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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

Legislation

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.

Social care, Transport & logistics, Engineering, Construction & property, Healthcare/Medical 12 June 2025

Contracts

STEM recruiter acquires construction training firm 3B Training

Morson Group has acquired Wigan-based 3B Training to expand its construction skills offering.

Transport & logistics, Engineering, Construction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing, Apprentices/Grads/School leavers 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

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.

PeopleTransport & logistics, Education 5 June 2025

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.

New to MarketOil & gas/Energy, Life sciences 4 June 2025

Temp hiring up in all regions but London, finds Venn Group

There has been a 3% increase in temporary recruitment across the UK quarter-on-quarter, with all regions but London – which has seen a drop following the Olympics – benefiting, according to temp and contract specialist recruiter Venn Group.

Public sector 31 October 2012

IPG Mediabrands to launch graduate scheme in 2013

Media company IPG Mediabrands has launched a graduate scheme which will take on up to 10 graduates in September 2013 on a 12-month training programme.

Creative/Digital/Media 31 October 2012

Ryanair checking in 1,000 new jobs across three UK airports

Budget airline Ryanair has announced new routes at three regional UK airports due to take off next summer, which should carry 1m extra passengers and create 1,000 new jobs.

31 October 2012

Heseltine urges government to be bolder to stimulate growth

Lord Heseltine, the former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister, has called on the government to take bolder action to stimulate the economy.

Public sector 31 October 2012

Two arrests as exploitative chicken-catcher provider caught by GLA

Kent Police has made two arrests in what the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has called “one of the worse cases of exploitation the GLA has uncovered in the food supply chain” since it became operational in 2006.

31 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL: Global mobility assignments to growth markets on the up, finds EY study

Nearly half of companies expect to increase the number of staff sent to growth markets such as China or Africa over the next year on global mobility assignments.

31 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Adecco gets new ops director in Spain

Adecco Staffing’s Spanish operation has made Joan Ferrer Pons its director of operations.

31 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL Australia: Project Resource to open in Perth

Multi-sector professional recruiter Project Resource will open its first overseas office in Perth, Western Australia, in February 2013.

Engineering 31 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: Diversified Search goes Beyond Conventional Wisdom

US-based executive search and selection firm Diversified Search has launched a rebranding campaign with a new tagline, Beyond Conventional Wisdom.

Executive search 30 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL Spain: Friisberg & Partners and Prinzipal Partners partner

Spanish executive search and HR consulting firm Prinzipal Partners has joined international executive search network Friisberg & Partners.

Executive search 30 October 2012

Contracts/Deals: Blackbridge and Focus Management to sponsor YFJ People Awards

Jobsite YourFoodJob.com has agreed two new sponsors for its inaugural People Awards, presented in association with Recruiter.

30 October 2012

Contracts/Deals: Colleague Software makes a move on 2LS

Recruitment technology provider Colleague Software has acquired competitor business 2LS and its GRIP software system in what 2LS director Chris Bartlett calls “an opportunity too good to miss”.

IT/Telecoms 30 October 2012

Contracts/Deals: BPI and Wickland Westcott join forces

Executive search firm Wickland Westcott has become the official UK partner of global management and HR consulting firm BPI group.

HR, Executive search 30 October 2012

UKTI sets up SME export service

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has launched its Open to Export service, a free online tool advising and guiding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on exporting overseas.

Creative/Digital/Media 30 October 2012

Hitachi anticipates jobs after acquiring Horizon Nuclear Power

Japanese electronics firm Hitachi has acquired the UK’s Horizon Nuclear Power from German energy firms E.ON and RWE, and expects to create 1,000 permanent jobs once its two existing sites are fully developed and operational.

Construction & property, Engineering 30 October 2012

Royal Mail investment package delivers 1,000 Parcelforce jobs

Royal Mail Group has announced a £75m, four-year investment programme in its UK express parcels business, Parcelforce Worldwide, creating 1,000 jobs across the country.

30 October 2012

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