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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

VIDEO: Clubb sees consistency across brands in new role

Recruitment is one industry that sees multinational companies with tens of thousands of employees rub shoulders with a number of smaller firms, right down to literal one-man bands – and the smaller firms still pack their punch.

HCIG forms joint venture Visir

James Caan’s Human Capital Investment Group (HCIG) has formed actuarial, investment and risk recruiter Visir in a joint venture with Christian Shanahan.
29 August 2012

Adecco creates unified MSP and RPO provider Pontoon

Global recruitment group Adecco has combined its recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and managed service provider (MSP) offerings in to one unified organisation, Pontoon.
29 August 2012

New NHS quango unable to recruit as skills not there

A new NHS quango is failing to recruit for highly paid senior roles because the skills simply aren’t there, according to a senior healthcare recruiter.

Young jobseekers to work for benefits in government plans

A London pilot programme will see young Jobseekers Allowance claimants be obliged to take part in a range of work experience placements or lose their benefits, employment minister Chris Grayling and London mayor Boris Johnson announced yesterday (28 August).
29 August 2012

INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Morgan McKinley gets new MD in UAE

Professional recruiter Morgan McKinley has appointed Trefor Murphy as managing director of its UAE operations, servicing the entire Middle East region.
29 August 2012

INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Frazer Jones takes on Middle East director

Global HR recruiter Frazer Jones has appointed Gemma Nelson as an associate director in the Middle East, based in the firm’s Dubai office.
HR 29 August 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: Managerial hiring up after sluggish July, says online survey

Levels of online managerial recruitment in the US rose to its second-highest level in over four years in August, despite a drop in activity in three of the past four months.
Executive search 29 August 2012

Experts divided over ‘controlling persons’ legislation

Following the end of the government’s consultation period on ‘controlling persons’ legislation on 16 August, those working in the interim/contractor market are divided on the proposals.
Executive search 28 August 2012

Product launch: Jobscience brings Resume Power to recruitment market

Jobscience, a provider of social relationship management for HR, has launched Resume Power, a mass resumé parser – an analysis and filtering tool for CVs.
28 August 2012

INTERNATIONAL Singapore: Bond opens office for Asia-Pacific

Recruitment software provider Bond International Software has opened a Singapore office to service the Asia-Pacific market.
28 August 2012

Active candidates galore following a bank holiday weekend?

Complex and divisive though it is, the active-passive candidates conundrum should be seen as shifting from Monday through to Friday, says Johnny Campbell, chief executive of recruitment solutions firm Social Talent.
28 August 2012

Product launch: Lights, camera, action for MyRecruitmentVideos.com

Recruitment-specific video production company MyRecruitmentVideos.com has launched to assist recruitment businesses create video content.
28 August 2012

Roc Search turns to engineering

Multi-sector recruiter Roc Search has entered the engineering sector, on top of its existing IT and finance specialisms.
Engineering, IT/Telecoms 28 August 2012

G4S loses £50m after falling at Olympic recruitment hurdle

Security firm G4S lost £50m over failings in the delivery of its contract to provide security guards to the Olympic and Paralympics Games.
28 August 2012

Doncaster firm creating 70 jobs in coal recovery

Coal reclamation firm RecyCoal will create 70 jobs at a new site which will recover 950,000 tonnes of colliery spoil, or waste and rejected coal, for electricity generation over the next four years.
28 August 2012
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