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Right to work checks have changed, what employers need to know
On 1 October 2026 the right to work scheme stopped being an employer-only problem. Agency workers, gig workers and sub-contractors are now in scope, and liability can travel up the supply chain to businesses that never engaged the worker. If your hiring relies on flexible labour, this one is yours.
Most employer brand problems aren't in the messaging
A candidate with two near-identical offers takes the other one, and it's rarely about salary. It's the feel they got for you before they decided. Four pieces of work fix that, in this order: audit, EVP, content, candidate experience.
Recruitment agency costs are out of control: what to do
If finance is asking questions about the agency bill, the problem is rarely one bad supplier. It's the model. Here's how to work out what you're really spending and which of five fixes you need: tighten the PSL, renegotiate, hire in-house, RPO or embedded.
Eleven ways to resource your hiring, compared
There are eleven distinct models for resourcing recruitment, and most businesses run two or three by accident. All eleven compared on the same eight criteria, with an honest note on which we sell and when a bigger provider is the better answer.
Top 10 RPO providers in the UK (August 2026)
The ten RPO providers most UK buyers end up shortlisting, organised by what each is best for rather than ranked. Published by one of them, so read the disclosure first.
Choosing an RPO partner, controlling hiring cost and building a brand candidates believe in
Three questions talent leaders in insurance and financial services keep asking: how do I know an RPO provider is any good, how do I fix cost and compliance together, and why do people say no at offer? Same problem, three angles.
The UK RPO market, reviewed by someone in it
We won Best RPO Business in 2025, which makes us either the best-placed firm to review this market or the worst. Every assessment here is one the provider would accept as fair, ours included.
What are the best talent solutions for small businesses in the UK?
SMEs face the same hiring pressures as large employers without the time, tooling or a recruitment team. Which solutions fit at which volume.
Insurance hiring | Building a talent engine
Longer time to hire, more drop-off, more pressure to evidence control. The insurers that hire best in 2026 will build a talent engine, not brief more agencies.
The 2026 shift: recruitment as an operating model
A role opens, someone asks for candidates ASAP, weeks pass, everyone wonders why. The organisations that hire well in 2026 work cleaner, not harder.
Startup hiring that actually scales: 5 non-negotiables for your first talent engine
Hiring for a startup is not just filling seats. Get it right and you build momentum; get it wrong and you lose time, money and focus. Five non-negotiables.
Building an insurtech talent engine: From legacy mindset to high-growth team
The difference between insurtechs that scale and those that stall is rarely the idea. It is the people. Six non-negotiables for hiring a team that can do both.
Vermelo RPO wins Best RPO award at Global Recruiter Awards 2025
Vermelo RPO has been named Best Recruitment Process Outsourcing Business at the Global Recruiter Awards 2025 in London. What the judges said, and what it means.
Vermelo RPO named finalist for “Best Recruitment Process Outsourcing Business” at the Global Recruiter Awards 2025
Vermelo RPO has secured a coveted spot on the 2025 Global Recruiter Awards shortlist for Best Recruitment Process Outsourcing Business, underscoring our commitment to delivering agile, high-impact hiring solutions across the UK.
What is Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and why does your business need it?
RPO explained without the jargon: what a provider actually does, how it compares with a recruitment agency, the types, the pricing models and when it's the right answer for your business.
RPO vs in-house recruitment: which is right for your business?
Keep hiring in-house or outsource it? Six things that differ between the two, five questions that decide it, and the honest answer, which is usually some of both.
Why you shouldn't pause your recruitment before Christmas
December isn't dead for hiring. Budgets expire, candidates are planning their January move and hiring managers finally have diary space. Six reasons to keep going, and one to start now.
How to review your RPO partner: what to measure and how often
An RPO fee is paid whether or not the hiring is good, so the review is where you find out. The measures to put in the contract, the three review rhythms, and what to do when the numbers are off.