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

Recruiters need to rise to the AI challenge

Recruiters must prepare themselves for the rise and rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruitment.

New to MarketIT/Telecoms, HR 13 November 2017

Bad sales processes to blame for dip in recruitment M&A

The downturn in mergers & acquisition activity involving UK recruitment businesses this year isn’t down to reduced appetite among would-be acquirers but poorly thought through sales processes.

Life sciences, Executive search 13 November 2017

Uber ruling has ‘huge’ impact on gig economy

Gig economy worker employment rights have once again hit the headlines as taxi-hailing app firm Uber loses an appeal surrounding its drivers.

Hard cheese if you’ve got a lot of bottle and don’t get this job

Do you like cheese? Well, have we found a gouda job for you?

Lighter SideRetail, Agriculture 13 November 2017

Cancun desperately seeks CEO for taking photos and writing blogs

Fancy swapping 7 deg Celsius for 27 deg Celsius and be a new CEO in the sun?

Recruitment ranked sixth in the unhappy at work charts

Recruitment has ranked in the top 10 of professions where people are unhappy in their current role.

Rec-to-rec 13 November 2017

APPOINTMENTS: 13-17 NOVEMBER 2017

This week’s appointments include: Hays, Heidrick & Struggles, HSBC, NRG, Opus Recruitment Solutions, The Recruit Venture Group, ZRG Partners

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 13-17 NOVEMBER 2017

This week’s contracts and deals include: ASC Connections, Bullhorn, FCSA, First Call Contract Services, Heart 2 HeartStaff Solutions, Hiring Hub, Larsen Howie, NPAworldwide, NRG, Randstad Germany, Workday

ContractsPublic sector, Marketing 13 November 2017
Kate Bleasdale, the founder of healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums, has passed away.

HCL founder Kate Bleasdale dies

Kate Bleasdale, the founder of healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums, has died.

Public sector, Healthcare/Medical 13 November 2017

Crime fighting recruitment duo comes to the rescue

A Nottinghamshire recruitment consultant, who foiled a robbery this week, has told Recruiter he would be prepared to do it all again if the forces of evil ever rise up against the good people of Ruddington once more.

People 10 November 2017

FINANCIALS: China’s 51job reveals rise in revenues

51job has seen revenues increase 22.4% year-on-year, according unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2017 ended 30 September 2017.

FinancialsExecutive search, HR 10 November 2017

Liverpool flu firm creates 100 hi-tech jobs

Liverpool is to benefit to the tune of 100 new high-tech jobs and it’s all connected to combatting flu.

Dream job for snackers at Walkers

In recent months we’ve covered dream jobs for beer tasters and pizza tasters. Today we have one for all you crisps and snacks aficionados.

HCL founder Bleasdale dies

Kate Bleasdale, the founder of healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL), has died.

Have The Apprentice recruiters guided themselves through to next week?

With the news that recruitment has not one but two representatives in reality TV show The Apprentice 2017, did our dynamic duo make it past the midway point of the competition?

Lighter Side 9 November 2017

FINANCIALS: Gattaca posts revenue increase

Specialist engineering and technology recruiter Gattaca saw revenue increase 4% year-on-year, according to preliminary results for the year ended 31 July 2017.

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