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Legislation

REC CEO hits back at government cuts to agency spend

Government calls to eliminate agency spend at the NHS have received a fiery response from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

Public sector, Social care, HR, Healthcare/Medical 3 June 2025

Legislation

Government health leaders threaten ‘rip-off temporary staffing agencies’

NHS trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) are being urged by government health leaders to eradicate agency spending to build on a £1bn fall in spending in 2024-25.

Public sector, Social care, Healthcare/Medical 3 June 2025

Contracts

Portfolio Payroll partners with CIPP to drive industry evolution

Payroll recruitment agency Portfolio Payroll is part of a newly unveiled strategic partnership with The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

HR 3 June 2025

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

PeopleLife sciences, Engineering 2 June 2025

£1.5bn defence spending will create highly-skilled jobs in the UK

The UK government is to create more than 1,000 new jobs as a result of a £1.5bn defence investment.

LegislationPublic sector, Engineering 2 June 2025

BBC Studios appoints new director of HR

The BBC has appointed Jermaine Daw (pictured) as director of HR for BBC Studios, effective in June.

PeopleCreative/Digital/Media, HR 28 May 2025

Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert

A leader of the newly launched UK Hiring Taskforce sees a future short-term employment environment similar to the so-called gig economy in which organisations themselves are not long-lived because of rapidly changing technology.

People 27 May 2025

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

LegislationEngineering, Construction & property 27 May 2025

REC urges government to build on success of Restart Scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is urging the government to build on the success of the Restart Scheme.

Social care, Engineering 27 May 2025

Umbrella firms accused of withholding holiday pay from contractors in BBC programme

Allegations that some umbrella companies are wrongly withholding holiday pay from contractors have surfaced this past weekend.

22 March 2021

HMRC highlights employment-based avoidance schemes for contractors and agency workers

An updated version of a tax avoidance report from Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) accuses promoters of such schemes of targeting NHS workers who went back to work in the Covid-19 crisis, as the market has “decisively shifted” to focus on middle-income workers and employment-related remuneration instead of on high-income individuals and investment offerings.

Legislation 22 March 2021

AMS in four-year partnership with Australian Toll Group

Total workforce solutions firm AMS has agreed a four-year partnership with Toll Group, an Australian transportation and logistics company with operations in road, rail, sea, air and warehousing.

ContractsTransport & logistics 22 March 2021

APPOINTMENTS: 22-26 MARCH 2021

This week’s appointments include: Broster Buchanan, Citi, Kennedy Executive Search, Randstad

PeopleLegal, Executive search 22 March 2021

FINANCIALS: Aviation sector hits Empresaria profits

Covid-19’s impact on the aviation industry hit global specialist staffing group Empresaria, according to the company’s 2020 annual results.

FinancialsRecruitment Process Outsourcing, Engineering 18 March 2021

Buildout Investment Group launches M&A drive in construction sector

Warwickshire-based services business Buildout Investment Group has launched a merger and acquisition drive within the construction recruitment sector.

ContractsConstruction & property 18 March 2021

NEW TO THE MARKET: 15-19 MARCH 2021

This week’s new launches include: Encore Personnel

New to MarketTransport & logistics 18 March 2021

New ruling guarantees Uber drivers NLW, holiday pay and benefits

All 70,000 of Uber’s UK drivers will be guaranteed a minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions, the company has announced.

LegislationTransport & logistics, HR 17 March 2021

Move workers around to increase creativity, says research

Moving employees around in different roles within a company can boost innovation.

17 March 2021

Do your due diligence for new IR35 off-payroll rules urges FCSA CEO

Recruitment agencies are warned to re-examine their preferred supplier lists of umbrella companies and “do your due diligence” as the new IR35 Off-Payroll rules come into force in less than a month, the CEO of the Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has urged.

Legislation 15 March 2021