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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.

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.

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.

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

North Africa looks to UK oil & gas recruiters to power up post-Arab Spring

As the dust begins to settle following the Arab Spring in North Africa, opportunities for interim and contract professionals – and as such, recruiters – are already picking up.
Engineering, Executive search 4 September 2012

Female board representation rise mainly due to non-exec appointments

Not one woman was appointed to the board of a FTSE 100 company since 1 March in an executive role, as increasing female representation on boards is mainly down to non-executive roles.
Executive search 4 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Philippines: BPO industry prepares for continued growth

The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines is gearing up for further growth, as it is projected to be worth $25bn (£1.57bn) by 2016, and likely to require at least 120,000 further workers.
Executive search, HR 4 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Asia: Gulfbankers Executive Search launches recruitment App

Gulfbankers Executive Search, an executive search firm for the banking and finance sectors in the Persian Gulf, has launched its mobile recruitment application via Blackberry, iPhone and iPad.
IT/Telecoms, Executive search 4 September 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: MBN gets senior consultant Johe

Technical recruiter MBN Recruitment Solutions has appointed Matthew Johe as a senior consultant.
IT/Telecoms 3 September 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: KDR takes on three

Information management recruiter KDR has taken on experienced account manager Sean Cody, alongside a graduate trainee and an apprentice.

Product launch: Strike-jobs integrates disability and non-disabled candidates

Multi-sector recruiter Tobias Recruitment has launched Strike-jobs.co.uk, a job board that Tobias founder Suzie Tobias describes as a “generalist job board integrating disabled and non-disabled workers”.

Product launch: Google Campus team creates CareerFollow

A team of developers at the Google-supported Campus in East London’s Tech City has launched a fully integrated Twitter job board, CareerFollow.

Manufacturing employment rises as sector downturn eases sharply

The downturn in the UK’s manufacturing sector eased significantly in August, with employment in the month rising for the second month consecutively.
Industrial/Manufacturing 3 September 2012

FINANCIALS: Recruitment sales up 34% at Staffline

Recruitment and outsourcing group Staffline continues to grow, despite its chief executive Andy Hogarth describing 2012 as more challenging than the previous year.

Reduction in City jobs could be good news, says Astbury Marsden MD

A fall in the number of City jobs created in August “could be seen as good news,” according to Jonathan Nicholson, managing director of financial services recruiter Astbury Marsden.
3 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: Cabinet maker to add 170 jobs in move

Specialist cabinet maker Custom Aircraft Cabinets (CAC) and its sister firm Reliable Firm Protection are to add 170 jobs, with the former moving across the state of Arkansas to new premises.
Industrial/Manufacturing 3 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: Judge Group goes to Baltimore

US IT staffing and consulting firm The Judge Group has opened an office in the Baltimore, Maryland area.
IT/Telecoms 3 September 2012

HMRC note ‘another nail in the coffin of pay day by pay day schemes’, says Hogarth

A note from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) further outlining its position on travel and subsistence schemes is “another nail in the coffin of ‘pay day by pay day’ schemes”, Andy Hogarth, chief executive and chair of staffing firm Staffline tells Recruiter.
3 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Malaysia: New Legoland offers hundreds of jobs

The sixth Legoland amusement park to open worldwide in the Southern state of Johor in Malaysia is creating hundreds of new jobs.
3 September 2012

Father’s Day for O’Donoghue

In this age of equality, it seems that even organisations supporting women in business recognise the role of some men at work.
31 August 2012
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