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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

Contracts/Deals: Capita acquisitions continue with business travel firm

Outsourcing giant Capita has acquired business travel firm Expotel for £16m, the latest in a series of 2012 acquisitions, the value of which will likely head towards £200m by the year’s end.
Public sector 31 August 2012

Contracts/Deals: Institute of Business Ethics integrates compliance network

The European Network of Integrity & Compliance Officers (ENICO) is to be integrated into the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE).
31 August 2012

Whitehall faces skills shortages in government competition agenda

Whitehall civil servants say they don’t feel they have all the necessary skills needed to deliver on the government agenda for more competition and private sector involvement in public services.
Public sector 31 August 2012

Old and big – most influential firms in recruitment market revealed

The longer established and larger-sized companies are seen as having the biggest impact on the recruitment market, according to a survey of nearly 250 industry professionals by rec-to-rec firm Bowden Mayes.
31 August 2012

Expansion for easyJet brings new jobs to Edinburgh Airport

Budget carrier easyJet has announced an expansion at Edinburgh Airport. It will purchase two more aircraft to be based in the Scottish capital, creating 100 direct jobs.
31 August 2012

INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Proco gets Latin American MD for expansion

Procurement, supply chain and operational excellence executive search firm Proco Global Group has appointed Cristiano Aron into the newly-created role of regional chief executive for Latin America.
Executive search 31 August 2012

City Comment: Is there any point in staffing companies being publicly listed?

The recent decision by Morson to delist its shares from the stock market, which formally took place on 8 August, brings into focus the value of being a publicly listed company (PLC) in the recruitment sector.
31 August 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: Video interview use quadruples to two in three firms

Nearly two in three (63%) of human resources managers say their company frequently conducts job interviews via video – up from just 14% last year.
IT/Telecoms, Commercial & office support 31 August 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: Invasion of the seasonal workers as Halloween approaches

With two months to the day from Halloween, numbers are beginning to surface around the number of temporary retail workers expected to be hired.
31 August 2012

INTERNATIONAL Norway: Skills shortage could leave offshore industry all at sea

Concerns have emerged that a shortage of skilled professionals could prevent Norway from taking advantage of large oil reserves recently discovered in the North Sea.
Engineering 31 August 2012

Agencies are not the problem in itself, says NHS locums spend report

Managing the “often criticised agencies” and their fees is unnecessarily at the heart of the debate about how to reduce locum doctor costs in the NHS.
Public sector 31 August 2012

INTERNATIONAL France: Tax rules relaxed for Romanian, Bulgarian workers

French employers will no longer have to pay extra taxes to the government when hiring Romanian and Bulgarian nationals, following an announcement last week [22 August].
31 August 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Stonegate Pubs get recruitment head

Pub operator Stonegate Pub Company has appointed Holly Cunnington as head of recruitment.
HR 30 August 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Build Recruitment gets FM manager

Specialist recruiter Build Recruitment has appointed former Hays manager Tamara Ratnatunga as divisional manager for facilities management (FM) roles.
Construction & property 30 August 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Ambition makes Williams MD in UK

Multi-sector recruiter Ambition has re-appointed Andrea Williams as managing director for its UK business.
IT/Telecoms 30 August 2012

Law graduate Shaw launches Jurisprudence Legal Recruitment

Nottingham Law School graduate James Shaw has launched Jurisprudence Legal Recruitment with help from The Hive, Nottingham Trent University’s Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise.
Legal 30 August 2012
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