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

Alexander Daniels recruits two

Matt Farrington and Scott Graham join multi-sector recruitment group Alexander Daniels’ healthcare division in the respective roles of senior NHS consultant and resource consultant.
Public sector 27 February 2015

Recruitment consultant admits changing doctors’ CVs and defrauding the NHS

A recruitment consultant has admitted changing CVs of eight foreign doctors to try and secure them UK jobs and defrauding the NHS of more than £37k, according to the BBC.
Public sector 26 February 2015

US most popular destination for workers moving abroad

The US is the most popular destination for global citizens who would be willing to move abroad to work, according to a report ‘Decoding Global Talent’, prepared by management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), TJG (Totaljobs Group) and The Network.
26 February 2015

ONS: NEET numbers rise

The number of UK young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the final quarter of last year reached 963,000, an increase of 9,000 on the previous quarter, new figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
26 February 2015

US work visa amendment to benefit recruiters

A US visa amendment, which will allow spouses of H-1B (highly skilled) visas to gain their own employment, will be beneficial for recruiters, those in the industry say.
26 February 2015

FINANCIALS: Profits up at Capita

Annual profits have increased by 13% for business process management and outsourcing solutions provider Capita, according to full-year results for the year ended 31 December 2014.
26 February 2015

FINANCIALS: Robert Walters sees huge potential for growth of UK outsourcing business

Year-on-year annual profits are up 80% at Robert Walters and the group’s chief executive sees “huge potential” for further growth of the global professional services staffing specialist’s outsourcing business in the UK.
26 February 2015

Bentley recruitment day to form talent pipeline

Bentley’s recruitment day, which was organised to help fill 300 new roles, was also about creating a talent pipeline, recruitment manager Helen Judson told Recruiter.

FINANCIALS: Hays profits, prioritises organic growth

Hays plans to prioritise organic growth of its business both in the UK and overseas in 2015, according to group finance director Paul Venables.
25 February 2015

ONS: Almost 700,000 people on zero-hours contracts in Q4 2014

The number of people employed on zero-hours contracts increased to almost 700,000 in the final quarter of last year, according to latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.
25 February 2015

Cable calls for lifting visa restrictions for some nationalities in London

London needs visa restrictions for certain nationalities to be lifted if it is to continue to function as an international hub for business, according to the secretary of state for business, innovation and skills Vince Cable.

FINANCIALS: Heidrick & Struggles posts increased revenues for 2014

International executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has seen revenues increase at both its American and European operations but fall away for its Asia-Pacific division, according its Q4 and annual results.
Executive search 25 February 2015

REC JobsOutlook: Three-quarters of employers plan to recruit perm staff

Around 77% of employers are planning to recruit permanent staff and 41% are planning to recruit temporary agency workers in the next three months, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
25 February 2015

Technojobs partners with The Register

Specialist IT jobsite Technojobs has teamed up with UK technology news website The Register as its exclusive jobs partner.

Staffing Industry Analysts partners with media company

Global contingent work adviser Staffing Industry Analysts has entered a strategic alliance with staffingamericalatina, an independent media company specialising in Latin America labour markets.
Creative/Digital/Media, Marketing 25 February 2015

RTC subsidiary Ganymede wins Network Rail contract

Business services organisation RTC Group’s wholly-owned subsidiary Ganymede Solutions, which provides blue-collar staff to safety critical sectors, has won a contract with Network Rail.
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