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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

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Five senior appointments at ECB STAR Group

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

Transport & logistics, Banking/Financial services, Legal, Executive search, Industrial/Manufacturing, IT/Telecoms, Healthcare/Medical, Accounting/Finance 26 June 2025

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Franklin Fitch appointments strengthen global operations

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

Creative/Digital/Media, Executive search, IT/Telecoms 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

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

International staffing companies fail to reveal UK corporation tax paid

Following recent controversy surrounding the tax affairs of international companies operating in the UK, three international staffing companies with substantial operations in this country have refused to disclose details of corporation tax paid in the UK.

13 December 2012

US: Jobs target the big one to hit for Fed

After seeing the jobs market play a major part in the political jousting that was the US election campaign earlier this year, the country’s unemployment rate is now being used as an economic marker, the US Federal Reserve Bank has announced.

13 December 2012

Shilton Sharpe Quarry to pursue mastery of the Orient in 2013

Legal recruiter Shilton Sharpe Quarry (SSQ) is set to expand into mainland China and Singapore next year, its chief executive Nick Shilton has told Recruiter.

Legal 13 December 2012

Thomas on track for February departure from Network Rail

Network Rail’s head of resourcing Adrian Thomas says he is “quite enjoying the thought process of here’s an opportunity to do something new”, having announced he is to leave the company in February.

Life sciences, Public sector 12 December 2012

STR Group launches niche biotech recruiter Zavendi

Recruitment group STR Group has launched niche biotechnology recruitment brand Zavendi – the fifth company launched by STR this year.

Life sciences, Engineering 12 December 2012

Recruiter’s fastest and hottest recruiters in the UK

For the first time, Recruiter has created a hybrid league table showing those recruitment firms who have managed to mix fast turnover growth and high profitability, making it on to both the FAST 50 and HOT 100 lists for 2012.

12 December 2012

Rose rises at Recruitment Society as Huxham steps down

Norman Rose is the new executive director of the Recruitment Society. His appointment follows Steve Huxham’s stepping down from the chief executive role within the organisation.

IT/Telecoms 12 December 2012

Unemployment at 7.8% as half a million get to work

The unemployment rate for the period August to October 2012 was 7.8%, down by 0.2% on the previous three month period and 0.5% on a year before, shows newly-released Office for National Statistics data.

Public sector 12 December 2012

Kelly Services to partner with Cezanne

Recruitment group Kelly Services has announced an EMEA region partnership with HR and talent management software firm Cezanne.

HR 12 December 2012

Search firm Directorbank allies with Rockpool Investments

Specialist private equity executive search firm Directorbank has entered into a strategic alliance with private equity investment firm Rockpool Investments.

Executive search 12 December 2012

JobsiteWhite works with Institute of Administrative Management

Professional body the Institute of Administrative Management (IAM) has selected Jobsite’s ‘white label job board’ JobsiteWhite to power its careers website.

IT/Telecoms, Commercial & office support 12 December 2012

GTI Recruiting Solutions wins three-year Peugeot Citroën contract

Student and graduate recruitment specialist GTI Recruiting Solutions has won a a three-year contract with Peugeot Citroën to provide and maintain a full applicant tracking system for use across all forms of UK recruitment.

Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 12 December 2012

Futurestep gets Siemens France deal

Recruitment and talent management company Futurestep has won a two-year contract for recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) at tech firm Siemens in France.

IT/Telecoms 12 December 2012

Staffline acquires Birmingham temp firm GB Resourcing

Outsourcing and recruitment firm Staffline has acquired Birmingham-based temporary recruitment provider GB Resourcing.

12 December 2012

Singapore: City-state to overtake New York as talent destination?

Singapore, currently the third most popular city in the world as a talent destination, is likely to “become more popular than New York within the next few years”, according to talent analytics firm Intelligence Group.

12 December 2012

South Africa: Retail and financial services see employment nudge up in Q3

The number of people employed in South Africa's formal non-agricultural sector crept up by 0.1%, with an extra 10,000 entering work in Q3, government agency Statistics South Africa has announced.

Public sector 12 December 2012

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