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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

Don’t go west, the workers aren’t so happy there

Despite gloom in the South-West, four in 10 UK workers describe themselves as happy, a rise from the 37% seen this time last year, according to a survey of 1,000 workers from commercial recruiter Office Angels.

26 October 2012

DP Connect goes up to Cambridge

IT recruiter DP Connect has opened a new operation in Cambridge, which chief executive Toni Cocozza says is “one of the key technology hubs in the UK”.

IT/Telecoms 26 October 2012

Ex-recruitment bosses disqualified following failure to pay tax

The two former directors of a liquidated Walsall recruitment company have each been given three-and-a-half year bans from being company directors after an investigation from the Insolvency Service found they previously paid no tax during the operation of the now-liquidated company.

Marketing 26 October 2012

REC’s Green warns ‘dodgy’ industry players

Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) chief executive Kevin Green (pictured left) warned an audience of recruiters and suppliers last night that the organisation was going to “shine a bright light” on the practices of “payroll, umbrella companies and the dodgy non-REC recruiters”.

26 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: Don’t take tech sector job strength for granted, says industry chief

Despite a job report showing consistent albeit modest job growth across the US tech sector, the industry “can’t take its strength for granted”, according to the president of industry advocacy group TechAmerica Foundation.

IT/Telecoms, Industrial/Manufacturing 26 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIALS: Revenue decline slowing, says USG

Continental Europe-wide recruiter USG People saw an 11% yearly decline in revenues in Q3, but its chief executive Rob Zandbergen says that compared to last year this drop slowed, with some markets seeing a return to growth in September.

26 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL Greece: Germany wants to enforce hiring of foreign taxmen

The German government is pushing for the mandatory hiring of “outside experts to help collect taxes, fight corruption and privatise government assets in Greece”, according to today’s Financial Times.

Public sector 25 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: New credit card has 250 jobs in balance

Bank Huntington is to add 250 new jobs in Ohio over the next four years as it rolls out a new credit card programme.

25 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: Emergency $200k for 120 T-Mobile layoffs

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a $198k (£123k) National Emergency Grant to provide job training and support services to around 120 workers affected by the closure of telecoms firm T-Mobile's facility in Redmond, Oregon.

IT/Telecoms 25 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL Denmark: Subsidy to encourage hiring of benefits losers

A subsidy will be available to companies taking on two of the estimated 16,000 workers who will become ineligible for benefits under new Danish government regulations kicking in at the start of 2013.

Public sector 25 October 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Omega welcomes in new Day

Recruitment and resource firm Omega Resource Group has appointed Paul Day as finance director.

25 October 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Green Park brings in senior trio

Green Park Interim & Executive Search has taken on three former managing directors to its interim practice as associate partners.

Executive search 25 October 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Essence gets Dobson-Smith for talent

Dan Dobson-Smith has taken on the role of global talent director at digital agency Essence.

Creative/Digital/Media 25 October 2012

Contracts/Deals: Apprentice winner Martin chooses CV-Library for new agency

Job site CV-Library has been selected as the generic job board for Hyper Recruitment Solutions (HRS), the new venture run by winner of the BBC’s The Apprentice Ricky Martin and Lord Alan Sugar, which officially launched yesterday.

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 25 October 2012

Contracts/Deals: Capita acquires social work recruiter Medicare

Outsourcing firm Capita has acquired social work recruitment consultancy Medicare First for an undisclosed sum.

Public sector 25 October 2012

A4e chief claims she was ‘bullied out of job’ as Cameron’s family tsar

The former head of welfare-to-work firm A4e Emma Harrison claims she was bullied out of her job as Prime Minister David Cameron’s ‘Family Champion’ amid fraud investigations into her company.

Public sector 25 October 2012

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