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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 recruiting January/February 2022

The new year kicks off with recruiters and businesses doing their bit to get homeless people back into work

Silven Recruitment announces changes at the top

Manchester-based food and drink manufacturing recruitment specialists Silven Recruitment has announced big changes at the top to support further growth.

The FIRM members ditch bots for recruiting

The popularity of AI-powered bots for recruitment purposes is on the wane.

IT/Telecoms 18 January 2022

Labour supply problems to persist later in the decade

The biggest constraint on growth in the UK is a labour shortage, a behavioural economist has warned.

Recruiters search for more flexible arrangements

Recruiters are becoming so accustomed to flexible working arrangements that they are prepared to change jobs in search of conditions that suit them more.

18 January 2022

Equality Fund launches to make businesses more inclusive in Scotland

A two-year equality fund has been launched to make Scottish workplaces, including those in the recruitment sector, more inclusive and diverse.

New to Market 17 January 2022

Recruiters: go again, and go even better in 2022

I am going to share the words of our group managing director, Andrew Michael, from an internal post he sent to the business during the first week back from the festive season.

17 January 2022

Cathedral Appointments hires Murphy as director

Exeter-based independent recruitment agency Cathedral Appointments has welcomed Clodagh Murphy to the team as director.

PeopleIT/Telecoms 17 January 2022

Leeds becomes g2 Recruitment’s latest home

International recruiter g2 Recruitment has a new home in Leeds.

Encore Personnel launches specialist maintenance engineering division

Midlands-based Encore Personnel has kicked off the new year with the launch of a new division to specialise in “exceptional” maintenance engineers.

Company trends of recruiters in 2021’s HOT 100

The Covid pandemic has again hit Recruiter’s latest HOT 100 report, which measures the highest gross profit per head/employee.

13 January 2022

The Access Group acquires recruitment IT firm Vincere

Business software firm The Access Group has acquired Vincere, a global provider of innovative technology to over 20,000 recruitment consultants around the world.

ContractsIT/Telecoms, HR 13 January 2022

HW Global acquires digital recruitment specialist Osmii

Executive search firm HW Global, based in Leeds (pictured), has secured a majority shareholding in digital recruitment specialist Osmii, according to online news organisation BDaily.

Fried heads up SRI’s betting practice in London

SRI, a global executive search and consulting firm, has appointed Ben Fried (pictured) to head up its betting & gaming practice from London.

Gartner's Kropp outlines 2022 trends for people issues in workplace

Brian Kropp, chief of HR Research at leading research and advisory firm Gartner, has outlined the trends that will shape the workplace in a continuing environment of volatility, uncertainty and variability in 2022.

10 January 2022

Vibe Recruit merges with Paterson Personnel and expands into South England

Welsh-based recruitment firm Vibe Recruit is marking the new year by expanding into the South of England with the merger and subsequent rebranding of Paterson Personnel.

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