Temporary workforce

Family recruits for couple to manage luxury villa in Ibiza

A family is recruiting for a couple to manage a luxury villa (not the one pictured!) in Ibiza – and be paid £2k each a month for their trouble.

Hospitality/Leisure 24 January 2020

IR35 review won’t deliver meaningful change say industry experts

Industry experts aren’t hopeful the government’s review into the implementation of off-payroll rules into the private sector will deliver any meaningful change.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Accounting/Finance 23 January 2020

FINANCIALS: Cpl Resources sees rise in profits

Irish workforce solutions group Cpl Resources has seen a 10% increase in net fee income year-on-year, according to results for the half year ended 31 December 2019.

23 January 2020

Number of recruitment firms up, turnover nearly £39bn

Recruiters hit £38.9bn in turnover, making more than a million permanent placements in the year to March 2019, according to new data published by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

23 January 2020

Wren Kitchens offers IT internships to undergrads

Wren Kitchens has launched an IT internship programme for undergraduates.

Retail, Industrial/Manufacturing 23 January 2020

Bar staff required – no phones allowed

A Merseyside pub is recruiting for a role with a very specific requirement.

Hospitality/Leisure 22 January 2020

Industry letter calls on Chancellor to delay new IR35 rules

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), along with leaders from 14 leading recruitment agencies, has written to the Chancellor to call for a delay and an urgent review into upcoming off-payroll rules.

21 January 2020

Employment boom over as job vacancies start to drop off

The UK’s employment boom looks to be “running out of road” as latest figures indicate a decline in estimated job vacancies on the previous year.

21 January 2020

TV soap Hollyoaks puts a call out to recruit extras

If the world of recruitment has got all too serious for you, don’t worry – Hollyoaks has launched a recruitment drive for extras.

Creative/Digital/Media, Hospitality/Leisure 21 January 2020

APPOINTMENTS: 20-24 JANUARY 2020

This week’s appointments include: Acas, Cashplus, Cummins Mellor Recruitment, Harnham, Hays, Horton, Solomon Page, Talentmark, TempTribe

Life sciences, Engineering 20 January 2020

Parliament launches annual recruitment day

Parliament’s historic Westminster Hall is to host a recruitment fair next week showcasing opportunities in the various communities within Parliament.

Public sector, Education 17 January 2020

UK will lose out as EU workers hold off with settled status applications

Recruiters face losing thousands of workers on their books as new research reveals up to a third of UK-based EU nationals are yet to secure UK settled status.

16 January 2020

World of IT confusion

Delving beneath the technology terms.

Retail, IT/Telecoms 15 January 2020

Go off grid in 2020 with job opportunity on Great Blasket Island

The Great Blasket Island, off the coast of Kerry in Ireland, has been attracting interest in its job vacancies from across the world.

Hospitality/Leisure 15 January 2020

Don’t pick a fight with small firms over IR35

Recruiters have urged government to resist “picking a needless fight” with small businesses.

15 January 2020

REC Professionals: Life as an agency worker

Hilary Barnes, NHS practitioner, on life as an agency worker

Public sector, Healthcare/Medical 15 January 2020

Big talking point: Rolling with the punches

Taking a look at the latest recruitment industry figures, you can see recruiters are battling a challenging market – and surviving it well.

15 January 2020

NEW TO THE MARKET: 13-17 JANUARY 2020

This week’s launches include: AppJobs GAP, Challenge-trg, Frank Recruitment Group, Gi Group

Transport & logistics, Engineering 14 January 2020

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 13-17 JANUARY 2020

This week’s contracts and deals include: Cross Country Healthcare, Intequal, IPSE, Omni, Pertemps, Saba Software

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Creative/Digital/Media 13 January 2020

Permanent placements up first time in a year says Report on Jobs

The UK witnessed improved hiring conditions at the end of the year, according to the latest ‘UK Report on Jobs’.

Retail, Engineering 10 January 2020

Recruiters urged not to stop off-payroll preparations

Recruiters would be ill advised to halt their preparations for off-payroll rules in the private sector, despite the government’s promise to review the implementation of the extension.

9 January 2020

Deliveroo delivers jobs in Edinburgh

Deliveroo is to deliver 70 highly skilled jobs, including software engineers, product managers, data scientists and designers.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 9 January 2020

Not enough time for full off-payroll review say industry bodies

Recruitment and freelancer trade bodies have raised concerns over whether the timing of a review into off-pay working rules will allow MPs sufficient time to effectively scrutinise the reform.

8 January 2020

Government promises to launch review of changes to off-payroll rules

The government has delivered on a pre-election promise to launch a review of changes to off-payroll working rules.

7 January 2020

Life is a rollercoaster, you’ve just got to ride it – and get paid for it

A Florida-based company is recruiting a thrill seeker to ride rollercoasters and be paid £3k for their trouble.

Hospitality/Leisure 7 January 2020