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Legislation

ERB amendment would require licensing authority to oversee umbrella firms

Lord Chris Holmes of Richmond plans to introduce an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill (ERB).

HR 30 June 2025

Contracts

UKG acquires Shiftboard to boost scheduling tools

HR and workforce management firm UKG has acquired Shiftboard, a US-based employee scheduling software provider.

Oil & gas/Energy, Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing, IT/Telecoms, HR 30 June 2025

People

NEXTAFF appoints vice-president to expand franchise in the US

Staffing firm NEXTAFF has appointed John-Reed McDonald as vice president of franchise development, as the company looks to expand its franchise network across the US.

26 June 2025

Five senior appointments at ECB STAR Group

Executive search firm ECB STAR Group has appointed five new senior partners to its leadership team.

PeopleTransport & logistics, Banking/Financial services 26 June 2025

Franklin Fitch appointments strengthen global operations

Technology recruitment specialist Franklin Fitch has strengthened its global and US operations with two major hires.

PeopleCreative/Digital/Media, Executive search 26 June 2025

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.

Legislation 13 June 2025

Employment tribunal claims on the rise compared to previous year

The latest Employment Tribunal Statistics have been published this week.

LegislationLegal, 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.

Legislation 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

Kuoni appoints Martyris group CHRO

Switzerland-headquartered multinational travel service provider Kuoni has appointed Bernard Martyris as group chief HR officer.

HR 27 November 2015

Fircroft Group appoints Yarwood

Technical recruiter Fircroft Group has appointed Andrew Yarwood as group head of marketing.

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 27 November 2015

Egon Zehnder brings Herrera onboard in North America

Executive search firm Egon Zehnder appointed German Herrera as industrial practice leader for North America.

Construction & property, Engineering 27 November 2015

Change Recruitment Group appoints two, promotes two

Scotland-headquartered recruiter Change Recruitment Group has appointed Steven Frost as associate director of supply chain, procurement & operations to lead two new divisions focusing on manufacturing, technical & operations and supply chain & procurement.

Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 27 November 2015

BIE Executive brings in Wilson as director

Recruitment services provider BIE Executive has appointed Chris Wilson as director.

Executive search 27 November 2015

AWF Madison appoints Jackson

New Zealand-based recruiter and labour provider AWF Madison has appointed Steve Jackson as chief operating officer of Madison, its white-collar recruitment division.

IT/Telecoms, Commercial & office support 27 November 2015

Monster launches diversity Tech Charter

Job board Monster this morning launched a Tech Charter, which aims to increase the diversity of the UK tech workforce.

IT/Telecoms 26 November 2015

Hays legal trio join Eximius Law’s private practice team

Legal recruiters Andrew Ellaby, Jesse Cook and Erik Rendahl have left recruitment giant Hays’ legal division to join legal staffing specialist Eximius Law.

Legal 26 November 2015

Synexus Clinical Research promotes Renshaw

Synexus Clinical Research has promoted Hattie Renshaw to group director of talent & resourcing.

HR, Life sciences 25 November 2015

RSM appoints Cox head of resourcing

Consulting firm RSM has appointed Neil Cox as head of resourcing for RSM UK.

HR 25 November 2015

Prysmian recruitment drive aims to Make it

Italian energy and telecoms cables and services provider Prysmian Group has launched a recruitment campaign, ‘Make it’, aimed at engineers and technical people with manufacturing experience for its worldwide locations.

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 25 November 2015

Techno-phobia no excuse in today’s business world, says Sullivan

No organisation or recruiter is exempt from using technology as a recruitment channel, according to recruitment guru Dr John Sullivan.

IT/Telecoms 25 November 2015

Boyden appoints Mann and Twiston-Davies partners

Global executive search firm Boyden has appointed Andrew Mann and James Twiston-Davies as partners within its industrial practice.

Construction & property, Engineering 25 November 2015

Doctor comes second to pro athlete for kids’ career plans

It turns out most US kids still dream of being the next Michael Jordan or Joe DiMaggio, according to research from Fatherly, a US parenting resource for men.

25 November 2015

Australian Talentforce adopts Natterbox technology

Australia-based recruiting software provider Talentforce has adopted cloud-based phone and voice services provider Natterbox’s technology.

IT/Telecoms 25 November 2015

NPAworldwide bring in eight new firms

Member-owned split-fee recruitment network NPAworldwide has taken on eight new member firms.

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 25 November 2015

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