News

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

CIPD hires head of people

HR trade body the CIPD has hired Brad Taylor as its head of people.
5 August 2016

Carmichael Fisher appoints Bennett-Coles

International executive search firm Carmichael Fisher has appointed Tarquin Bennett-Coles, who joins as principal consultant at their London-headquartered life sciences practice.
5 August 2016

Building Careers UK recruits recruitment manager for civils and highways

Martin Thompson has joined the Manchester branch of multi-sector recruiter Building Careers UK as recruitment manager of its major civils and highways division.
5 August 2016

Critchley Advances to sole MD

Shaun Critchley has become sole managing director at contractor and recruiter services provider Advance.
5 August 2016

ILO launches Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment

The International Labour Organization has launched the Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment, or FAIR, a new project to promote fair recruitment practices globally and across specific migration corridors.
4 August 2016

US-based Cross Country Healthcare sees 4% revenue growth

Healthcare recruiter Cross Country Healthcare in the US has seen a marginal increase in year-on-year revenue of 4%, according to results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2016.
4 August 2016

FINANCIALS: Team Health sees revenue boost thanks to IPC acquisition

US healthcare recruiter Team Health has seen net revenue rise 27.9% for Q2 2016 helped by last year’s acquisition of nursing home staffing specialist IPC.
Public sector 3 August 2016

Singapore hits back against illegal work syndicate

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has recently conducted an enforcement operation against a syndicate suspected of recruiting foreign workers for illegal employment.
3 August 2016

Julian House picks Vacancy Filler to streamline recruitment

Julian House, a homelessness charity based in South-West England, has selected Vacancy Filler Recruitment Software, a software solution which streamlines recruitment for both the candidate and recruiter, to help with its recruitment as demand for the charity's services expands.
IT/Telecoms, HR 3 August 2016

Dillistone Systems wins contract with Alexander Hughes

Dillistone Systems, a technology provider to executive search firms and strategic recruiting teams, has secured an order for its FileFinder Anywhere software from the Paris-headquartered global executive search firm Alexander Hughes International.
IT/Telecoms, Executive search 3 August 2016

Sense Scotland uses NGA HR’s ResourceLink

Sense Scotland, an organisation supporting disabled people and their families, has turned to global HR software and services provider NGA Human Resources to implement an HR system aimed at streamlining operational procedures and eliminate existing time-consuming processes.
IT/Telecoms, HR 3 August 2016

Recruitive integrates with GreenEnergyJobs

Cloud-based recruitment software provider Recruitive has integrated its multijob-posting technology with specialist environmental and renewable energy job board GreenEnergyJobs.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 3 August 2016

Planview acquires Innotas in the US

Enterprise portfolio management software provider Planview has acquired cloud solutions provider Innotas.
IT/Telecoms, HR 3 August 2016

Phenom People partners with iCIMS

Talent relationship marketing platform Phenom People has partnered with software-as-a-service (SaaS) talent acquisition provider iCIMS.
IT/Telecoms, HR 3 August 2016

Spear your candidates, don’t net them advises McRae

Recruiters have been urged to “spear” fish rather than “net” them in order to identify “ready to hatch” candidates.
IT/Telecoms 1 August 2016

XPATJobs launches nine global job sites

UK online careers website for international jobseekers XPATJobs has launched nine recruitment websites focused on countries with the most active jobseekers.
IT/Telecoms 1 August 2016
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