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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

Empresaria ups stake in medical recruiter MediradiX

International staffing group Empresaria has increased its ownership in medical recruitment agencies MediradiX OÜ of Estonia and MediradiX Oy of Finland.

Life sciences 10 July 2013

Dillistone acquires recruitment SaaS firm FCP Internet

Recruitment software firm Dillistone group has acquired FCP Internet, the supplier of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering, evolve, for recruiters.

IT/Telecoms 10 July 2013

Recruitment drive begins at new Center Parcs in Woburn Forest

Holiday village operator Center Parcs has begun a drive to recruit 1,500 employees for a variety of roles at its new £250m Woburn Forest village.

HR 9 July 2013

FINANCIALS: Morson profits in year of privatisation

Sales were up 14% on the year and profit before tax rose 21% at technical recruiter Morson in the year its parent company was acquired and went private, a transaction that formally took place last August.

9 July 2013

Aberdeen farmer fined by GLA for unlicensed temp supply

An investigation by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has seen an Aberdeenshire farmer fined £2k for supplying temporary workers without the necessary gangmaster’s licence.

Industrial/Manufacturing, Agriculture 9 July 2013

Recruitment group Hydrogen looks to Germany and infrastructure - but not yet

The finance director of recruitment group Hydrogen tells Recruiter that the German market and the infrastructure sector are next on its hit list – but the firm is not ready to pull the trigger just yet.

Construction & property, Engineering 9 July 2013

Freelancer.co.uk adds 10 languages to outsourcing service

Online freelancing marketplace Freelancer.co.uk has launched in 10 further languages, bringing its service provisions to users in a total of 30 languages.

IT/Telecoms 9 July 2013

LIMOSA suspension ends for expat placements in Belgium

A temporary suspension of new LIMOSA registrations for contractors working in Belgium but not possessing a social security number has been lifted, contract management firm ItsInternational reports.

9 July 2013

EADS celebrates Franco-German treaty with international internships

Aerospace and defence firm EADS is marking 50 years of the Élysée Treaty and Franco-German co-operation by offering 50 internships apiece to French and German youths not in employment or training.

Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 8 July 2013

Timewise clocks on to part-time workers feeling ‘flexibility trap’

Three-quarters of the UK’s part-time workers feel trapped rather than liberated by their flexible working arrangements, with over a fifth saying they would never expect to be promoted while in a part-time role.

8 July 2013

Permanent placements grow at fastest rate in over two years, finds REC

June saw growth of permanent staff placements rose significantly, reaching the fastest rate since April 2011, according to the latest REC/KPMG Report on Jobs.

Engineering 8 July 2013

Recruiter’s dozen make Sunday Times International Track

Twelve firms operating in the recruitment industry have made the Sunday Times/HSBC International Track 200 of the UK’s mid-market private firms with the fastest-growing international sales.

IT/Telecoms 8 July 2013

FINANCIALS: AMS profits while Jobserve makes provisions

Recruitment and resourcing firm Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) saw profits double in the year 2012, while the year to 30 September 2012 was challenging – but not as much as bottom-line profit would suggest – for online recruitment services company Jobserve, according to results filed by the firms at Companies House.