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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

Revenues up at US TrueBlue

US industrial manufacturing and engineering staffing specialist TrueBlue has seen fourth quarter revenues climb to US$691m (£450m), up 54% on Q4 2013, according to its full-year and Q4 2014 results.

Construction & property, Engineering 6 February 2015

DIY retailer Home Depot Canada on hiring spree

Home Depot Canada is to use recruitment days and its own career site to fill more than 1,100 operational and sales roles across Alberta.

6 February 2015

LinkedIn’s continuous product development key to combatting Facebook at Work threat

Continuous product development will ensure LinkedIn sees off the threat of Facebook at Work, according to the professional network’s managing director for Europe, Ariel Eckstein.

IT/Telecoms 6 February 2015

Enthusiastic jobseeker goes the extra mile for Strava

One San Francisco jobseeker has gone the extra mile – an extra 8.1 miles to be precise – to apply for a job with fitness tracking company Strava.

6 February 2015

Washbrook joins Eloco

Jennifer Washbrook joins Birmingham-based technical recruiter Eloco as senior consultant.

IT/Telecoms 6 February 2015

Silk joins The Highfield Company

Randstad veteran Jason Silk joins international construction, property, oil & gas and engineering recruiter The Highfield Company as operations director.

Construction & property, Engineering 6 February 2015

Pod Talent hires Crotty as head of search

Caroline Crotty joins supply chain, procurement, logistics and manufacturing recruiter Pod Talent as head of search.

Industrial/Manufacturing 6 February 2015

Nakama restructures management in APAC

The Asia Pacific (APAC) division of global recruiter Nakama APAC has undergone a change in management structure.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 6 February 2015

Cordant’s Grays Executive appoints Machell

Phillip Machell has joined Grays Executive Search to lead its new executive interim search division.

Executive search, Industrial/Manufacturing 6 February 2015

Executives Online hires Timothy James founder O’Connell

Chris O’Connell, founder and ex-chief executive of senior appointments specialist Timothy James Consulting, joins executive search and interim management company Executives Online as managing director.

Executive search, Interim recruitment 6 February 2015

Blue Pelican hires two consultants

Specialist recruiter Blue Pelican has hired two associate consultants – Lauren Barrella and Rhys Weatherburn.

IT/Telecoms, Life sciences 6 February 2015

Housing benefit cap ‘incentivises’ thousands into work

The housing benefit cap, introduced in April 2013, encouraged people in almost 20,000 households to move into work, according to new government figures.

Public sector 5 February 2015

O’Connell joins Cielo from Sourceright

Talent consulting and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) organisation Cielo today announced that Seb O’Connell will join its global executive team as managing director, Europe.

5 February 2015

FCSA ‘furious’ over omission from HMRC consultation respondents list

Julia Kermode, chief executive of the Freelancers & Contractor Services Association, is “furious” over the body’s omission from a list of respondents to an HM Revenues & Customs consultation on record-keeping requirements for recruiters making submissions to the tax authority.

5 February 2015

Aldi to use career portal to fill 450 store manager posts

Supermarket chain Aldi is to turn to its career portal to fill around 450 store manager posts in 2015.

5 February 2015

Filipino recruiter barred following 38 complaints

Recruitment without job orders, collection of excessive fees and failure to give appropriate receipts are among the reasons a Filipino recruiter has been temporarily barred from operating.

5 February 2015

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