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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.

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

Former royal nanny offers training to next generation

Alice Romero Drever (pictured), founder of specialist agency Nanny & Governess, is developing an online academy to train the next generation of VIP nannies.

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

A green energy company is set to create more than 100 jobs by 2027 with the proposed opening of a £120m plant in Kent.

Contracts/Deals: SW6 gets rec-to-rec deal with Spencer Ogden

Newly-launched rec-to-rec firm SW6 Associates has been awarded an exclusive graduate contract to supply candidates to energy recruiter Spencer Ogden.

Contracts/Deals: JobsiteWhite partners with Totally Engineering Jobs

Specialist job site Totally Engineering Jobs has selected JobsiteWhite, a customisable ‘white label job board’ created by Jobsite, to power its website.

Contracts/Deals: Hamilton Bradshaw backs SF Group MBO

Investors Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity (HBPE) has acquired an 83% stake in independent financial recruiter SF Group, funding a management buy-out (MBO).
6 November 2012

FINANCIALS: Adecco solid and flat in Q3

Recruitment group Adecco called its Q3 2012 financial results ‘solid’, as revenues remained flat year-on-year at $5.3bn (£4.24bn), although this represented a 5% decline adjusted for constant currency.
6 November 2012

VIDEO: Creativity and more to be celebrated at tonight’s YFJ People Awards

As Jamie White, creative director at advertising agency Blackbridge Communications, and Paul Maxin, global resourcing director at FMCG group Unilever, say in the below video, tonight’s inaugural YourFoodJobs.com People Awards, in association with Recruiter, are a celebration of industry creativity.

Plans to increase UK-UAE trade to £12bn ‘on track’

The third meeting of the UK-UAE Business Council in Dubai yesterday [5 November] heard from ministers from both countries that plans to increase trade volume between the states to £12bn by 2015 are on track.

UK recruitment industry grows 4.3% despite tough conditions

Despite difficult market conditions, the UK recruitment industry grew by 4.3% in the financial year ending April 2012 to reach £25.7bn, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC’s) Recruitment Industry Trends Survey 2011/12.
6 November 2012

Fund administrators Butterfield Fulcrum bankroll 150 new Dublin jobs

Supported by investment agency IDA Ireland, fund administration company Butterfield Fulcrum Group is to expand its Dublin operation with the creation of 150 new jobs.
6 November 2012

More parcels jobs in the East Midlands as DPD set to recruit

A week after Royal Mail Group announced a major investment and the creation of 1,000 jobs in its parcels business, competitor business DPD, part of French postal group La Poste, has gone 500 better with the announcement of up to 1,500 full-time posts in the East Midlands.
6 November 2012

INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Pedersen hires in Austria and Greece

Global executive search firm Pedersen & Partners has hired Yannis Katzilieris as country manager for Greece, and also added new principal Herfried Leitner to its Austrian team.
Executive search 6 November 2012

Cogs expansion turns into new Germany and Hong Kong offices

Digital, creative and advertising recruiter Cogs Agency has opened Hong Kong and Berlin offices.
Creative/Digital/Media 6 November 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Energize takes on three consultants

Digital and IT recruiter Energize Recruitment has appointed three new consultants.

Contracts/Deals: Berry sees Green ripe for acquisition

Multi-sector recruitment group Berry Recruitment has acquired Hampshire-based recruiter Green Personnel.
5 November 2012

NES offers new project management apprenticeship

Global energy recruiter NES Global Talent is offering a new higher apprenticeship in project management, and has been appointed to deliver it to companies across the UK.
Engineering 5 November 2012

Marine skills gap to hurt industry now and in future, finds Matchtech

The vast majority (92%) of marine industry organisations are experiencing some difficulties in the recruitment of engineers, and this skills shortage is not just an immediate concern, but in the future “will also seriously impact the industry’s ability to provide the government-backed predicted growth”.

Employers must pay living wage home and away, urges campaign

British firms must commit to paying a living wage throughout their overseas supply chain, not just in the UK, according to anti-poverty charity War on Want and two partner organisations.
Industrial/Manufacturing 5 November 2012
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