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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

Transitioning from refugee to worker

A not-for-profit social enterprise company is venturing into an area that most employers and recruitment agencies fear to tread. Transitions London, founded in 2010, aims to help arguably the most marginalised group in the UK labour market: refugees. The figures tell their own story, with the unemployment rate for refugees at around 70%, according to a Department of Work and Pensions research paper in 2002, far higher than for the general population.
Education 19 July 2016

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19 July 2016

Airswift grows its global mobility

Global mobility will be “the biggest growth area” for Airswift, the company recently formed by the merger of Air Energi and Swift Technical Resources, as it expands its core services, chief executive Peter Searle has told Recruiter.
Engineering, Life sciences 19 July 2016

Star Recruit: David Cameron

Julia Henderson, managing director, Drummond Read Recruitment, offers insight into a potential role for Prime Minister David Cameron, who has stepped down from his role as leading the uk following the country ’s vote to leave the European Union.
18 July 2016

Primary Care People insures to get more GPs in the house

A medical recruitment company has launched a free insurance product for GPs on its books that the firm’s managing director expects will ease the current shortage of GPs in the NHS.
Public sector 18 July 2016

Gattaca name gets to the DNA of Matchtech Group

Matchtech Group’s choice of Gattaca as its new name reflects the genetic history of the international recruitment group, according to chief executive Brian Wilkinson.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 18 July 2016

Entrepreneur Jones becomes government’s SME Rep

The Crown Commercial Service, an executive agency of the Cabinet Office, has appointed entrepreneur and author Emma Jones MBE as small business crown representative.
18 July 2016

Vanquish launches Work & Accrue

Workplace management software and hardware developer Vanquish Integrated People Solutions has introduced a new formula to its time management software to help organisations calculate the amount of annual leave and holiday pay that workers on zero-hours contracts are entitled to.
IT/Telecoms 18 July 2016

RecruitMyBuddy hits on referral recruitment model

Referral recruitment specialist RecruitMyBuddy has launched.
IT/Telecoms 18 July 2016

Headstart App matches up to blue-chip firms

Graduate job matching solution Headstart App is currently being trialled by blue-chip organisations.
IT/Telecoms 18 July 2016

Higher productivity jobs good news for recruiters

Plans put forward by the MP in charge of Brexit for an economy based on higher productivity jobs could be good news for agencies operating in highly skilled markets, recruiters say.
IT/Telecoms, Executive search 15 July 2016

Coroner records suicide in death of Major Players' Helen Stokes

A verdict of suicide “while the balance of her mind was disturbed” has been recorded in the death of Helen Stokes, the late managing director of marketing and creative recruiter Major Players, Poplar Coroner's Court has confirmed to Recruiter.
Creative/Digital/Media, Executive search 15 July 2016

Bluestones Investment Group takes on Stratford

Bluestones Investment Group, an investment platform for specialist recruitment businesses, has appointed Trish Stratford as chief executive professional staffing.
Executive search 15 July 2016

Frazer John Recruitment promotes partners

Manchester-based recruiter Frazer John Recruitment has promoted Anna Chenery and John Mackey to senior partners.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 15 July 2016

FGS Recruitment appoints Leet as non-exec director

FGS Recruitment, a recruiter operating in the digital media industry, has added Ben Leet to its board as non-executive director.
Creative/Digital/Media 15 July 2016

Michael Page Australia investigates allegations into employees’ behaviour

International recruiter Michael Page is currently undertaking a “thorough” investigation into allegations about employees from its Australian arm accused of trashing a ski lodge.
13 July 2016

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