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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

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

Edinburgh office for H1 Healthcare

Healthcare recruiter H1 Healthcare has opened a new office in Edinburgh.
4 July 2016

Holt Doctors wins NHS contract

Skipton-based medical recruiters Holt Doctors has been awarded a contract to manage the supply of temporary medical personnel across three NHS Trusts.
4 July 2016

Greenhouse Software upgrades recruiter product

New York-based Greenhouse Software has unveiled its latest upgrade to its recruiting software.
IT/Telecoms 4 July 2016

Recruiters fear further cuts to budgets

Recruitment firms will have to consider reducing their own hiring budgets and curtailing expansion plans after the UK’s decision to exit the European Union added to an already dire trend of cuts to available bank overdraft funds for the sector.
4 July 2016

Cento launches salary comparison site

Cento Fire & Security Jobs has launched a free-to-use salary comparison website for fire and security professionals.
Engineering, IT/Telecoms 4 July 2016

f1 Search launches #BAME20/20

f1 search, the search division of f1 Recruitment, has launched the #BAME20/20 initiative to encourage more young people from black, Asian and minority backgrounds to consider marketing, media and communications as a career.
4 July 2016

New Zealand town with ‘too many jobs’

A tiny New Zealand town is being inundated with phone calls and emails after its mayor complained it has too many jobs and not enough people to fill them.
4 July 2016

Recruitment quotas ‘only way’ to ensure gender diversity, says Rutter

Establishing quotas as performance targets to ensure certain percentages of women and minorities are hired is the only way to improve workplace diversity initially, a woman with 20 years of experience in financial services has said.
4 July 2016

Recruit4vets appoints Colton

Mark Colton has joined Recruit4vets in the newly created role of head of business development.
IT/Telecoms, Life sciences 1 July 2016

Eames Consulting hires Singapore director

International recruitment and search consultancy Eames Consulting has appointed Tom Dunsmore as director of the Technology & Change Management division in Singapore. Dunsmore has worked in recruitment for 12 years and has more than three years’ experience in the Asian technology industry, and has built teams in both Asia and the UK. He will focus on growing the Singapore division.

Waitress wins £3.5k at industrial tribunal

A teenage waitress on a zero-hours contract was awarded £3.5k at an industrial tribunal after she was told by her employer to wear a skirt and let her hair down “for the punters”.
HR 30 June 2016

ABL promotes Tracy Durrant to managing director

Language specialists ABL Recruitment has promoted Tracy Durrant to managing director.
29 June 2016

Raw Talent Academy helps Gigaclear hunt for staff

Raw Talent Academy is working with broadband supplier Gigaclear to find field sales executive positions within the company.

10 recruiters join NPAworldwide network

Ten recruitment firms from across the globe have joined international member-owned split placement network NPAworldwide.

Brexit: Farage is in, out, shake it all about

Brexit poster boy Nigel Farage couldn’t make his mind up last night – long before a single result was declared.
24 June 2016

TempBuddy appoints two in Dublin

Workforce management software provider TempBuddy has appointed Paula McDonnell and Marcus Becker as customer success managers.
IT/Telecoms 24 June 2016
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