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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

Legislation

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

Legislation

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.

LegislationSocial care, Transport & logistics 12 June 2025

STEM recruiter acquires construction training firm 3B Training

Morson Group has acquired Wigan-based 3B Training to expand its construction skills offering.

ContractsTransport & logistics, Engineering 12 June 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 9-13 JUNE 2025

This week’s appointments include: Evelyn Partners

PeopleBanking/Financial services, HR 12 June 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 9-13 JUNE 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Firefish Software, Jobmatch Sweden, Liquid Friday

ContractsCreative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 12 June 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 JUNE 2025

This week’s new launches include: Lattice, makethehire.com

New to MarketCreative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 12 June 2025

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

ASTRiiD wins Recruiter’s Charity of the Year race

ASTRiiD has won the race to be Recruiter’s Charity of the Year.

Charity & not-for-profit 13 April 2018

Australian ‘Anglo Saxon’ job ad taken down

An Australian telecommunications company has taken down a job advert for a retail consultant role expressing a preference for ‘Anglo Saxon’ applicants.

Retail, IT/Telecoms 13 April 2018

Take staff mental health seriously, recruiters are warned

Recruiters have been warned to take consultant mental health seriously or risk being brought to tribunal.

LegislationLegal 12 April 2018

Additional test dates for overseas doctors welcomed but more needs to be done

While recruiters welcome the General Medical Council’s move to add additional linguistic test dates, more needs to be done to boost overseas doctor numbers to the UK.

Public sector, Healthcare/Medical 12 April 2018

FINANCIALS: UK down as Hays reveals growth elsewhere

Hays is the latest recruiter to reveal profit growth in all of its markets except the UK.

Financials 12 April 2018

Parliament opens its doors for recruitment fair

Fancy working for a 1,000-year-old institution as an HR business partner, clerk or barista?

Retail, Public sector 12 April 2018

IT recruiter jailed for possessing cocaine and offensive weapons

An IT recruiter, who appeared on Blind Date two decades ago, has been jailed for possession of cocaine, a crossbow and other offensive weapons.

PeopleIT/Telecoms 11 April 2018

FINANCIALS: PageGroup profits up in all markets except the UK

The UK was the only part of global recruiter PageGroup’s business not to witness an increase in gross profits in the first quarter of the year.

Financials 11 April 2018

PA role offers travel and luxury but you need the martial arts moves

Could you give the Karate Kid a run for his money and don’t mind cutting up people’s food for them?

Lighter SideCommercial & office support, Hospitality/Leisure 11 April 2018

Recruitment director pleads guilty for fraud and faces jail

A recruitment agency director, fired for allegedly fraudulently claiming more than £370k from his employer, is facing up to four years in jail.

People 10 April 2018

Quilvest Private Equity acquires Phaidon International

Micro-specialist recruiter Phaidon International has been acquired by Quilvest Private Equity, the private equity arm of the Quilvest Group.

ContractsTransport & logistics, Life sciences 10 April 2018

FINANCIALS: Mixed results for Hydrogen, Parity and Robert Walters

Recruitment firms Hydrogen, Parity and Robert Walters have all released financial results today.

FinancialsExecutive search, Interim recruitment 10 April 2018

Candidate shortage continues to hit UK says Report on Jobs

The UK continues to suffer from a shortage of candidates, according to the latest IHS Markit/Recruitment & Employment Confederation ‘Report on Jobs’.

Transport & logistics, Engineering 10 April 2018

Agency work tops global revenues for employment industry

Agency work continues to be the top revenue generator for the global employment industry.

Financials 10 April 2018

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 APRIL 2018

This week’s launches include: cut-e, Devire Group, mroads, Orchard Recruitment, Workday

New to MarketEngineering, Construction & property 10 April 2018

Flexible jobs for all and paternity pay for agency workers, recommends report

Employers could increasingly turn to agency workers to mitigate the effects of a report recommendation that all new jobs should be advertised as flexible.

Legislation 9 April 2018

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