Filipino recruiters banned from practising

The licences of three Filipino recruiters were cancelled over the past month due to illegal behaviour, including misrepresentation and charging recruits.

Controls on NHS agency use won’t reduce spend, say Trust FDs

While recruiters think government measures to reduce NHS agency spend, through introducing staff banks and capping agency expenditure, will prove successful, NHS finance directors don’t appear to agree.

Leeds Council appoints Sopra Steria Recruitment to resource ICT

Recruitment process outsourcing provider Sopra Steria Recruitment has been appointed by Leeds City Council as a preferred supplier to provide all temporary and permanent ICT resources across the council over four years.

NowWeComply receives $1.2m funding for growth

Cloud-based compliance SaaS (software-as-a-solution) provider NowWeComply has secured $1.2m (£770k) funding from AngelLab and the London Co-Investment Fund.

What makes people click? Webinar available on demand

Recruiter’s free webinar on how to get more candidates – and the right type –clicking on your jobs is now available on demand.

InterQuest looks for a different driver following Braund’s departure

InterQuest is looking for a chief executive who will be “a different driver to race the car round the track” at the technology, analytics and digital markets recruitment business following turnaround expert Mark Braund’s decision to step down as chief executive.

FINANCIALS: SThree posts strong profits for half year

International specialist staffing business SThree has seen year-on-year profits in the UK & Ireland climb 11%, according to the firm’s interim results for the half-year ended 31 May 2015.