ADVERTORIAL: Recruiter Finances Perm to Temp

Rosato Recruitment is a small, up-and-coming recruitment company from Newport. Like many recruitment agencies, they wanted to diversify their offering and supply candidates on a temporary basis. Availability of cash flow for wages would be a decisive factor, as would back office administration. Natalie Rosato, a director, looked to Simply Factoring Brokers to find a solution and commercial finance broker Phil Smith walked her through the process.

UK recruitment start-ups rise by 10% on previous year

Almost 3,000 recruitment agencies have set up in the first half of 2016, 10% up on H1 2015, according to analysis by recruitment finance provider Sonovate.

REC lobbies government over gig workers

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation is lobbying government to clarify the legal and tax status of gig workers and ensure they get the same protections as other self-employed workers.

FINANCIALS: Impellam announces new roles as revenue increases

Impellam Group has created a new role of group transformation officer and appointed a new group finance director in an interim H1 2016 results statement that reveals a year-on-year revenue increase of 30.5%.

Staffline on target to “burst a billion” next year

Staffline is on track to “burst” £1bn in revenue in 2017 and is eyeing new acquisitions and divisions, according to the staffing services, outsourcing, training and employability firm’s chief executive Andy Hogarth.

Matchtech secures deal with DONG Energy

Engineering recruitment firm Matchtech has secured a 60-month Framework Agreement with offshore wind power firm DONG Energy Wind Power.

COWORKIES partners with Seedrs

COWORKIES is partnering with equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs to open a crowdfunding round to raise €100,001 (£84k).