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

REC and ISE launch election manifestos to support careers and recruitment

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation has called on the next government to develop a new approach to work to boost the economy and support workers in its new election manifesto.

Biggest drop in job vacancies in 10 years and employment also down

UK unemployment fell in the quarter to September but so did the number of people in work, according to official figures.

IT/Telecoms 12 November 2019

I’m an ex-recruiter, don’t get me out of here – not for a while, anyway

Who to support on this year’s I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!? Jacqueline Jossa? Nadine Coyle? Ian Wright Wright Wright?

Lighter Side 12 November 2019

ALTEN hosts recruitment day in Derby to find engineers

Engineering and technology consulting specialist ALTEN is hosting a recruitment day in Derby for 100 engineers to work on an array of projects in the area.

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 11-15 NOVEMBER 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Alltek, Fawkes & Reece, First Advantage, iKas International, Retorio, Sanderson, Workday

NEW TO THE MARKET: 11-15 NOVEMBER 2019

This week’s launches include: Kronos, Oliver James, WorkSpott

New to MarketIT/Telecoms, HR 12 November 2019

FinTech Influencers advise to recruit refugees to fill fintech talent shortages

Employers looking for talent in the UK’s burgeoning fintech sector should widen their search.

IT/Telecoms, HR 11 November 2019

Watch the law with whistleblowers, recruiters are warned

While recruiters are within their rights to refuse to engage serial whistleblowers, firing them once they are engaged is fraught with risk.

Legislation 11 November 2019

Career development is leading factor for employees in the Gulf

Pay is not the most important factor affecting employee attrition in the Gulf region, according to a report from recruitment giant Hays.

Executive search 11 November 2019

Wren Kitchens to recruit 100 graduates in 2020 for IT Academy

Kitchen retailer Wren Kitchens has announced plans to recruit 100 new graduates into its Barton-upon-Humber tech team next year.

Retail, Industrial/Manufacturing 11 November 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 11-15 NOVEMBER 2019

This week’s appointments include: Calibre Search, Eden Futures, Encore Personnel, Faststream Recruitment, Huntress Search, Investigo, Nigel Wright Recruitment, PeopleReady, Two Rivers, Unit4

Consultant and ex-Dulwich player backs old club in FA Cup match

A recruitment consultant and former Dulwich Hamlet player has backed his ex-team mates to stage an FA Cup giant killing tonight in front of the BBC’s cameras.

Lighter SideIT/Telecoms 8 November 2019

Sudden death of LogicMelon CTO Van Esch

LogicMelon has announced the death of its chief technology officer Nicholas Van Esch.

People 8 November 2019

REC calls for jobs election as political uncertainty continues to hit hiring

Recruiters across the UK continued to register subdued hiring trends during October, according to the latest ‘Report on Jobs’.

Retail, Construction & property 8 November 2019

Recruiters step in to provide benefits to ‘extended workforce’ says Pennel

Recruiters have a key role to play in helping industry meet the talent management challenges posed by an increasingly consumer-led economy.

7 November 2019

Scarlett Allen-Horton: clinging on for dear life on the Apprentice?

Life is a rollercoaster, so sang the great Ronan Keating, but did this week’s rollercoaster task on The Apprentice result in recruitment’s representative looping the loop or hitting the buffers?

Lighter Side 7 November 2019
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