Jobs News & Updates
- 25th March 2026
Midlands-based retail support provider UK Operational Project Support Ltd (UKOPS) has been sold to Euro Operational Project Support Ltd (EuroOPS)
City of Wolverhampton Council’s Skills Partnerships & Pathways service, working in partnership with City of Wolverhampton College, has collaborated closely with Wolves at Work through the West Midlands Youth Guarantee Trailblazer programme
- 23rd March 2026
National audit, tax, advisory and consulting firm Crowe has welcomed the government’s £1 billion package designed to bring 200,000 young people into work.
- 20th March 2026
Recruitment firm SF Recruitment has announced it is rebranding as SF Partners after more than two decades of growth.
- 19th March 2026
A major research project is underway in Birmingham, exploring current and future skills requirements, recruitment challenges and the impact of technological change across the West Midlands.
More than 1,000 residents have been supported into employment thanks to the council’s Wolves at Work Jobs, Skills and Careers Hub at i10.
Permanent placements fell for the first time in three months in February, as economic uncertainty and employers’ reluctance to take on permanent staff weighed on recruitment.
The business and assets of JLC Form and Laser Ltd have been sold to Savekers Solutions Ltd, saving 11 jobs.
The West Midlands has recorded the largest reduction in the gender pay gap of any UK region - narrowing by 2.8 percentage-points to 12.2 per cent, according to PwC’s Women in Work Index 2026.
- 25th February 2026
A fast-growing recruitment agency has made a high-profile appointment to spearhead the launch of a new business within the group.