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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

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 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”.

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.

Transport & 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.

Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences 4 June 2025

REC CEO hits back at government cuts to agency spend

Government calls to eliminate agency spend at the NHS have received a fiery response from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

Public sector, Social care 3 June 2025

Government health leaders threaten ‘rip-off temporary staffing agencies’

NHS trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) are being urged by government health leaders to eradicate agency spending to build on a £1bn fall in spending in 2024-25.

Public sector, Social care 3 June 2025

Portfolio Payroll partners with CIPP to drive industry evolution

Payroll recruitment agency Portfolio Payroll is part of a newly unveiled strategic partnership with The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

HR 3 June 2025

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

Life sciences, Engineering 2 June 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 20-24 JULY 2020

This week’s new launches include: Hunter Bond

IT/Telecoms, Accounting/Finance 21 July 2020

Recruiter banned after awarding himself £150k before company goes into liquidation

A Rochdale recruiter has been banned from managing companies for six years after paying himself a £150k bonus just before the company entered liquidation. 

17 July 2020

Annapurna moves into ITV television centre on London’s South Bank

Annapurna Recruitment is moving into the historic ITV centre on the banks of the Thames as part of a short-term flexible leasing initiative by developers.

IT/Telecoms, HR 17 July 2020

NHS Employers warns social care could collapse without international recruitment

NHS Employers, the employers’ organisation for the NHS in England, warns that the country’s social care system could collapse without recruiting internationally for staff.

Public sector, Social care 16 July 2020
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Care sector in recruitment crisis under new immigration changes

Recruitment for care workers in the UK could become even harder under changes to the UK immigration system that were announced yesterday, it is feared. 

Public sector, Social care 14 July 2020

APPOINTMENTS: 13-17 JULY 2020

This week’s appointments include: Two Rivers Recruitment

Transport & logistics, Executive search 14 July 2020

Job finding service helps those out of work for under three months

More details have been released today [10 July 2020] about the new online, one-to-one job finding support service announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak earlier this week.

10 July 2020

Recruitment industry benefits from Plan for Jobs support service

The recruitment industry will likely be a key beneficiary of the Plan for Jobs announced yesterday as part of a £40m investment in a job-finding support service in Great Britain.

9 July 2020

Chancellor’s lifeline mostly welcome from industry but questions still remain

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s new Plan for Jobs has been warmly welcomed by many in business and in the recruitment sector.

9 July 2020

Chancellor hand-outs to stimulate jobs and economy

Vouchers for meals out, a 15% VAT cut on hospitality and tourism offerings, and a £1k bonus to employers who bring back furloughed employees were among the initiatives revealed today by Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

Retail, Oil & gas/Energy 8 July 2020

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 6-10 JULY 2020

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Cornerstone OnDemand, IR35.io, Kingsbridge Group, Resume-Library, SNAPP Resume, Wagestream

Retail, Industrial/Manufacturing 8 July 2020

NEW TO THE MARKET: 6-10 JULY 2020

This week’s new launches include: greenbean, NRG, Zenjob

IT/Telecoms, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 8 July 2020

#BuildBritainBackBetter – Redeploying, upskilling and upcycling the UK workforce

DeeDee Doke looks at sustainable employability – a ‘new deal’ on recruitment and redeployment in the UK.

6 July 2020

SSP rebate rules hit temp agencies unfairly

Temp recruitment agencies are unfairly affected by the Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) rebate rules.

Transport & logistics, Industrial/Manufacturing 2 July 2020

Umbrella Parasol to protect contractors up to November

Umbrella company Parasol has announced it will absorb the full cost of employer’s National Insurance (NI) and pension contributions for all of its furloughed contractors from August.

2 July 2020

Lord Sugar invests in Apprentice runner-up Allen-Horton’s Harper Fox Partners

It’s Number Four for Lord Sugar – the fourth recruitment business in his portfolio of companies – with today’s announcement that he has invested in Harper Fox Partners.

Executive search 1 July 2020
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