Social care

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 25-29 NOVEMBER 2024

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Avantus, Ciphr, Realise, VoltR2R

Supplier, Your business 25 November 2024

Athona transfers majority stake to Employee Ownership Trust

Healthcare recruitment agency Athona has announced the transfer of a majority stake to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).

Your recruitment business 15 November 2024

Streeting’s proposals will ban NHS trusts from using agencies for entry-level staff

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting will tomorrow [13 November 2024] outline plans for significant financial reforms within the NHS.

Randstad to acquire Netherlands-based Zorgwerk

World talent company Randstad has announced its intention to acquire Dutch firm Zorgwerk.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 1-4 OCTOBER 2024

This week’s new launches include: QS Recruitment

Your recruitment business 3 October 2024

Anderson Quigley appoints Horgan partner in education team

Executive search firm Anderson Quigley (AQ) has appointed Paul Horgan as partner in its schools and further education team.

Your recruitment business 2 October 2024

New signing Williams boosts Anderson Quigley’s health sector team

Executive search firm Anderson Quigley has appointed Sian Williams as partner in the health and social care team.

Your recruitment business 18 September 2024

Husband and wife recruiters banned after under-declaring £33m in tax

Husband-and-wife directors of a Derby-based care recruitment company have been banned after failing to pay more than £30m in tax, the Insolvency Service has reported.

APPOINTMENTS: 29 JULY-2 AUGUST 2024

This week’s appointments include: Baltimore Consulting, Freshminds, Yodel

Danforth Care Group creates 250+ jobs in care sector

Private care home group Danforth Care has created a total of 260 jobs with the opening of eight care homes in the last 12 months, and another eight in the pipeline.

Your business 21 August 2023

Fines to treble for rogue employers hiring illegal workers

Employers will face newly trebled fines of up to £60k for each worker they hire illegally under “the biggest shake-up since 2014” on penalties imposed on rogue employers and landlords.

Legislation/Regulation 7 August 2023

REC calls proposed NI agency social workers ban 'badly thought out'

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is calling for urgent clarity on a proposed ‘ban’ on agency social workers in Northern Ireland, a plan the trade body called “badly thought out”.

APPOINTMENTS: 9-12 MAY 2023

This week’s appointments include: Bentley Lewis, Ciphr, ecap, Heidrick & Struggles, Naked Energy, RAMP Global, Tezlom, The Shore Group

NEW TO THE MARKET: 2-5 MAY 2023

This week’s new launches include: 32 Stripes, KPI OceanConnect, MRA Search, Ocean Healthcare, SmartyMeet, Tengai

Watson leads RSS Global brand as CEO for Twenty20 Capital

Rebecca Watson (pictured) has joined Twenty20 Capital, dedicated investor in the staffing and workforce solutions sector, as CEO of RSS Global.

Wetherspoons helps Cera grow talent pool under Apprenticeship Levy

UK pub chain Wetherspoons has backed the health and care sector with a significant donation to home healthcare provider Cera Care.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 13-17 FEBRUARY 2023

This week’s new launches include: Bright Horizons, Cera Care, Futureheads, Loop Not Luck, Premier Group Recruitment, Talentheads, Wilbury Stratton

Cera to create 10,000 jobs for care sector in 2023

London-headquartered home healthcare provider Cera Care is creating 10,000 new jobs across the UK, bolstering the care sector and putting thousands of people back to work during the economic crisis.

19 January 2023

nGAGE Talent buys shift booking app Ryalto

nGAGE Talent has acquired workforce communications, engagement and flexible shift booking app Ryalto in its first strategic acquisition of 2023.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 JANUARY 2023

This week’s new launches include: AMS, IPPR, Unmind, WaveTrackR

Supplier, Your business 10 January 2023

APPOINTMENTS: 3-6 JANUARY 2023

This week’s appointments include: BPP, City Executive Search, Conexus, Heidrick & Struggles, KPI Recruiting, MM Search

Supplier, Your business 6 January 2023

Director of nursing staff recruiter disqualified after wrongful Bounce Back Loan

A director of a temporary nursing staff recruiter in Southampton has been disqualified as a director for 11 years.

Financials, Temporary workforce 22 November 2022

APPOINTMENTS: 12-18 NOVEMBER 2022

This week’s appointments include: Anderson Quigley, Forward Role, MGAC | RLF

Baltimore Consulting promotes Groves to associate director

Bristol-based recruiter Baltimore Consulting has announced a promotion within its team, appointing special educational (SEN) and disabilities specialist Jordan Groves as associate director of education.

Your recruitment business 7 November 2022

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 12-16 SEPTEMBER 2022

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Pagabo

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