by sharing your story with others to &lsquo;put yourself out there&rsquo;.
Once concept that struct a chord was &lsquo;The Platinum Rule&rsquo;. This is treating others the way they want to be treated, over and above treating others how you&rsquo;d like to be treated (the &lsquo;Golden Rule&rsquo;). As Claire said: &ldquo;[Adopting] this approach allows us to build more effective relationships and recognize the unique strengths that everyone brings to the table.&rdquo;

Impellam celebrated International Women's Day with two panel discussions with guest speakers, exploring the theme of 'Inspire Inclusion'.

How Impellam inspires inclusion

Happy International Women&rsquo;s Day! Today (and every day) we celebrate the diverse and extraordinary contributions of women across Impellam Group, including our colleagues, clients and candidates. This year&rsquo;s International Women&rsquo;s Day theme is&nbsp;#InspireInclusion. At Impellam, we&rsquo;re committed to creating an inclusive and diverse culture built on trust. Watch our video on what International Women&rsquo;s Day means to our people, who inspires them and how we can support and amplify women&rsquo;s perspectives and their experiences in our work.
<a class="primaryBtn" href="https://youtu.be/7jMuqIFFbhg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch our video here</a>

International Women's Day

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Women continue to make powerful changes in the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). From breaking barriers to shattering glass ceilings, visionary women have not only shaped the future of technology,&nbsp;<a name="_Int_qsWwAprL"></a>they will be an inspiration for generations to come.&nbsp;
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Over the course of the coming weeks, our STEM brands will celebrate their relentless pursuit of knowledge, and the transformative impact they&rsquo;ve had on the world.
 At Impellam Group, we recognise the importance of fostering an environment where every aspiring woman in STEM can thrive and leave an indelible mark on the ever-evolving landscape of innovation.&nbsp;
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Head to each of our STEM brands blogs listed below to read more about the women who have shaped STEM.
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<a href="https://www.lorienglobal.com/us/insights/the-women-who-shaped-stem-pioneering-digital-frontiers-for-future-generations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lorien - <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW37649614 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;079972c9-cd9d-4c8b-b581-4f2428155ff7|35&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}">Pioneering Digital Frontiers for Future Generations&nbsp;</a>
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<a href="https://www.srgtalent.com/us/blog/the-women-who-shaped-stem-breaking-boundaries-in-the-laboratory-and-beyond" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SRG - Breaking Boundaries in the Laboratory and Beyond&nbsp;</a>
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<a href="https://www.bartechstaffing.com/news-and-insights/visionary-voices-the-women-who-shaped-stem-engineering-a-world-of-possibilities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bartech Staffing - Engineering a World of Possibilities&nbsp;</a>
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Over the course of the coming weeks, our STEM brands will celebrate their relentless pursuit of knowledge, and the transformative impact&nbsp;they&rsquo;ve had on the world.&nbsp;

Visionary voices - The women who shaped STEM

We are delighted to announce that Impellam&rsquo;s UK operations are now Planet Mark Business Certified, recognising how successfully we&rsquo;re embedding sustainability into our business practices and our commitment to continuing to do so.
Impellam Group is committed to making environmental improvements to drive a more sustainable future, be a trusted partner and improve the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the communities in which we operate.
In November 2023, we <a href="https://www.impellam.com/insights/planet-mark-partnership">appointed environmental consultancy Planet Mark</a> to support our decarbonisation journey in the UK on the road to net zero.
With Planet Mark we are measuring our progress against UN Sustainable Development Goals with notable achievements including:
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 83% of our energy demand met by renewable energy
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 98% of our waste recycled and composted
You can see our <a href="https://cdn.sourceflow.co.uk/x5u5yyit9754tzqq0ub39dhyr9f4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Planet Certificate here.</a>
You can find out more about Impellam&rsquo;s Sustainability Strategy, and our partnership with Planet Mark, in our <a href="https://www.impellam.com/insights/impellam-launches-impact-report">Global Impact Report 2023</a>.

Impellam&rsquo;s UK operations are now Planet Mark Business Certified.

Planet Mark Business Certified

Congratulations to our Impellam North America CEO, Claire Marsh, who has been named on SIA&rsquo;s North America Staffing 100 list for the third consecutive year.
The thirteenth annual&nbsp;list highlights the top 100&nbsp;influencers&nbsp;in the staffing and workforce solutions industry.
We&rsquo;re&nbsp;delighted that Claire has been named&nbsp;and recognised for her leadership and commitment to attracting and retaining top talent within Impellam, as well as her work and support in our global Equity, Diversity &amp; Inclusion Council, UNITY.
This follows a recent announcement that Claire was named #1 Staffing Leader to Watch in 2024 by Candidate.ly.

Impellam North America CEO, Claire Marsh, has been named on SIA&rsquo;s North America Staffing 100 list for the third consecutive year.

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Organisations are feeling the effects of a fiercely competitive market and evolving candidate expectations. Simultaneously, the workforce and talent solutions industry is navigating huge changes accelerated by global economic forces and digital transformation.
Here at Impellam, customer centricity is our North Star. To deepen our understanding and make sure we are delivering exactly what our customers need, we spoke to more than one hundred of our biggest clients from around the world and some key themes emerged:
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perhaps unsurprisingly, 50% told us that cost efficiency combined with cost transparency is their key concern for 2024 - cost savings, cost avoidance and budgetary control are king.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As a result of the changing markets and ever-evolving tech there is an increasing need for workforce solutions to be agile and able to react quickly, as well as a steely focus on finding the best talent in the market.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then there is the &lsquo;tech factor&rsquo; &ndash; how tech can be used to improve efficiencies and how organisations can find the talent needed to implement the latest developments that will provide a competitive advantage.
Based on these findings, here are some important workforce solutions designed to help you to manage costs and build better a business.
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<h2>1. Exploring more ways to manage costs with expert delivery</h2>
The rapidity of technological change (including increases in cyber threats) means that many organisations have had to face an inconvenient truth: they don&rsquo;t have the skills to drive the technology changes needed to compete, or survive, in the new normal. For smaller organisations that can pivot quickly, the outlook isn&rsquo;t so sobering. But larger organisations, that are struggling to adapt their legacy tech to rapid change, are feeling the urgency &ndash; especially when it comes to competing with those disruptive startups. This means that finding more ways to attract the skills needed to get work done &ndash; especially change and transformation work &ndash; is now front and centre for many organisations.
&ldquo;The hunt is on for delivery partners who can support organisations in this time of need &ndash; and what organisations are looking for has changed. For many businesses the &lsquo;hire and hope&rsquo; solution of contractors is becoming too risky &ndash; both in terms of cost and performance. This is why we&rsquo;re seeing a shift to buying outcomes, or deliverables, gaining momentum globally.&rdquo; &mdash; Steve Corbett, Client Services Director, Impellam UK&rsquo;s Science, Technology, and Engineering (STEM) brands.
Outcome-driven projects (or deliverables-based Statements of Work) with a trusted partner can provide a more competitive process for buying services, potentially offering far better value for money. Businesses get a team of experts who are experienced in delivering similar projects, along with the agility to pivot left or right mid-project. Clients get a skilled tech team with the horsepower needed to get the project done properly, along with experienced project managers. Crucially, they have the peace of mind thanks to knowing that if a partner doesn&rsquo;t deliver as agreed, they don&rsquo;t get paid.
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<h2>2. The rise of Direct Sourcing</h2>
While many organisations have strong supplier partnerships, they are also looking to increase the proportion of direct hires to gain greater control of their talent pool. As a result, Advanced Direct Sourcing by Managed Service Providers (MSPs), is set to become a key trend.
Direct Sourcing involves leveraging your employer brand to attract, curate and engage exclusive talent pools to support contingent hiring needs and the easy re-deployment of valuable workers. Alongside the wish for greater control of the talent pool, and the ongoing need to make cost savings, there are other factors contributing to this trend. One is data. Hiring and talent data can be too cumbersome to interpret or leverage, but a Direct Sourcing partner can give organisations the data they need, in a way that&rsquo;s simple and actionable, helping keep talent communities buoyant and engaged. This boosts the efficiency, agility and speed of hiring processes &ndash; without sacrificing the quality of hires &ndash; so helping address talent shortages in this increasingly tight labour market.
&ldquo;We expect more organisations will leverage their employer brand to attract and engage contingent labour through technology-enabled talent communities and direct sourcing. This will pave the way for a more integrated approach to workforce solutions.&rdquo; &mdash; Sara Gordon, SVP Client Relationships, Guidant Global.
The right MSP will offer a cutting-edge CRM and recruitment automation technology to reduce admin and drive efficiency when it comes to identifying and nurturing communities of talent. This technology leverages AI and Machine Learning for superior candidate matching and personalised automation at scale, while providing a single platform to manage the complete lifecycle of a candidate, from engagement and placement to offboarding and redeployment. Crucially, it frees up time for recruiters to work on all important elements like relationship building. For many organisations, the optimum approach is to mix recruitment supply chain and Direct Sourcing. However, this can lead to complexity. Again, this is where an expert MSP partner can add value by managing suppliers &ndash; especially in the realm of technology hiring where the competition is fierce.
&ldquo;The trend towards a blended workforce can create complexity, which needs to be supported and solved. We recommend finding a trusted advisor to guide you in achieving the optimal mix of fulfilment &ndash; a mix that combines supply chain and Direct Sourcing. And a specialist MSP can be invaluable when it comes to providing STEM expertise. It&rsquo;s the smarter, faster, better approach to building a custom and scalable talent pipeline. And don&rsquo;t forget to flex your EVP!&rdquo; &mdash; Alexa Bradbury, Global Marketing Director, Impellam Global Managed Services.
Last but not least, a strong Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is crucial in attracting a contingent workforce, especially given that around 40% of today&rsquo;s global workforce is non-permanent. We recommend approaching your EVP as a framework, not a fixed entity. Create numerous pillars for competitive differentiation, such as project-based work, diversity or innovation. And to be really thorough, carry out voice of the candidate work to understand the experience of people in these roles. This feeds back into personal development and then into effective talent marketing campaigns.
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<h2>3. Closer HR and Procurement alignment to deliver strategic workforce management</h2>
HR and Procurement, having been traditionally siloed, are having to come closer together, aligning their strategies to respond to talent shortages, skills gaps and the need for greater organisational agility and cost savings. This is fuelling a move towards strategic alignment, the bringing together of attraction and strategic and agile management of both the contingent and permanent workforce. The key reasons are talent and cost; in a tighter market with economic uncertainty, organisations need to gain better control of their entire workforce so that they can identify and leverage the skills they have at their disposal, and they are increasingly looking for new opportunities for more aggressive cost avoidance and cost savings.
&ldquo;HR and Procurement together have a full view of organisational needs and strategy. When you combine that with the specialist knowledge from influential leadership and expertise from specialist workforce and talent solutions providers, it is a powerful combination that delivers meaningful, cost-efficient results.&rdquo; &mdash; Claire Marsh, CEO, Impellam North America.
We&rsquo;re talking to customers about how they can create better alignment to enable visibility and control. Because until they&rsquo;ve got control and alignment, the issues remain: squeeze here and expenditure increases there &ndash; across permanent and contingent talent. Without gaining control, businesses are often moving problems from the most cost-effective to the least cost-effective solutions.
A successful strategic workforce management approach needs buy in from HR and Procurement leads, as well as other key leadership, such as the CIO/CTO who have oversight of the strategy and its implementation. It needs open conversations about pinch points and talent challenges, consistent sharing and analysis of workforce data between the functions, and strategic alignment on how to attract a workforce that can deliver on the organisation&rsquo;s objectives. When this is done well, it gives businesses greater control and oversight of their talent ecosystems and transforms a reactive approach to a proactive one, which in the current market we&rsquo;re seeing can be a key competitive differentiator.
&ldquo;With the trend towards a more holistic approach to talent landscapes, organisations can certainly benefit from working with an expert and flexible workforce solutions partner to help them navigate the internal complexities that may arise as a result of the shift in approach. There&rsquo;s no one size fits all, so partners need to provide bespoke solutions along with the expertise to advise on adapting nimbly to changing market conditions.&rdquo; &mdash; Annelise Smith, Managing Director, Lorien Managed Solutions.
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<h3>4. The importance of Social Impact and working with hard-to-reach communities</h3>
Another factor feeding into finding the right talent is the trend for increasingly purpose driven candidates getting more selective about where they want to work. In a recent survey, 87% of employees in North America and 68% in the UK, France, Germany and Ireland said they prioritise organisations that share their values, and in Gen Z that is more pronounced, with 90% saying they would leave their current job for one that better matches their values. It&rsquo;s a positive trend, but one that has implications for hiring and Equity, Diversity &amp; Inclusion practises.
For all the talk of skills shortages, there are still groups of people who are under-represented in the workforce and/or overlooked by employers, from women in tech to the over-50s. Dig deeper and you&rsquo;ll find barriers to employment that range from living with a disability to having a criminal conviction. Lack of confidence and connections on the part of candidates, and lack of flexibility on the part of employers, can restrict access and even exclude diverse communities from an organisation &ndash; and when competition for talent is fierce, it can make finding and keeping great people harder than it needs to be.
&ldquo;These talent shortages are an opportunity to look at more diverse talent pools and organisations are beginning to prioritise Social Impact, locally or nationally, as part of their CSR or ESG agendas. I&rsquo;d urge companies to get on board with that now and look at how social value can help drive their people and talent strategies. It&rsquo;s not just doing the right thing, it is imperative and will be crucial in maintaining an engaged workforce and to gaining the trust of your customers.&rdquo; &mdash; Chris Blackburn, STEM ambassador and Head of CSR, Impellam.
Many businesses are already working to drive social mobility in deprived areas by collaborating with schools, colleges, prisons and community groups. It&rsquo;s great for communities and it&rsquo;s excellent for forging and nurturing new talent pipelines. Increasingly, organisations are realising the value of work experience, apprenticeship and degree apprenticeship programmes too, which have the added effect of boosting the labour pool &ndash; a win-win for young people and for industry.
Ann Bookout heads up ED&amp;I at Impellam. Looking at Social Impact through the lens of technology, she believes that advancements in tech will increasingly drive Social Impact.
&ldquo;Given that AI will increasingly cover hard skills, opportunities are growing forthose with strong soft skills. This means that candidates from different backgrounds, with diverse perspectives, can progress with a less formulaic career route. A growing number of organisations have already developed programmes for learning on the job &ndash; and are making a strong Social Impact in the process.&rdquo; &mdash; Ann Bookout, Global Head of Culture and Fulfillment, Impellam.
We recommend partnering with a workforce and talent solutions specialist that understands how best to tap into and nurture diverse talent pools &ndash; and can help with training and leadership programmes so that candidates from diverse backgrounds are ready to add value from day one.
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">As a Global company we recognise there are some regional market differences:</h3>
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s fair to say, the UK market is showing caution but resilience. We&rsquo;re seeing customers being shrewd in their approach to talent and workforce strategies and welcoming of new solutions with demonstrable results. As a result, in the coming months I expect to be having even more conversations around important solutions like Advanced Direct Sourcing, services procurement and deliverables-based SOW, as well as increased interest from all industries for the specialist STEM talent needed to futureproof businesses.&rdquo; &mdash; Simon Blockley, CEO, Impellam UK &amp; Europe.
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Brian Salkowski, Chief Experience Officer, Impellam takes an optimistic view.
&ldquo;For North America, predictions for 2024 suggest an economic soft landing. And with consumer spending up, more capital projects are resuming, which bodes well for a bounce back across the workforce solutions market. However, competition will remain fierce, so I predict that this bounce back will see even more organisations being very careful about the kind of workforce solution partners they select.&rdquo; &mdash; Brian Salkowski, Chief Experience Officer, Impellam.
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Mark Coyle, CEO, Impellam APAC recognises the need for agility in workforce solutions.
&ldquo;With unemployment at just 4%, Australia&rsquo;s candidate shortages mean a lot of organisations are struggling to find skilled staff &ndash; especially in IT and healthcare. This has led to a growing trend for offshore recruitment, set to continue. I&rsquo;d recommend partnering with an organisation that has the flex and expertise to deliver high-quality offshore talent where and when it&rsquo;s needed.&rdquo; &mdash; Mark Coyle, CEO, Impellam APAC.
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">Further Information</h3>
There are cost-efficient workforce and specialist talent solutions available to solve your most complex challenges. If you want to build a better business and would like some help navigating the market, get in touch - <a href="mailto:AskImpellam@Impellam.com">AskImpellam@Impellam.com</a>
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Drawing from our research and expertise, our latest report delves into workforce solutions designed to help you manage costs and build a better business.&nbsp;

Workforce Strategies - Delivering efficiency & results

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Impellam Group, an industry-leading workforce and STEM talent solutions company, today announced that two senior executives, Claire Marsh, CEO of Impellam Group North America, and Brian Salkowski, Chief Experience Officer, Impellam Group, have been named Staffing Leaders to Watch in 2024 by Candidate.ly as presented at the World Staffing Summit.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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The World Staffing Awards, held at the World Staffing Summit, is an annual event in North America that recognises exceptional staffing leaders who drive innovation, offer meaningful solutions to solve industry challenges, and set the trends for more effective business operations. Marsh and Salkowski were recognised as the #1 and #2 &ldquo;leaders to watch&rdquo; respectively.&nbsp;
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Julia Robertson, CEO, Impellam Group, commented &ldquo;Claire and Brian are passionate, dynamic and innovative leaders. They take the time to truly understand our clients&rsquo; needs and work with their teams to deliver agile, customer-centric workforce and STEM talent solutions. This is an incredible achievement and confirms what we already know &ndash; our people make the difference.&rdquo;&nbsp;
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Jan Alexander Jedlinski, CEO &amp; CO-Founder Candidate.ly, said &ldquo;Claire's and Brian's achievements highlight their role in driving forward-thinking changes in the staffing sector. As we continue to recognise exceptional leaders at the World Staffing Summit, we are excited about the prospect of seeing Claire and Brian on the list again, showcasing the ongoing impact they have in our industry.&rdquo;&nbsp;
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Marsh has been recognised for her leadership style that is rooted in fostering inclusivity, where every individual's voice is not only acknowledged, but valued. Her dedication to promoting diversity and innovation has left an indelible mark on Impellam Group&rsquo;s culture. Similarly, this is the second year in the Top 100 for Salkowski, a testament to his unwavering commitment to changing the dynamics of MSP services and driving a superior customer and candidate experience. Both champion a better, more forward-thinking approach in the dynamic field of workforce and specialist talent solutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Staffing Leaders to Watch

SRG, powered by Impellam Group, today announced the launch of SRG Ireland. This expansion of SRG, the industry-leading workforce solutions and specialist recruiter for life science candidates in the UK, Europe and North America, is designed to support local talent and global customers.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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SRG Ireland will operate via expert in-country teams based in Dublin and Cork and offer agile workforce and specialist life sciences recruitment solutions.&nbsp;
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&ldquo;We are delighted to launch SRG Ireland, we think we can complement the burgeoning Irish life sciences sector and find exciting new roles for world-class Irish talent,&rdquo; commented Andrew Turner, Managing Director, SRG.&nbsp; &ldquo;We already work with many companies with a presence in the market and we recognise the wealth of new opportunities we can provide to candidates &ndash; locally and globally.&rdquo;&nbsp;
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SRG&rsquo;s expansion to Ireland, where the development of STEM talent is being driven by various schemes and initiatives &ndash; including the Irish Government&rsquo;s STEM Education Implementation Plan to 2026, will help local talent to build and thrive in STEM careers.&nbsp;
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SRG recruit across the Life Sciences product life cycle - covering scientific research and development (R&amp;D), clinical trials, manufacturing, and engineering disciplines. Services available to customers include:&nbsp;&nbsp;
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Temporary and Permanent Recruitment&nbsp;
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Managed Services and Contingent Workforce Solutions&nbsp;
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RPO and Permanent Workforce Solutions&nbsp;
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Statement of Work&nbsp;&nbsp;
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Early Talent&nbsp;&nbsp;
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Executive Search&nbsp;
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Technology and Strategic Partnerships&nbsp;
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For more information visit <a id="LPlnk292170" href="http://www.srgtalent.ie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">www.srgtalent.ie</a>

SRG, Leading Life Sciences Recruiter, Launches in Ireland.
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SRG Launches in Ireland

We are thrilled to announce the partnership between&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/guidant-global/" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Guidant Global</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/sapfieldglass/" data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">SAP Fieldglass</a>&nbsp;with their new pre-defined MSP &amp; VMS solution, @PACE. It delivers agile, efficient and scalable solutions and is based on the most common new contingent workforce programme requirements, cutting out complexities to provide savings to customers of all sizes. We&rsquo;re excited for the future of this partnership and how through the power of collaboration and work, we will help customers build better businesses and help people lead more fulfilling lives. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l51YU9zHsQo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch the video to find out more.</a>

We are thrilled to announce the partnership between Guidant Global and SAP Fieldglass with their new pre-defined MSP &amp; VMS solution, @PACE.

Guidant Global Partnership Solution @PACE

Award Alert&nbsp;🚨 Congratulations to&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/comensura/" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Comensura</a>&nbsp;who have been awarded the Cheshire and Merseyside Social Value Award! The award recognises organisations across Cheshire and Merseyside that have committed to delivering impact and value in four theme areas &ndash; social, economic, environment and innovation. We&rsquo;re proud that&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/comensura/" data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Comensura</a>&nbsp;has been recognised for their commitment to Social Value and their dedication to supporting people with employment challenges to find meaningful work, helping to change lives and change futures across Cheshire and Merseyside. At&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" data-attribute-index="4" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Impellam Group</a>, we believe in the power of work.

Congratulations to Comensura who have been awarded the Cheshire and Merseyside Social Value Award!

Comensura Award

We&rsquo;re still buzzing from the Tech Talent &amp; AI conference we co-hosted with&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/lorien/" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Lorien</a>&nbsp;recently!&nbsp; The event included a keynote speech by our guest speaker&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAA_vhsBhIQe7nqkSnBNN8xYZpStrr7Oapg" data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Priya Lakhani OBE</a>, Founder &amp; CEO of&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/century-tech/" data-attribute-index="4" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">CENTURY Tech</a>. She was joined by our&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/lorien/" data-attribute-index="6" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Lorien</a>&nbsp;Sales Director&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAFRk9ABP-0XdsAaMeT3G64iFUyZPmr0WMU" data-attribute-index="8" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Joanna Fagbadegun</a>&nbsp;and Director of Solutions and Insights&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAHhaxwBuR3a6eSmoLyO3DlzZsKegLWeSF0" data-attribute-index="10" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Darren Topping</a>&nbsp;to discuss all things tech, the fascinating world of AI and the impact on talent solutions.&nbsp; It was an inspiring event, and we were thrilled to bring together the very best of&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" data-attribute-index="12" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Impellam Group</a>&nbsp;for our partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Impellam and Lorien hosted a Tech Talent &amp; AI Conference with special keynote speaker, bringing together the best of Impellam.

Impellam and Lorien Conference

We are proud to announce that we are working with&nbsp;Planet Mark&nbsp;to support our decarbonisation journey on the pathway to net zero. Through the Planet Mark Business Certification, we will be measuring and reducing our carbon footprint to ensure that we are embedding sustainability into our business practices. At&nbsp;Impellam Group, we are committed to making environmental improvements to drive a more sustainable future and to improve the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the communities in which we operate.

We are proud to announce that we are working with Planet Mark to support our decarbonisation journey on the pathway to net zero.

Planet Mark Partnership

Congratulations to our&nbsp;Impellam Group&nbsp;CEO,&nbsp;Julia Robertson&nbsp;and CEO, Impellam North America,&nbsp;Claire Marsh, who have been named on the&nbsp;Staffing Industry Analysts&nbsp;2023 Global Power 150 Women in Staffing list! This annual list recognises women for exceptional contributions in the staffing industry, and whose innovative thinking and mentorship help propel the entire industry forward and provide inspiration to the next generation of leaders. We&rsquo;re delighted that they have been recognised once again for their incredible contributions and leadership.&nbsp;Julia&nbsp;has been recognised on the list every year since it started nine&nbsp;years ago, and it&rsquo;s&nbsp;Claire&rsquo;s fifth consecutive year on the list.&nbsp;

Congratulations to our Impellam Group CEO, Julia Robertson and CEO, Impellam North America, Claire Marsh, who have been named on the Staffing Industry Analysts 2023 Global Power 150 Women in Staffing list!

SIA Global Power 150

The 11th of November is an important date, which holds significance in the regions we work in around the world. In the UK, and Commonwealth countries including Australia and Canada, Remembrance Day commemorates the contribution and sacrifice of military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts. In the US, our colleagues will be marking Veterans Day, honouring all those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Thank you to all who served and those who continue to serve to defend our freedoms and protect our way of life.

The 11th of November is an important date, which holds significance in the regions we work in around the world. Remembrance Day for the UK and the Commonwealth countries, and for the US, Veterans Day.

Remembrance and Veterans Day

Happy National STEM Day! We&rsquo;re delighted to celebrate (today and every day!) the work and achievements of our experts and talent community in the ever-evolving world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). At Impellam, we&rsquo;re proud to have filled more than 26,500 STEM roles over the last year and we continue to engage with over 1 million STEM experts in our talent communities. In the UK our experts have continued to make a difference with their work to support young people getting into STEM, including working with charities like&nbsp;STEM Learning UK&rsquo;s Ambassador Program and&nbsp;MAMA.codes - Raising Digital Kids. We also working to support and encourage the growing pool of future talent through our&nbsp;STEM Council For Good&nbsp;North America programme, which provides mentorship pathways for people wanting to get into STEM. We are dedicated to breaking down barriers and unleashing the potential of our diverse and ambitious STEM candidates, helping them change lives, change businesses and change futures.

National STEM Day

Actions speak louder than words. Job seekers want more than talk, they&rsquo;re seeking values-aligned businesses and they&rsquo;re not being quiet about it. Check out the stats of how and why prioritising equity, diversity and inclusivity is good for business, especially when attracting diverse talent. Find out more about the importance of creating diverse and inclusive workplaces in our Global Impact Report, which shares our journey and details on how we can support your CSR, Sustainability and ED&amp;I journey.&nbsp; <a href="~/link.aspx?_id=EED2A61102BA43F89A6FC653B434C848&amp;_z=z">Read our Global Impact Report here.</a>
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Check out the stats of how and why prioritising equity, diversity and inclusivity is good for business, especially when attracting diverse talent.

Diverse Talent Pools Infographic

A big congratulations to our&nbsp;Impellam Group&nbsp;CEO,&nbsp;Julia Robertson, CEO of Global Managed Services,&nbsp;Simon Blockley&nbsp;and Managing Director of&nbsp;Lorien,&nbsp;David Gettins, who have all been named on&nbsp;Staffing Industry Analysts&nbsp;2023 Staffing 100 Europe list!&nbsp; The list recognises European staffing leaders who are champions of change and boldly creating new pathways within the transforming workforce solutions ecosystem.&nbsp; We are thrilled that they have been recognised once again for their incredible work and leadership, as this is&nbsp;Julia&rsquo;s 9th,&nbsp;Simon&rsquo;s 7th and&nbsp;David&rsquo;s 2nd consecutive time appearing on the list.&nbsp;

A big congratulations to our Impellam Group CEO, Julia Robertson, CEO of Global Managed Services, Simon Blockley and Managing Director of Lorien, David Gettins, who have all been named on Staffing Industry Analysts 2023 Staffing 100 Europe list!

A huge congratulations to our longest serving employee Maria Lewis, for 35 years at&nbsp;Impellam Group!&nbsp;
Paul McMahon, Group Director of Operations and Transformation, commented on the occasion, "Maria celebrates her 35 years&rsquo; service this week and is now the longest serving employee at Impellam which is truly amazing. Maria&rsquo;s many years of service are a true testimony of her dedication and commitment to the organization,&nbsp; Thank you for your hard work and dedication over the last 35 years and a big congratulations for achieving such a significant milestone".
We couldn&rsquo;t be more thankful and proud of her dedication and work with us, over all these years - she is a true OG Virtuoso!&nbsp;

A huge congratulations to our longest serving employee Maria Lewis, for 35 years at Impellam Group!

Longest serving employee

Our UNITY BRG Groups IMMultiCultural and IMWomxn recently came together to host an event at our London office to recognise and celebrate UK Black History Month, with the theme of &lsquo;amplifying the voices of female empowerment&rsquo;. The event included a panel of guest speakers,&nbsp;Rumbi Pfende, Cofounder and COO of&nbsp;MAMA.codes - Raising Digital Kids,&nbsp;Leke Sholuade, Founder and CEO of&nbsp;Black Valley, and&nbsp;Lauren Langdell, Global Community Director of &nbsp;Women in DevOps, who shared their personal and professional experiences.&nbsp; It was an insightful and impactful session for our colleagues to learn and ask questions about how we, a workforce and STEM talent solutions company, ensure that everyone has the same experience.&nbsp; At&nbsp;Impellam Group, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable culture and we work in partnership with our colleagues, our clients and our communities towards creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces.
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Impellam hosted an event at our London office to recognise and celebrate UK Black History Month, with the theme of &lsquo;amplifying the voices of female empowerment&rsquo;.

Black History Month event

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<h5>Are you looking to attract a more diverse talent workforce? </h5>
<h5>Find out more in our new Thought Leadership Insights piece that includes insights from our experts Hoa Ngo, Danny Cohen, Ann Bookout, Lianne Watkinson, as well as Veolia, who we partner with on a DE&amp;I award winning workforce solution.</h5>
<h5>Read it to find out more about the importance of creating diverse and inclusive workplaces and the steps you can take towards making this happen.</h5>
<h5>Want to know more? For a more detailed overview you can check out our Global Impact Report which shares our journey and details on how we can support your CSR, Sustainability and ED&amp;I journey.</h5>
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<h5><a href="https://cdn.sourceflow.co.uk/7vjvztr53ixhj3yhxglpieh7p5ke" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read our Diverse Talent Pools Insights here</a></h5>
<h5><a href="https://www.impellam.com/insights/impellam-launches-impact-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read our Impact Report here</a></h5>
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Impellam's Thought Leadership piece on Diverse Talent Pools in recruitment, which explores explore the importance of creating diverse and inclusive workplaces and details steps customers can take towards making this happen.

Diverse Talent Pools

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<h2>Top tips to recognise legitimate recruiter emails and avoid phishing scams</h2>
There&rsquo;s been a recent increase in email and WhatsApp phishing scams targeting recruitment companies, where people are being contacted by scammers posing as recruiters. 
We would never want our candidates to fall victim to these spoof scams that are using our name. 
Here are our top tips to distinguish legit recruiter emails and avoid phishing scams.
<h2>Beware of WhatsApp</h2>
Our recruiters would not reach out or contact you on WhatsApp as a first point of contact for a new role.
If someone contacts you on WhatsApp claiming to be from Impellam Group or one of our brands, please ignore the message and block the number.
If you believe you may have been a victim of a WhatsApp scam, you can&nbsp;report it&nbsp;to the app by following these steps:
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<li aria-level="1">Android: open WhatsApp, tap&nbsp;More Options, and head to&nbsp;Settings&gt;Help&gt;Contact Us&nbsp;to submit a scam report.</li>
<li>iOS: Open WhatsApp, tap Settings&gt;Help&gt;Contact Us.</li>
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<h2>Check for official contact information</h2>
Genuine recruiters provide their contact information, including a phone number and an official company address. Verify this information by searching for the recruiter or the company online through Google or LinkedIn.
Be wary if you can't find any information or if the contact details are inconsistent with the company's official information.
<h2>Verify the sender's identity</h2>
Start by checking the sender's email address. Legitimate recruiters usually use corporate email domains (e.g., @impellam.com). 
Be cautious if the email comes from a generic or suspicious domain, such as @gmail.com or @yahoo.com. Or if the company name has a spelling mistake in the domain. Scammers sometimes go to the lengths to include a company name but spell it incorrectly such Innpellam instead of Impellam.
<h2>Don&rsquo;t succumb to the pressure of urgent requests</h2>
Phishing emails often use urgency or high-pressure tactics to manipulate or trick the recipients. They may claim that you must act immediately to secure a job opportunity. Legit recruiters typically provide a reasonable timeframe for response and encourage you to research the opportunity.
<h2>Check the email content</h2>
Pay close attention to the email's content as legitimate recruiter emails typically contain personalised information, such as your name and details about the job opportunity. 
Be cautious if the email is overly generic, lacks specific details, or contains numerous spelling and grammatical mistakes, as these can be red flags.
<h2>Don't click on suspicious links</h2>
Be wary of any links or attachments. Hover your mouse over links to see the URL and verify it without actually clicking on them and do not open or download any attachments. Legitimate recruiters may include links to their company website or a job portal however, phishing emails can often contain links to malicious websites or attachments to infiltrate your computer &ndash; so make sure you check.
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There&rsquo;s been a recent increase in email and WhatsApp phishing scams targeting recruitment companies. Here are our top tips to distinguish legit recruiter emails and avoid phishing scams.

Top tips to avoid scams

We&rsquo;re thrilled to announce&nbsp;the launch of the Impellam Global Impact Report.&nbsp;
Our mission is to be the world&rsquo;s most trusted workforce and STEM solutions group.
Increasingly people are looking to businesses to lead the way on economic, environmental and social&nbsp;sustainability. As a purpose-led,&nbsp;connected business we&rsquo;re uniquely placed to help build better businesses and help people lead more fulfilling lives through the power of work.&nbsp;
We have created the Impact Report to highlight our&nbsp;social impact, and our CSR and sustainability strategies, to demonstrate how we can help your&nbsp;journey.&nbsp;
The report showcases how we&rsquo;re helping to create inclusive and welcoming workplaces by removing barriers to employment, and how we are providing life-changing opportunities for our candidates.&nbsp;
We share our wellbeing, social purpose and ED&amp;I initiatives and are transparent about our journey to Net Zero.
The report shares strategy and inspiration for how, together, we can change businesses, change lives and change futures.
<a href="https://cdn.sourceflow.co.uk/afvwuv0ikywlcwrcon0nwq2lf8oi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download and read our Impact Report</a>
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Impellam's Global Impact Report, spotlighting ED&amp;I, CSR and Sustainability has launched.

Impellam launches Impact Report

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Congratulations to our UK Managing Director of Guidant Global, Karina Townley, who has been named as APSCo OutSource Leader of the Year at the APSCO OutSource Awards for Excellence 2023!&nbsp; The award recognises a member who has demonstrated great leadership skills and qualities in motivating and inspiring their teams.&nbsp; We&rsquo;re so proud of Karina for being recognised for her incredible leadership and work for our colleagues and clients!&nbsp;
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UK Managing Director of Guidant Global, Karina Townley, who has been named as APSCo OutSource Leader of the Year at the APSCO OutSource Awards for Excellence 2023!

Karina Townley named APSCo Leader

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Congratulations to&nbsp;Lorien&nbsp;who won the The&nbsp;Amdaris&nbsp;Long-Term Partnership Award (Enterprise) and&nbsp;Comensura, in partnership with&nbsp;Veolia UK, who won the DE&amp;I Award at the 2023 TIARA Talent Solutions Awards Europe!
The&nbsp;TIARA Awards&nbsp;shine a spotlight and celebrate the best RPO, MSP and Talent Solutions providers in Europe.
The judges provided the following feedback for each of the awards -&nbsp;
DE&amp;I Award - "Comensura demonstrated clear metrics for success,&nbsp;actions&nbsp;and measurable results across a wide spectrum of DE&amp;I.&nbsp;The energy around this project&nbsp;leapt of the&nbsp;submission.&nbsp;The judges applauded&nbsp;the diversity&nbsp;and&nbsp;ambition&nbsp;of their&nbsp;targets,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the work that&nbsp;went into tackling each of&nbsp;them."
The&nbsp;Amdaris&nbsp;Long-Term Partnership Award (Enterprise)&nbsp;-&nbsp;This was an impressive submission with&nbsp;great detail&nbsp;around the growth of the partnership and&nbsp;scalability. Lorien showed a strong focus on delivery, but also on diversity. The judges loved&nbsp;the focus on upskilling,&nbsp;development&nbsp;and knowledge sharing.&nbsp;Lorien has delivered value across so many key areas for their client and&nbsp;demonstrates&nbsp;strong outside of the box thinking to diversify hiring pipelines. We&rsquo;re proud that our Virtuosos from&nbsp;Lorien&nbsp;and&nbsp;Comensura&nbsp;have been recognised for their incredible work in helping our customers build better businesses, changing the lives of under-represented talent, and making a measurable impact.
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Congratulations to Lorien who won the The Amdaris Long-Term Partnership Award (Enterprise) and Comensura, in partnership with Veolia UK, who won the DE&amp;I Award at the 2023 TIARA Talent Solutions Awards Europe!

TIARA Award Winners

Teams from&nbsp;Impellam Group&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Guidant Global&nbsp;recently assembled at Dorney Lake for the 2023 Superhero Tri, powered by Marvel. The&nbsp;Superhero Series, founded by Paralympian Sophia Warner, is the UK&rsquo;s only disability sports series, where people with disabilities (Everyday Superheroes) can call the shots and not worry about cut-off times or equipment restrictions, surrounded by a community of people who understand overcoming challenges. Our 3 teams of Everyday Superheroes and supportive sidekicks took on the Superhero Tri&nbsp;Sprint, which consisted of a 150m swim, 3km cycle/wheel and 1km run/walk to the finish &ndash; some using adapted bikes from&nbsp;Get Cycling CIC. Congratulations to our teams and everyone who was there to support the day!
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Teams from Impellam Group &amp; Guidant Global recently assembled at Dorney Lake for the 2023 Superhero Tri, for the Superhero Series, a disability sport series.

Superhero Tri 2023

At&nbsp;Impellam Group, we&rsquo;re changing businesses by breaking stereotypes and striving to improve diversity, equity and inclusion.&nbsp;Comensura&nbsp;has been partnering with&nbsp;New Futures Network&nbsp;and prisons to help prisoners reintegrate into society and employment. Recently, they hosted a Prison Collaboration Day at our Luton office, with Prison Employment Leads from HMP Drake Hall, Featherstone and Chelmsford, because members of our leadership team -&nbsp;Hoa Ngo,&nbsp;Simon Blockley,&nbsp;Joscelin Conrad&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lianne Watkinson&nbsp;- are part of their Employment Advisory Boards.&nbsp; The day was designed to share knowledge, with guests learning from Impellam subject matter experts and in turn, our guests hosted a lunch and learn sharing the great work they are leading which is designed to help prisoners into meaningful work and reduce reoffending. &nbsp; In addition, our business resource group IMWomxn organised clothing donations for the women at Drake Hall to wear during interviews to help build confidence.
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Comensura has partnered with New Futures Network and prisons to help prisoners reintegrate into society and employment - Impellam held a hosted a Prison Collaboration Day at our Luton office.

Prison Collaboration Day

Recently our&nbsp;Lorien&nbsp;North America team and members of our sustainability-focused business resource group&nbsp;IMEarth, partnered with&nbsp;HEAL THE PLANET&nbsp;- an environmental education charity that actively engages with communities on important environmental initiatives. &nbsp; We&rsquo;re proud of our team for clearing 72 pounds of rubbish during the beach clean-up at Fort Lauderdale and to show our commitment we also donated $1000 to help&nbsp;HEAL THE PLANET&nbsp;to continue to do their essential work!&nbsp; Well done to our&nbsp;Lorien&nbsp;and IMEarth team and shout out to&nbsp;Lorien&nbsp;President&nbsp;Ryan McMahon&nbsp;for sponsoring and supporting this initiative.
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Our Lorien North America team cleared 72 pounds of rubbish during the beach clean-up at Fort Lauderdale partnering with HEAL THE PLANET.

Beach Clean Up - HEAL THE PLANET

We&rsquo;re thrilled to announce&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bartech-staffing/" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Bartech Staffing</a>&nbsp;has been recognized as a Top-Rated IT &amp; Engineering Staffing firm by&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-recruiters/" data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Great Recruiters</a>&nbsp;for the second time running!&nbsp; The accolade recognizes how&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bartech-staffing/" data-attribute-index="4" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Bartech Staffing</a>&nbsp;has distinguished themselves in the industry, for the first half of 2023 by receiving 231 reviews with an average rating of 4.83! This reflects the incredible commitment and work of our Virtuosos. We are proud of our&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bartech-staffing/" data-attribute-index="6" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Bartech Staffing</a>&nbsp;team for nurturing and providing the best engineering talent in North America.&nbsp;&nbsp; Congratulations to our&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bartech-staffing/" data-attribute-index="8" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Bartech Staffing</a>&nbsp;team!&nbsp;

Bartech Staffing has been recognized as a Top-Rated IT &amp; Engineering Staffing firm by Great Recruiters for the second time running!

Bartech Staffing Top Rated

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<h3>We are delighted to announce&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAALjcgBqt3-TqczXObJz4D4cocl293Zelw" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Robin Sanders</a>&nbsp;has been promoted to Chief Sales Officer of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Impellam Group</a>&nbsp;North America.</h3>
 
Robin has been part of the Group for over 10 years, most recently in the role of Senior Vice President of Client Solutions at our brands&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/lorien/" data-attribute-index="4" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Lorien</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/guidant-global/" data-attribute-index="6" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Guidant Global</a>. She will be leading&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" data-attribute-index="8" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Impellam Group</a>&nbsp;North America's growth strategy across our brands to acquire new customers for the Solution Sales Group.&nbsp;
Simon Blockley, CEO of Global Managed Services at Impellam said of her promotion "Robin is a highly respected leader and has been a true Virtuoso throughout her 10+ years of dedicated service. Over the past 12 months, Robin has taken on significant additional responsibility as the Sales Leader for Impellam in North America and is spearheading sales for our Integrated Workforce Solutions for GMS and STEM.
Robin is an outstanding contributor and a wonderful colleague&hellip; and I can&rsquo;t wait to see the next barrage of amazing achievements!"
Congratulations&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAALjcgBqt3-TqczXObJz4D4cocl293Zelw" data-attribute-index="10" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Robin</a>!&nbsp;
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Robin Sanders has been promoted to Chief Sales Officer of Impellam Group North America.

Robin Sanders promoted

Oar-some work from our teams who took part in the Corporate Charity Dragon Boat Race event! Our teams included participants from&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/carbon-60/" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Carbon60</a>,&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/comensura/" data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Comensura</a>, our Customer Office,&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/guidant-global/" data-attribute-index="4" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Guidant Global</a>,&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/lorien/" data-attribute-index="6" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Lorien</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/srg-/" data-attribute-index="8" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">SRG</a>. Teams battled it out on the water at Dorney Lake and were joined by clients to raise money for some great causes. A huge well done and paddle on the back to everyone who took part!&nbsp; Our teams and clients raised an extra-oar-dinary&nbsp;&pound;10,308 for our charity partner <a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/liaswingsuk/" data-attribute-index="10" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Lia's Wings</a>, as well as, <a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/save-the-children/" data-attribute-index="12" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Save the Children UK</a>, <a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/marie-curie/" data-attribute-index="14" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Marie Curie UK</a>, <a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/comic-relief/" data-attribute-index="16" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Comic Relief</a> and <a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-autistic-society/" data-attribute-index="18" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">The National Autistic Society</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Our teams took part in the Corporate Charity Dragon Boat Race event! Our teams included participants from Carbon60, Comensura, our Customer Office, Guidant Global, Lorien &amp; SRG.

Dragon boat race charity event

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<h4>We have been made aware of a WhatsApp scam using our name. Our recruiters would not reach out or contact you on WhatsApp as a first point of contact for a new role.</h4>
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<h4>If someone contacts you on WhatsApp claiming to be from Impellam Group or one of our brands, please block the number or report the scam in WhatsApp.</h4>
<h4><a href="../../../../../../insights/top-tips-to-avoid-scams">You can also click here to read our top tips to avoid WhatsApp and phishing email scams</a></h4>

We have been made aware of a WhatsApp scam using our name. Our recruiters would not reach out or contact you on WhatsApp as a first point of contact for a new role.

WhatsApp scam

Congratulations to&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAM--1sBPQoJL9bZMw8NeLt1629PeVZ9Ot4" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Arsenio T. Bell,</a>&nbsp;on being named on&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/staffing-industry-analysts/" data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Staffing Industry Analysts</a>&nbsp;40 under 40 list! Arsenio started his career as a recruiting intern in 2008, and today serves as VP of client solutions for global managed services at&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/guidant-global/" data-attribute-index="4" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Guidant Global</a>. In his interview, Arsenio said, &ldquo;I want to shake this industry up &mdash; make changes for the better. Someone might see me on this 40 Under 40 list and say, &lsquo;He was an intern just like me.&rsquo; I have a responsibility to be a role model for people who look like me.&rdquo; Read Arsenio&rsquo;s<a href="http://40under40.staffingindustry.com/arsenio-t-bell-2023/"> full profile head to SIA</a>

Arsenio T. Bell named on Staffing Industry Analysts 40 under 40 list!

Arsenio Bell in SIA 40 under 40

At&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Impellam Group</a>, it&rsquo;s our culture of Virtuosity and the collaboration between our Virtuosos which truly sets us apart. Last week, we celebrated our people and their combined expertise, by holding a Proposition Growth Event alongside our direct sourcing technology partners,&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bullhorn/" data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Bullhorn</a>&nbsp;for Salesforce. Our Virtuosos were given a safe space to ask questions, discuss opportunities and share experiences.&nbsp;We were so impressed with the energy everyone put into thinking outside of the box, whilst keeping our customers at the heart of everything we do. Through our ongoing determination to do more and to be bold and brave, we help change lives, businesses and futures through the power of work.

Impellam Group celebrated our people and their combined expertise, by holding a Proposition Growth Event alongside our direct sourcing technology partners, Bullhorn for Salesforce.

Proposition Growth Event

We are thrilled to announce we have been named as a &ldquo;Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion&rdquo; by&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/disabilityin/" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Disability:IN</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-association-of-people-with-disabilities/" data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">American Association of People with Disabilities</a>' Disability Equality Index&reg; (DEI) in North America. The DEI is a comprehensive benchmarking tool that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions that they can take to achieve disability inclusion and equality. Each company receives a score, on a scale of zero (0) to 100, with those earning 80 and above recognized as a &ldquo;Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion&rdquo; &ndash;&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" data-attribute-index="4" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Impellam Group</a>&nbsp;scored 90. The DEI is a joint initiative of the&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-association-of-people-with-disabilities/" data-attribute-index="6" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">American Association of People with Disabilities</a>&nbsp;(AAPD), the nation&rsquo;s largest disability rights organization, and&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/disabilityin/" data-attribute-index="8" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Disability:IN</a>, the global business disability inclusion network, to collectively advance the inclusion of people with disabilities. At&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" data-attribute-index="10" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Impellam Group</a>, we are dedicated to creating a working environment which allows people to feel they can bring their authentic selves to work. We are proud of the work of our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council &ndash; UNITY, our employee-led business resource groups, our senior leaders and our Virtuosos. We are committed to continuing to our progress on our&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=disabilityinclusion&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7084538889113088001" data-attribute-index="12">#DisabilityInclusion</a>&nbsp;journey, to drive tangible actions toward full inclusion and equality. Learn more about the <a href="https://disabilityin.org/what-we-do/disability-equality-index/">Disability Equality Index</a>, please click here.

Impellam NA named as a &ldquo;Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion&rdquo; by Disability:IN and American Association of People with Disabilities' Disability Equality Index&reg; (DEI) in North America.

Disability Inclusion award

At&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Impellam Group</a>, we are proud supporters of Armed Forces Day, a day that celebrates those serving, service families, veterans and cadets. Earlier this year,&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Impellam Group</a>&nbsp;joined&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/carbon-60/" data-attribute-index="4" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Carbon60</a>,&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/lorien/" data-attribute-index="6" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Lorien</a>,&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/comensura/" data-attribute-index="8" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Comensura</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/guidant-global/" data-attribute-index="10" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Guidant Global</a>&nbsp;in officially signing the Armed Forces Covenant. The Armed Forces Covenant represents our promise to ensure that those who have served or are currently serving in the armed forces, as well as their families, are treated with fairness and equity.

At Impellam Group, we are proud supporters of Armed Forces Day, a day that celebrates those serving, service families, veterans and cadets.

Happy Armed Forces Day

Recently a cohort from our Unity - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council and Virtuosos went to the&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/google/" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Google</a>&nbsp;offices in the UK to learn more about&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=iamremarkable&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7078012846009135104" data-attribute-index="2">#IAmRemarkable</a>. &nbsp;&nbsp; <a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=iamremarkable&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7078012846009135104" data-attribute-index="3">#IAmRemarkable</a> is a global movement that empowers everyone, including underrepresented groups, to celebrate their achievements in the workplace and beyond, while challenging the social perception around self-promotion. &nbsp; A number of&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" data-attribute-index="4" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Impellam Group</a>&nbsp;people will become&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=iamremarkable&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7078012846009135104" data-attribute-index="6">#IAmRemarkable</a>&nbsp;facilitators and we look forward to working with&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/google/" data-attribute-index="7" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Google</a>&nbsp;in bringing the&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=iamremarkable&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7078012846009135104" data-attribute-index="9">#IAmRemarkable</a>&nbsp;movement into our wider Group, our Unity Council and our clients.

A cohort from our Unity - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council and Virtuosos went to the Google offices in the UK to learn more about #IAmRemarkable.

I Am Remarkable Event

<h3>Chicago Pride Fest 2023</h3>
<h4> At Impellam Group, we&rsquo;ve been recognising and celebrating Pride month. We were honoured to sponsor a booth at the Chicago Pride Fest. It was organised by our Business Resource Group IMProud, as part of our Unity &ndash; Equity Diversity and Inclusion Council. In attendance, to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community, were many of our North America IMProud Virtuosos and senior leadership team.</h4>
Anna Leszczynski our IMProud BRG Co-Lead, attended and said 'Between the positive energy, sunshine, fun giveaways, and new faces brought to our booth &ndash; it was exceptionally heartwarming. IMProud to work for a company like Impellam Group that embodies authenticity, allyship, and the beauty of individuality, diversity, and equity throughout this past weekend and beyond!'

Impellam were honoured to sponsor a booth at the Chicago Pride Fest and attend with many of our colleagues joining.

Chicago Pride Fest 2023

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<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW136487012 BCX8" style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> The Empower Role Model lists supported by&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/youtube/" data-attribute-index="6" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">YouTube</a>, showcases and celebrates leaders who are leading by example through driving inclusion, breaking down barriers and opening up opportunities within the workplace for people of colour. At&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" data-attribute-index="8" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Impellam Group</a>, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse culture built on trust. We&rsquo;re proud that&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAADQZJ0B25zpe_V6TGOABJxNdWJDuPShhYg" data-attribute-index="10" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Hoa Ngo</a>&nbsp;has been named and recognised for her incredible work in promoting diversity and inclusion within the workplace.&nbsp; <a class="button" href="https://empower.involverolemodels.org/poll/2023-top-100-executives/">You can read the full list of Executives here.</a></div>

Congratulations to our UK Managing Director of Comensura, Hoa Ngo, who has been named in the INvolve - The Inclusion People Empower 2023 Top 100 Executives list.

Hoa Ngo named in top 100

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<h3>Happy Pride Month! 🌈 </h3>
 We&rsquo;re excited to be celebrating Pride Month with events and resources organised by our Business Resource Group IMProud. These include a Group-wide trivia quiz, an ABC of Pride &ndash; the 2023 edition will include recommendations of podcasts, movies and books from our Virtuosos. We&rsquo;re also honoured to be sponsoring the 2023 NA Chicago Pride Fest on the 17th of June. We have Virtuosos and members of our Impellam NA senior leadership team attending to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. We will soon be making an announcement about how we are deepening our support as a global group for the LGBTQIA+ community &ndash; stay tuned for news soon! At Impellam, we want everyone to feel they can bring their authentic selves to work. Our support for the LGBTQIA+ community doesn't start and stop in June, it is underpinned by a year-round commitment to creating equitable workplaces for all our people.

At Impellam, we want everyone to feel they can bring their authentic selves to work. Our support for the LGBTQIA+ community doesn't start and stop in June, it is underpinned by a year-round commitment to creating equitable workplaces for all our people.

Happy Pride Month 2023

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Findings from our&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/lorien/" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Lorien</a>&nbsp;candidate sentiment research survey, &ldquo;What Tech Candidates Want&rdquo; showed no under 25s from the tech world want to work in the office full time, and 61% of 35&ndash;44-year-old candidates wanted to work remotely all of the time.&nbsp; The&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/talintpartners/" data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">TALiNT Partners</a>&nbsp;article '72% of companies, globally, have mandated a return to the workplace'&nbsp;features our research and includes&nbsp;<a style="margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAFRk9ABP-0XdsAaMeT3G64iFUyZPmr0WMU" data-attribute-index="4" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Joanna Fagbadegun</a>, our Director of Sales at&nbsp;<a style="margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/lorien/" data-attribute-index="6" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Lorien</a>. 
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She commented '&ldquo;The results of the Unispace study don&rsquo;t come as a huge shock &ndash; the culture clash between employees and employers in relation to returning to the office has been brewing for several months now. When I talk to clients, contacts, colleagues, friends and family about work, the discussion inevitably turns to remote vs hybrid, but more importantly &ndash; choice. Choice around which days and/or how many days you work from home vs the office. As prospective candidates and employees emerge into post-pandemic life it&rsquo;s not one size fits all, and I think the increased desire to see staff return to the office comes at an incredibly tricky time; in the UK we&rsquo;re dealing with record interest rates, unreliable public transport due to strikes, high costs of commuting&hellip; and to top it all off, your lunchtime sandwich and drink rarely leave you with much change from a tenner anymore....&nbsp;It&rsquo;s hard to say which way it will go as the market shifts away from being so dominantly candidate-led. I suspect there is a mental game of &lsquo;chicken&rsquo; being played between employers and employees in relation to the return to the office, and it&rsquo;s now a case now of who will blink first!&rdquo;
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<a class="button" href="https://www.talintinternational.com/72-of-companies-globally-have-now-mandated-a-return-to-the-workplace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read the TALiNT Partners article here.</a>
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<a class="button" href="https://www.lorienglobal.com/insights/what-tech-candidates-want-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out our Lorien research survey report here.</a>

Findings from our Lorien candidate sentiment research survey, &ldquo;What Tech Candidates Want&rdquo; showed no under 25s from the tech world want to work in the office full time, and 61% of 35&ndash;44-year-old candidates wanted to work remotely all of the time.

Are return-to-office mandates helping or hurting employers?

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<h3 class="Paragraph SCXW136487012 BCX8" style="color: windowtext; background-color: transparent; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;">Congratulations to&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAA6_cQB0x5V6C-G2Z1x_6ckJ_I3eNgdTKA" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Marie France</a>, Senior VP of Global Managed Services at Impellam NA and&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAABWo5QB-lsLg3z_5P12gPi8bxNP5oCYOtQ" data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Danny Cohen</a>, Head of STEM, Impellam NA, who have been named &lsquo;Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion Influencers&rsquo; for 2023 by&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/staffing-industry-analysts/" data-attribute-index="4" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Staffing Industry Analysts</a>. </h3>
They have been recognised for their work and passion in advancing DE&amp;I in their communities and within our company. At&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impellamgroup-plc/" data-attribute-index="6" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Impellam Group</a>, we believe in the power of work and we believe in the power of equity, diversity and inclusion. We&rsquo;re proud that&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAABWo5QB-lsLg3z_5P12gPi8bxNP5oCYOtQ" data-attribute-index="8" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Danny</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAA6_cQB0x5V6C-G2Z1x_6ckJ_I3eNgdTKA" data-attribute-index="10" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Marie</a>&nbsp;have been recognised for their outstanding work in DE&amp;I and they join&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABp0GiYBGzi007lNKWU8mDxrZHwrnU8uVHs" data-attribute-index="12" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Ann Bookout</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAPiR5ABEnA2wlqkeO4ZezpBv0IIhZVugRI" data-attribute-index="14" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Beth Armesto</a>&nbsp;on this important list.
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Congratulations to Marie France, Senior VP of Global Managed Services at Impellam NA and Danny Cohen, Head of STEM, Impellam NA, who have been named &lsquo;Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion Influencers&rsquo; for 2023 by Staffing Industry Analysts.

Marie France and Danny Cohen named as DEI Influencers

We are delighted to announce&nbsp;<a style="margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAGJSY8BecwHhJ0URKR8D6rsMIKbj59h6K4" data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Scott Waletzke</a>&nbsp;has been appointed Vice President of Talent Fulfilment for&nbsp;<a style="margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/guidant-global/" data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY">Guidant Global</a>, North America.
As VP of Talent Fulfilment, Waletzke has been tasked with building direct delivery capability across the organization&rsquo;s well-established MSP and RPO portfolio, elevating its already significant direct sourcing proposition in the market. 
Simon Blockley, Global Managed Services CEO, believes Scott is the ideal person to drive talent fulfilment forward for Guidant Global and Impellam. &ldquo;We are thrilled to welcome Scott to our team as the new executive leader for talent fulfilment in direct sourcing and RPO. He is a collaborative, innovative, and boundary-pushing talent acquisition leader with a passion for reimagining the art of the possible. With his impressive background in the recruitment industry, he will play a pivotal role in helping us achieve our strategic growth objectives for direct sourcing and RPO, as we continue to innovate and deliver exceptional service to our clients.&rdquo; Scott Waletzke says he looks forward to collaborating with industry leading colleagues across the Group and creating best in class talent acquisition strategies for customers: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m privileged to have been asked to lead and further enhance talent fulfilment and workforce solutions for Guidant Global. Guidant&rsquo;s strong, and inclusive culture was evident to me right away and we share a passion for finding a better way to deliver talent solutions for our customers, as they navigate the ever-changing world of work.&nbsp;I look forward to working with and supporting my colleagues, and to creating strong, meaningful relationships with our outstanding portfolio of clients.&rdquo;
 Scott Waletzke is a recruitment Industry executive leader with over 25 years&rsquo; experience designing, implementing, and operating successful contingent workforce and RPO programs across multiple industries. He is a thought leader and influential business partner focused on customer success and profitable delivery outcomes. His career history includes previous roles with Adecco Group, Hire Velocity, Career Builder, and Spherion.

Guidant Global North America announced the appointment of Scott Waletzke as Vice President of Talent Fulfilment

Guidant Global NA appoints Scott Waletzke

There&rsquo;s always a new buzzword in recruitment, we&rsquo;ve recently had &lsquo;quiet quitting&rsquo; and &lsquo;the great resignation&rsquo;, to name but a few.&nbsp;
Right now, there&rsquo;s a lot of noise about ChatGPT, and it has had many of us heading to Google to find out more. Don&rsquo;t worry, we&rsquo;ve got you!
Read more in our insight page: <a href="../../../../../../insights/chatgpt-and-the-future-of-work-and-recruitment">ChatGPT and the future of work and recruitment</a>
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An infographic which explains what ChatGPT is and how it is set apart from other chatbots

What is ChatGPT

<h2>Are you curious about ChatGPT? Interested in Artificial intelligence?</h2>
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Are you wondering what is the future of ChatGPT? Check out our research below to learn more about its impact on the future of work and recruitment., along with insights on technology and its limitations, and how technology will help us be more productive and help shape our roles.
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<h2>Asking yourself 'How does ChatGPT work?' Interested in Artifical Intelligence? We've got you covered.&nbsp;</h2>
Learn more about the future of work and recruitment from our industry experts, along with insights on technology and its limitations, and how technology will help us be more productive and help shape our roles.&nbsp;
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<h2>So what is the future of ChatGPT Recruitment?</h2>
There&rsquo;s been a lot of noise about ChatGPT since it was made available to the public for free in November 2022. What sets it apart from other AI models &ndash; according to ChatGPT itself &ndash; is its ability to understand context and generate responses that are relevant to the conversation in a human-like way. In other words, it can &lsquo;think.&rsquo; It can create new content and ideas, and even write essays, scripts and poems. In fact, some of the leading names in tech recently penned an open letter calling for a six month pause on AI experiments, stating "Contemporary AI systems are now becoming human-competitive at general tasks."
Not surprisingly, skilled professionals, from content creators to SEO specialists, are feeling vulnerable. And the latest version, GPT-4, which launched in March 2023, looks set to make everyone from web developers to lawyers nervous too. In fact, automation will impact all workers across all sectors, with one in four jobs at risk. Forrester predicts that, by 2030 1.5million jobs will be lost in Australia <a title="test" href="https://www.forrester.com/press-newsroom/forrester-automation-will-cause-australias-job-market-to-shrink-11-by-2030/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australias job market to shrink by 2030</a>, and by 2040, <a href="https://www.forrester.com/press-newsroom/forresters-future-of-jobs-forecast-12-million-jobs-will-be-lost-to-automation-across-europe-by-2040/">12 million jobs will be lost in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK</a>. In the US, <a href="https://financesonline.com/jobs-lost-to-automation-statistics/">39 million people could lose their jobs by 2030</a>.
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<h2>How do I use ChatGPT to work more effectively?&nbsp;</h2>
At Impellam Group, our approach is human first, augmented by technology. It&rsquo;s important to utilize advantageous technology. For example, we&rsquo;ve invested in a digital process automation platform, to take care of our more repetitive tasks so our employees (we call them Virtuosos, because they make the difference) can focus on higher value ones like building relationships with our customers and candidates. In one instance, a Virtuoso was spending 80% of their time answering supplier emails. By automating responses to common queries, we&rsquo;ve reduced this to 90 minutes a week. Pamela Beard, SVP Technology &amp; Project Management, Guidant Global, says: &ldquo;People find no pleasure in a lot of repetitive work. By using the process automation platform, we&rsquo;re making the lives of our fellow team members better and their jobs more interesting.&rdquo;
We&rsquo;re also embracing automation and personalisation so we can provide a more responsive and engaging experience for candidates. Alexa Bradbury, Global Marketing Director, Guidant Global, explains that we use chatbots in high-volume recruitment programmes to bring efficiencies to first-round screening &ndash; for example, by filtering out those without a right to work and self-enabling administrative tasks such as interview scheduling. When it comes to saving time and money, the stats speak for themselves. &nbsp;The latest recruitment technology allows advanced automation and personalisation at scale, resulting in an average of 12% more placements per recruiter, 34% more submissions per head, and 8.5 days less time to fill. More importantly, recruiters are using this time to focus on developing relationships with the most qualified candidates, resulting in 64% higher fill rates&nbsp;and a 21% increase&nbsp;in redeployment.
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<h2>How does ChatGPT improve the candidate experience?</h2>
As well as enabling more time to be spent with candidates, AI can also improve the overall candidate experience. Darren Topping, Director of Solutions and Insight for Lorien UK commented, &ldquo;Our research into a positive candidate journey has shown that the right technology will benefit candidates as well as our clients. Things like real-time status updates of application progress, enabling applications to be created quickly and allowing candidates to rate their recruitment experience through various stages of the project can be achieved using AI and provide us with valuable data that will help us measure candidate satisfaction.&rdquo;
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<h2>What are the limitations of ChatGPT?</h2>
But AI technology such as ChatGPT has its limitations. Charlotte Horton, Head of Innovation and Insight, Impellam Group, says: &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve not seen a technology that can replace the emotional engagement that our people have with our customers and candidates. We buy services from people we like and people we trust; we can&rsquo;t (and don&rsquo;t want to) replace that.&rdquo;
Ryan McMahon, President, Lorien, agrees. He&rsquo;s been here before. The online job boards were going to be the end of recruiters; except they weren&rsquo;t and we&rsquo;re still here. He says: &ldquo;People want to communicate with people &ndash; especially about a job, something you spend 40 hours a week doing.&rdquo;
Technology is an enabler, but it can&rsquo;t form relationships. It can&rsquo;t listen, or question, or gather insight. It can&rsquo;t engage with customers to understand their problems and come up with a solution that best suits their needs. What AI can do is manage high volumes of work and at pace. It can automate tasks such as building resumes and creating job offers. It can make us more productive in carrying out these tasks, or it can free us up to use our human skills to focus on more rewarding work.
Of course, a number of current jobs in today&rsquo;s market could be described as repetitive &ndash; more than a third of them<a href="https://www.forrester.com/blogs/twenty-five-percent-of-europe-5-jobs-are-at-risk-from-automation-12-million-jobs-will-be-lost-by-2040/"> &lsquo;involve little complex thinking, judgment, or human interaction&rsquo;.</a> &ndash;. According to McKinsey, up to <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/australias-automation-opportunity-reigniting-productivity-and-inclusive-income-growth">21 million people in Europe and 5 million in Australia.</a>may have to leave <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/the-future-of-work-in-europe">declining occupations.</a>And in the US, nearly <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/the-future-of-work-in-america-people-and-places-today-and-tomorrow#section-header-2">40% of jobs are in occupations that could shrink by 2030</a> Even if your job is safe, you can expect your day-to-day activities to change. McKinsey&rsquo;s 2017 analysis of occupations found that, in 60% of jobs, at least <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/jobs-lost-jobs-gained-what-the-future-of-work-will-mean-for-jobs-skills-and-wages">30% of activities could be automated.</a>
But to suppose that technology is coming for our jobs misses an important point: by 2030, <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/the-future-of-work-in-europe">Europe will have 20 million fewer people of working age.</a> Not only that, the World Economic Forum predict there will be 150 million new technology jobs created over the next five years, and by 2030<a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/10/why-are-young-people-not-preparing-for-the-jobs-of-the-future/"> 77% of roles will require digital skills.</a> Charlotte explains: &ldquo;Ultimately, there aren&rsquo;t enough people in the workforce with the right skills to do the work. The robots aren&rsquo;t replacing humans; they&rsquo;re helping us to work smarter and do more.&rdquo;
So, fear not, with the right investment in both technology and people, robots can help us create a world of work that is more productive and rewarding than ever before. At Impellam we make sure people make the difference. Together, we can deliver a world where you&rsquo;ll always have exceptional people doing exceptional work.
ChatGPT is just one of the many tools impacting how we live and work&hellip;
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<h2 dir="ltr">Is ChatGPT part of the Metaverse?&nbsp;</h2>
Although ChatGPT isn&rsquo;t necessarily a part of the metaverse, AI technology similar to it plays a big part in the virtual world. The potential is unlimited. Literally. The metaverse will allow us to be in two (or more) places at once: to pursue an alternate career in an alternate reality, selling skills augmented by AI. In the metaverse, an avatar can produce and sell content while the real-life person sleeps. If it sounds out of this world, that&rsquo;s because it is, but it has practical applications for business in a world where we&rsquo;re beginning to embrace the global marketplace &ndash; and it could be the solution for remote working.
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<h2>&ldquo;Write For Us&rdquo; Technology will accelerate change &ndash; and bring new challenges for people to solve</h2>
AI like ChatGPT needs data centres and data centres need renewable energy &ndash; and they both need people to design, build, manage and maintain them. Ryan expects to see these sectors expand, alongside cyber security, as Lorien, our digital, transformation and technology recruitment brand, staffs the next generation of AI technology. In fact,&nbsp;worldwide employment in<a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/01/renewable-energy-transition-green-jobs/"> renewable energy is set to grow by more than 38 million jobs by 2030.</a>
And it&rsquo;s not only <a href="../../../../../../customer-solutions">STEM skills</a> that will be in demand either. Social and emotional skills such as entrepreneurship, initiative taking and leadership, and higher cognitive skills including creativity and critical thinking, will also be sought after.
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<h2>What is the potential of ChatGPT Recruitment? Opening up world(s) of talent and breaking down job definitions</h2>
Remote working has already opened up a world of talent, and new digital tools are helping to remove bias from the recruitment process and increase access to opportunity. Add the metaverse to the mix and what do you get? That means 24/7 access to worlds of talent &ndash; a supersized gig economy that augments your core workforce. As organisations automate or outsource more tasks, we&rsquo;ll see less defined job roles and lots of appetite for skills mapping. Talent will flow to work, enabling people to focus on their expertise &ndash; and technology will play a role in helping organisations to understand employees&rsquo; skill sets and behaviours and how to utilise them.
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<h2>What limitations does ChatGPT have?</h2>
Technology is only as good as the humans behind it &ndash; not to mention the humans using it too. AI draws its data from content produced by people, which means it&rsquo;s as flawed as those who created it. It might be misinformed, or biased, or both, and it requires human intervention to lead it in the right direction. As a research tool, ChatGPT is helping people to generate content in a more efficient way. Alexa explains: &ldquo;It helps our writers to do their research into the market quickly, but it&rsquo;s definitely not a silver bullet. It&rsquo;s a content aggregator, not original thought: we need to sense check it, make sure it&rsquo;s fit for purpose and put our own stamp on it.&rdquo;
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<h2>How do I get the most out of ChatGPT as an employer?</h2>
Digital natives embrace new technologies, and as more of them enter the workforce, they&rsquo;ll bring this acceptance &ndash; and expectation &ndash; with them. Employers competing for talent will need to engage with these people who&rsquo;ve grown up online &ndash; and AI will enable organisations to keep up with demand for content.
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