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.

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

Former royal nanny offers training to next generation

Alice Romero Drever (pictured), founder of specialist agency Nanny & Governess, is developing an online academy to train the next generation of VIP nannies.

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

A green energy company is set to create more than 100 jobs by 2027 with the proposed opening of a £120m plant in Kent.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 30 OCTOBER-3 NOVEMBER 2023

This week’s new launches include: Astute, RAMP Global, SmartRecruiters, Zodeq

Company insolvencies hit highest levels since global financial crisis

Company insolvencies in England and Wales in the second and third quarters of 2023 have hit their highest since the global financial crisis in 2009, the Insolvency Service (IS) has revealed.

Scammers targeting recruiters on the rise as impersonation fraud hits recruitment

With almost weekly reports on people being hit by digital and online scams, recruitment companies are not immune from this fraud.

IT/Telecoms 31 October 2023

Hospitality duo join forces to find hospitality talent

Two veteran hospitality directors have launched a recruitment business to bring a global pool of fully vetted talent into UK hospitality businesses.

APPOINTMENTS: 23-27 OCTOBER 2023

This week’s appointments include: AND-E UK, Berwick Partners, Calibre One, iSource Group

Recruiters must take skills bootcamps seriously

Recruiters need to start thinking about how they support and place candidates who have completed skills bootcamps as the policy is here to stay, the CEO of a leading employment charity has said.

Indeed’s refugee careers fair brings employers to great jobseekers

Nearly a thousand refugees and dozens of employers attended a job fair in Kennington, South London last week [11 October], at the Kia Oval cricket ground.

Retail, Engineering 17 October 2023

HCRG to provide staffing for two London NHS Trusts

HCRG (Healthcare Resourcing Group) will be the exclusive provider of temporary clinical staff for Chelsea and Westminster and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trusts.

eQuality Solutions Group appoints Atkinson to head of recruitment services

National diversity, equity and inclusion specialist eQuality Solutions Group (eQS) has appointed its first-ever head of recruitment services.

People 16 October 2023

Braverman appoints Lyons to vacant anti-slavery commissioner position

Eleanor Lyons, the current deputy children’s commissioner, has been appointed to take on the role of independent anti-slavery commissioner.

People 16 October 2023

Rise in remote working tribunals as firms encourage workers back to office

Employment tribunals relating to remote working have hit a record high, reveals research by HR consultants Hamilton Nash.

HR 16 October 2023

Labour Party Conference: Labour details public spending plans for the workplace

SPCIAL TO RECRUITER: There were plenty of attention-grabbing moments at Labour’s party conference beyond a leader’s speech that literally sparkled.

Legislation 13 October 2023

Dutch launch new law to protect temp workers

The Dutch government this week has proposed a new law to regulate the provision of temporary workers by intermediaries, such as employment agencies or payroll companies, including employers of record (EORs) and platforms.

LegislationHR 13 October 2023

FINANCIALS: Hays posts profits fall

Hays group fees dropped by 7% year-on-year on a like-for-like basis in its Q1 24 trading results, compared to a record quarter in the previous year.

Government invests in digital skills with 2,500 new tech recruits

Around 2,500 tech talents will be recruited into digital roles in government by June 2025 through new apprenticeship and early talent programmes.

M2 Education acquired by Swedish recruiter Humly

M2 Education, an education staffing business in the North of England, has been acquired by Swedish education recruiter Humly to support its continued growth and use of new technology.

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