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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
Legislation

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
Legislation

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.

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

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 9-13 JUNE 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Firefish Software, Jobmatch Sweden, Liquid Friday

ContractsCreative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 12 June 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 JUNE 2025

This week’s new launches include: Lattice, makethehire.com

New to MarketCreative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 12 June 2025

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

City Comment: US leads the way as recruiters enjoy mixed fortunes

Stock market investors are continually trying to predict the future and determine to what degree it is reflected in current share prices. October provided a tremendous intellectual challenge, with political change imminent in China and the US combined with renewed evidence of the strains in the real economy in a challenging Q3 earnings season. Overall, equity markets have emerged from this challenge unscathed, trading near to recent highs.
Public sector 1 November 2012

Food production set to create fertile commodities job growth

As demand for food production increases globally, demand for fertiliser salespeople and traders across emerging markets will continue on an upward trend, according to global financial markets recruiter Selby Jennings.
1 November 2012

Half of companies don’t know about the Work Programme, finds CIPD

New research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) finds that 49% of UK employers are unaware of the government’s Work Programme.
1 November 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: NES hires consultant

Global technical recruiter NES Global Talent has appointed Mark Booth as a consultant in its permanent division.
1 November 2012

FINANCIALS: Heidrick down but results at least out

Global executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles saw a substantial drop in revenues in Q3 2012, but, as also reported by recruiter.co.uk, the business, which is US-based, will be glad to have been able to get its results out at all, having delayed the announcement due to Hurricane Sandy.
Executive search 1 November 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Keene and Lord makes senior appointments ahead of expansion

Multi-sector search and selection agency Keene and Lord has made two senior hires ahead of two new offices it is due to open in the coming fortnight.
1 November 2012

Nine out of 10 jobseekers talk about candidate treatment, finds Robert Walters

A total of 88% of jobseekers discuss their experiences of a recruitment process with friends or colleagues, according to recruitment firm Robert Walters.
1 November 2012

London gets Fuel office

Technical and management recruitment firm Fuel Recruitment has opened an office in Holborn, central London.
1 November 2012

Vebro launches with Jark in West Midlands

Jark Joint Ventures has launched recruitment company Vebro, based in Cannock, West Midlands.
Marketing & Sales, HR 1 November 2012

STR launches Medicor Global for pharma industry

Portsmouth-based specialist recruitment group STR has launched niche pharmaceuticals recruiter Medicor Global.
Engineering, Life sciences 1 November 2012

Reed-operated Angard not involved in Parcelforce recruitment

Royal Mail Group has confirmed that Angard Staffing Solutions, its in-house agency which ran into significant problems recruiting seasonal staff last Christmas, will not be involved in the recruitment of the 1,000 new jobs that Royal Mail announced on Tuesday (30 October).
1 November 2012

INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Frazer Jones gets search consultant Tiberio

Global HR recruiter Frazer Jones has appointed Manuela Tiberio as a senior consultant in its European practice.
1 November 2012

UBS staff lockout will not deter future applicants, recruiters say

Reports that around 100 UBS employees were locked out of their London offices earlier this week as it confirmed plans to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide will not put people off applying to the bank in the future, according to City recruiters.
Executive search 1 November 2012

Scandinavia: Get on your bike and look for work – across the border

A Swedish local authority is paying young people to up sticks and look for work in neighbouring Norway, reports The Daily Telegraph and other media outlets.
1 November 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Frazer Jones gets associate director from Pure

Global HR recruiter Frazer Jones has appointed Jon Kitterhing as associate director in its UK reward & global mobility team.
HR 31 October 2012

Contracts/Deals: CRG buys majority stake in STN Locums

Recruitment and health services provider Castlerock Recruitment Group (CRG) has acquired a 51% stake in West London locums and social work recruiter Serving the Nation Locums (STN).
31 October 2012

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