London, 13th November, 2024 – We are thrilled to announce that our CEO, Rebecca Watson, has been honoured for the second consecutive year as one of the elite industry leaders on the SIA Global Power 150 Women in Staffing list. This recognition, awarded by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), recognises women for exceptional staffing industry contributions.

“The staffing industry is evolving rapidly amid significant transformations in technology and workforce dynamics, creating both challenges and exciting new opportunities. Our Global Power 150 Women in Staffing for this year have not only adapted to these changes but have excelled, setting new standards in the world of work,” said SIA President Ursula Williams. “Congratulations to our 2024 honorees for their vision, leadership, resilience, and dedication to driving positive change and shaping the future of our industry.”

For more information about RSS Global and our portfolio of recruitment brands, please visit www.rssglobal.com.

About RSS Global

RSS Global is a leading recruitment and workforce solutions provider, comprising a comprehensive portfolio of brands that cater to diverse industry needs. Our mission is to connect the best talent with the best opportunities, driving success for both clients and candidates.

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We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of The Recruitment Co., by Blue Arrow strengthening our position in the market, and expanding our portfolio of clients. Together, we’ll be able to offer an enhanced service to our customers, combining our collective talent, expertise, and geographical reach, offering temporary and permanent staffing through our extensive branch network, as well as managed service staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, and vendor management services across the UK and Ireland.

By joining forces, we will accelerate growth of the combined businesses, using the existing strengths of both Blue Arrow and The Recruitment Co. The acquisition reflects our commitment to delivering an enhanced customer experience, opportunities for our employees and candidates and executing the long-term strategy of the expanded group.

Blue Arrow Managing Director, Andy Hart will lead both companies.

About Blue Arrow

Blue Arrow is the UK’s Best-Known Staffing Agency with a strong track record in the transport, logistics, call centre, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, and public sectors. Founded in 1959, Blue Arrow is an award-winning employer that has been recognised as a Platinum Investor in People and is frequently among the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For.

About The Recruitment Co.

The Recruitment Co. is a respected, multi-sector recruitment company on a mission to keep the world of work moving. Their expertise and client-focused approach has made them a trusted partner for companies seeking top talent.

Mountain View, California – November 15, 2023 – Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) – the global research and advisory firm focused on staffing and workforce solutions – announced the 2023 Global Power 150 Women in Staffing honorees. In its ninth year, this annual list recognizes women for exceptional contributions in the staffing industry. 

Securing significant business opportunities. Boosting company revenue. Actively mentoring and sponsoring career growth of other women. These are just some of the triumphs of this year’s honorees. Not to mention these accomplishments were made during a time of major disruption and transformation. 

“The incredible impact of the 2023 Global Power 150 Women in Staffing is made even more remarkable given our current environment of post-pandemic shifts, economic concerns and geopolitical issues,” said Ursula Williams, chief operating officer for SIA. “Meeting such dramatic change and challenges with innovation and growth is a true power move, and the powerhouse women on this list have made such moves in the workforce solutions ecosystem. A huge congratulations to this year’s Global Power 150 Women in Staffing.”

2023 honorees include chief executive officers, sales leaders, and industry spokespeople. The Global Power 150 Women in Staffing is sponsored this year by Bullhorn Inc., a global provider of cloud-based software powering recruitment efforts.

“Congratulations to the honorees on this year’s Global Power 150 Women in Staffing list. We really enjoy sponsoring this award and celebrating this incredibly impressive group of leaders,” said Art Papas, chief executive officer of Bullhorn. “Each year, these leaders have brought their businesses to new heights, even in the face of a challenging economic environment. Their innovative thinking, contributions and mentorship help propel the entire staffing industry forward and provide inspiration to the next generation of staffing leaders.” 

About RSS Global

RSS Global is a leading recruitment and workforce solutions provider, comprising a comprehensive portfolio of brands that cater to diverse industry needs. Our mission is to connect the best talent with the best opportunities, driving success for both clients and candidates.

See SIA Global Power 150 Women in Staffing List here
See SIA press release here

Affinity Workforce Solutions (AWS) has acquired specialist education recruitment company, Career Teachers as part of its long-term goal to become the UK market leader in education.

The addition of Career Teachers demonstrates AWS’ ambition to grow steadily as part of its mission to supply multi-academy trusts (MATs) and schools with high quality candidates who make a real difference to children and young people.

Career Teachers is an established and trusted education recruitment company that provides teachers and support staff to primary, secondary and SEND schools throughout the UK. It was the only education recruitment company of the previous group owner and incorporates Celsian Education, which was originally formed in 1997.

It operates from eight branches across the UK and works with several MATs and schools nationwide, including Academies Enterprise Trust.

The acquisition cements AWS’ position as one of the largest providers in the education recruitment sector, with Career Teachers now sitting alongside CER, Monarch Education & Sugarman Education in the AWS brand portfolio.

Esme Bianchi-Barry, CEO of AWS, said: “Career Teachers fits perfectly into the AWS portfolio, its values mirror ours – putting people at the heart of everything, combined with a genuine passion for the education children and young people.

“Adding the Career Teachers team of experienced, passionate people gives our overall AWS strategy an even more compelling story to clients and candidates and allows us to have greater depth and capabilities across key markets.”

Career Teachers will operate as a separate brand to the existing AWS brands under its own experienced management team headed by Stewart McCoy, Managing Director.

Its staff members will not see a difference in the day-to-day operations, continuing with the same line managers, responsibilities, salary and commission structure, while receiving further benefits.

Stewart McCoy said: “We feel that Career Teachers will benefit greatly from joining a portfolio of specialist education recruitment brands, where our staff will be able to share best practices and ideas amongst a wider pool of colleagues.

“Career Teachers was the only education recruitment company of the previous group owners, so the opportunities for sharing best practices and drawing on experiences were limited.

“Now Career Teachers is part of a specialist education group it means all our team has access to more specialist support, which will help us deliver a better service to our clients.”

For more information about Career Teachers visit here