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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

Social Media Search brings in Lee plus three sourcers

Martin Lee has joined Social Media Search as general manager at Social Media Search, alongside three sourcers, as the business expands following its acquisition by executive recruitment firm Norman Broadbent in November.

Nakama brings in Hong Kong managing consultant

Digital recruitment group Nakama has appointed Adam Williams as managing consultant in its Hong Kong office, which launched last month.
Creative/Digital/Media 15 March 2013

Eames hires Benton for FS recruitment

Professional recruiters Eames Consulting Group have appointed Andrew Benton as a senior consultant within its UK financial and professional services change management division.
Executive search 15 March 2013

dunnhumby talent lead joins from Ochre House

Consumer analytics and advisory firm dunnhumby has taken on Louise Szymala as its new global head of resourcing and talent.
Executive search 15 March 2013

CTPartners gets Hook for life science search

Executive search firm CTPartners has taken on Nathaniel Hook as a partner in its life sciences and healthcare practice, based in the firm’s London office.

CVs? Boring, says Tesco recruiter

CVs may be a standard tool for determining whether candidates are qualified for certain roles. But for some recruiters, the typical CV – with its outline of education, skills and experience – tells but doesn’t show.
IT/Telecoms 14 March 2013

Clements cautions on international growth for recruiters

Recruiter’s March cover profile star Russell Clements, the former chief executive officer of staffing firm SThree, now chair of visual analytics company cube19, gives advice to recruitment agencies interested in going for overseas growth in the below video:
14 March 2013

National Apprenticeship Week: More power for employers to design schemes

The government is to give individual employers the power to design and develop their own apprenticeships standards and qualifications to address growth-threatening skills shortages, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has today announced.

Shark man can be rescued from the jaws of despair, say recruiters

The publicity surrounding Paul Marshallsea, the Merthyr Tydfil man who was sacked after his employer saw footage of him wrestling with a shark as it threatened children in Australia earlier this year – despite being off work for stress since last April – need not damage his chances of finding work through an agency.
14 March 2013

Eutopia opens doors of Cape Town recruitment offering

Technology and telecommunications recruiter Eutopia International Group is to launch its new South African office in Century City, Cape Town, next month.
IT/Telecoms 14 March 2013

TheLadders sued for ‘premium job site’ claim

Job site TheLadders is facing a class action lawsuit in New York challenging its claim to be “a premium job site for only $100k+ [£67k] jobs, and only $100k+ talent”, according to the law firm representing premium members of the site.
IT/Telecoms, Legal 14 March 2013

Small cap recruiter valuations set to recover - City Comment

Over the last few weeks, stock markets have been hitting new highs, with cyclical stocks leading the charge.
Engineering 14 March 2013

The Olympic recruitment legacy

How do you keep a project workforce motivated when they know from day one on the job that their jobs will cease to exist the moment the project is finished? This was just the issue faced by Paul Modley, the man who led the recruitment effort at London 2012.

Heineken taps into innovative talent with IdeasBrewery

Multinational brewer Heineken tells Recruiter that gaining access to “interesting and smart people” has been a “welcome offshoot” of IdeasBrewery, a website that invites users to submit observations and insights relevant to its business.

Street Crane Company gets lift to attract engineering talent

UK industrial crane and hoist manufacturer Street Crane Company tells Recruiter it has revamped its recruitment strategy to compete more effectively with larger and better-known graduate employers by moving to “a more proactive” approach.

Work Programme and Jobcentre Plus fail to deliver for single parents

The government’s Work Programme and Jobcentre Plus are failing in their efforts to get single parents into work, according to single parent charity Gingerbread.
13 March 2013
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