Can HMRC reforms solve liability issues between agency and umbrellas?

Cautious optimism has greeted the emergence of a potential solution for liability within incoming tax reforms to the umbrella industry and recruitment agency users.

13 June 2025

Employment tribunal claims on the rise compared to previous year

The latest Employment Tribunal Statistics have been published this week.

Legal, HR 13 June 2025

Minister tells recruiters about ‘road map’ for Employment Rights Bill at RECLive25

The government plans to issue a ‘road map’ for implementing the Employment Rights Bill (ERB), currently working its way through the House of Lords.

12 June 2025

Recruitment industry voices say little detail on workforce from the Chancellor

Recruitment industry observers have criticised Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s failure to move the UK ahead in specific commitments to workforce issues.

STEM recruiter acquires construction training firm 3B Training

Morson Group has acquired Wigan-based 3B Training to expand its construction skills offering.

APPOINTMENTS: 9-13 JUNE 2025

This week’s appointments include: Evelyn Partners

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 9-13 JUNE 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Firefish Software, Jobmatch Sweden, Liquid Friday

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 JUNE 2025

This week’s new launches include: Lattice, makethehire.com

Trusted partners will matter more in future, says Carberry at RECLive25

Convincing clients and government that the recruitment industry delivers the value of specialism and specialists is key to making “trusted talent advice and fulfilment more essential”.

People 10 June 2025

CONTRACTS: 6-10 AUGUST 2018

This week’s contracts include: Bright Network, Crelate, ManpowerGroup, National Locums, Oracle, Sopra Steria Recruitment, Spark Hire

NEW TO THE MARKET: 6-10 AUGUST 2018

This week’s launches include: Detail, Elevation Recruitment Group, Enhance Media, Goodman Masson, Monroe Consulting Group, Orange Genie Umbrella

Porter gets carried away by son and ex-recruiter’s cricket call-up

With England’s first Test Match with India currently delicately poised, Recruiter spoke to recruitment agency Mediplacements’ managing director Steve Porter about his son’s call up to the Test series squad.

Award win set Eames Consulting apart from its competitors

Eames Consulting Group has attracted new talent and reinforced the company’s belief that the agency is doing the right thing since winning an Investing in Talent Award.

FINANCIALS: Hudson buoyed by UK and APAC operations

Global talent solutions company Hudson has seen revenue increase 14.7% year-on-year, buoyed by growth in its UK and Asia-Pacific businesses.

GLAA arrests suspected unlicensed gangmaster in dawn raid

A man has been arrested on suspicion of modern slavery and gangmaster offences.

FINANCIALS: China’s 51job reveals revenue up over 30%

China-based integrated HR services provider 51job has seen revenues increase 33% year-on-year, according to unaudited financial results for the quarter to 30 June 2018.

Financials 3 August 2018

Extending gender pay gap reporting could hit SME recruiters hard

Significant work lies ahead of SME recruiters if the government extends gender pay gap reporting rules to firms with more than 50 employees from the current 250.

Legislation 2 August 2018

Investing in Talent Awards helped secure new business, says previous winner

Winning the Most Inspiring Support Professional in last year’s Investing Talent Awards gave Glenn Southam the confidence to strike out on his own.

PeopleMarketing 2 August 2018

FINANCIALS: Gattaca posts profit rise

Gattaca has seen net fee income (NFI) rise 6% year-on-year, according to a pre-close trading update for the engineering and technology recruiter’s year to 31 July 2018.

Jobseeker takes Twitter by storm to find work

An enterprising young jobseeker has taken to Twitter to try and land a job.

FINANCIALS: US Cross Country Healthcare sees slight fall in revenue

US healthcare recruiter Cross Country Healthcare has seen a marginal drop in year-on-year revenue, according to Q2 2018 results.

Recruiters advised to pass on criminal record checks showing acquittals to clients

Recruiters expose themselves to significant liability if they fail to pass on details of criminal record checks, even in cases where the candidate has been acquitted.

LegislationHR 1 August 2018

Investing in Talent Award win proves attraction tool for Asoria Group

The Asoria Group’s award for Best Emerging Talent Employer at last year’s Investing in Talent Awards has helped raise the profile of the business, retain staff and attract new joiners.

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 1 August 2018

Firm’s rigorous testing concludes HMRC’s CEST claims are ‘woefully incorrect’

HMRC’s Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool has been slammed as “hopelessly unreliable” and “biased” following testing of the tool by online contractor portal ContractorCalculator.

1 August 2018

FINANCIALS: Capita sees profit and revenue fall

Business outsourcing provider Capita has seen underlying revenue fall 4% year-on-year, according to results for H1 2018.

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