NEXTAFF appoints vice-president to expand franchise in the US

Staffing firm NEXTAFF has appointed John-Reed McDonald as vice president of franchise development, as the company looks to expand its franchise network across the US.

26 June 2025

Franklin Fitch appointments strengthen global operations

Technology recruitment specialist Franklin Fitch has strengthened its global and US operations with two major hires.

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.

Legislation 13 June 2025

Employment tribunal claims on the rise compared to previous year

The latest Employment Tribunal Statistics have been published this week.

LegislationLegal, 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.

Legislation 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

Prioritise high need, hard-to-source roles, says resourcing expert

Recruiters should spend 70-75% of their time working on ‘high need, hard-to-source’ vacancies when prioritising their workloads, resourcing specialist Katrina Hutchinson O’Neill has urged a London audience.

14 February 2019

Harassment claims could throw cold water over Valentine’s Day cards at work

Allowing consultants to exchange Valentine’s Day cards may be more trouble than it’s worth, and could expose agency bosses to claims for sexual harassment.

14 February 2019

FINANCIALS: Kelly Services reveals slight dip in revenue

Recruitment giant Kelly Services has posted a marginal decline in year-on-year revenue for Q4 2018.

Financials 14 February 2019

FINANCIALS: Japanese Recruit Group sees revenues rise

Indeed and Glassdoor owner Recruit Group has seen revenue rise 7% year-on-year, according to results for the nine months to 31 December 2018.

FinancialsHR 14 February 2019

Manchester Airport holds open day to fill over 1,000 new roles

Manchester Airport has launched a recruitment drive to fill 1,000 new roles.

Retail, Transport & logistics 14 February 2019

Recruiters reveal their hard-to-fill roles in lead up to Brexit D-Day

With record levels of employment in the UK, candidates increasingly more difficult to source and Brexit just over six weeks away, Recruiter spoke to agency bosses to find out what the hardest-to-fill roles are at the moment.

Rec-to-rec, Engineering 13 February 2019

FINANCIALS: Norman Broadbent shows positive future as NFI rises

Professional services staffing specialist Norman Broadbent has reduced losses and seen net fee income rise 32% year-on-year.

Rolls-Royce seeks apprentices for engineering careers

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is recruiting for a record number of places on its apprenticeship programme.

Hush, is this the best job in the world? Very likely

Online marketing place HushHush.com has posted a job advert for a £75k a year luxury product tester to review its high-ticket items.

Retail, Hospitality/Leisure 13 February 2019

Following clients’ wishes on not hiring young women could land recruiters in trouble

Recruiters have been urged to strongly push back against demands from any client wishing to avoid recruiting candidates who appear to be of childbearing age – not least because they could be brought before a tribunal for sex discrimination.

Legislation 12 February 2019

Government targets new carers in recruitment campaign

The government has launched a recruitment campaign aimed at attracting applicants for 110,000 vacancies in the adult social care sector.

Public sector, Social care 12 February 2019

Raft of recruiters in Sunday Times International Track 200

Opus Talent Solutions has led a raft of recruiters that have made the rankings in this year’s Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200.

12 February 2019

AI pinpoints ‘huge’ gender imbalance in UK workplace, not only in the boardroom

Huge gender bias is evident in the UK workforce, according to a study, which examined the role of men and women across the British workplace.

12 February 2019

FINANCIALS: Randstad reveals slight rise in revenues

Recruitment giant Randstad has seen group revenues increase 2% year-on-year in Q4 2018, buoyed by robust growth in its North American and Rest of the World operations.

Financials 12 February 2019

Start-up of the Month: TT Tech Solutions

Former Apprentice candidate Trishna Thakrar has struck out on her own to set up technology staffing specialist TT Tech Solutions in Essex.

New to MarketIT/Telecoms 12 February 2019

Take D&I more seriously or die

Diversity & inclusion must be taken more seriously in the search industry.

Executive search 12 February 2019
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