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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

Phaidon International appoints Mueller for DACH region

Multi-sector recruiter Phaidon International has appointed Beat Mueller as group contracts director for the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region.
Executive search 10 April 2015

Pedersen & Partners appoints Buttinger for Austria

International executive search firm Pedersen & Partners has appointed Josef Buttinger as country manager for Austria.
Executive search, HR 10 April 2015

MBN Solutions appoints McFayden

MBN Solutions, the insight & analytics, IT and digital & marketing recruiter, has appointed Kris McFayden as a consultant.

Korn Ferry appoints Harding in Australia

Executive search firm Korn Ferry has appointed Warren Harding within its Perth, Australia office as Asia-Pacific sector head for energy, oil & gas.
Engineering, Executive search 10 April 2015

InterQuest Group appoints former Harvey Nash founder Higgins

IT staffing specialist InterQuest Group has appointed David Charles Higgins as a non-executive director.
Executive search, IT/Telecoms 10 April 2015

Integra People appoints Waller for energy division

Technical recruiter Integra People has appointed Chrisy Waller as divisional manager.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 10 April 2015

Hays’ Abell to join Clinigen Group in August

International recruiter Hays’ chief financial officer Martin Abell will join pharmaceutical company Clinigen Group from August 2015 in the same position, according to Reuters.
Life sciences 10 April 2015

Drake International brings Woodruff back to UK

Paul Woodruff has returned to talent management solutions provider Drake International’s UK operation as director of strategic partnerships.

Core-Asset Consulting names investment operations team

As previously reported by Recruiter, financial staffing specialist Core-Asset Consulting has established a new investment operations team.

Brightwork Group appoints Colquhoun

Multi-sector recruiter Brightwork Group has appointed Alan Colquhoun as an executive manager.
Industrial/Manufacturing 10 April 2015

Microsoft and Specialisterne work together to hire people with autism

Experience was the key to specialist recruiter Specialisterne being enlisted by Microsoft to help hire people with autism under a new pilot programme.

Heavenly advert goes viral in China

Following the news Spanish convents were turning to social media to recruit nuns comes a recruitment ad for a Buddhist temple in Southern China that went viral on the country’s messaging app Wechat.

Matchtech to exit London professional staffing market

Engineering and professional services recruitment agency Matchtech Group is backing out of the professional staffing market in London via its Barclay Meade division due to the “crowded marketplace”.

Australasian recruitment trade body calls for new employment category

Australasian recruitment trade body the Recruitment and Consulting Services Association (RCSA) has called for a new adaptable category of employment removing certain restrictions placed on temporary work.
9 April 2015

Labour’s careers advice promise fails to involve recruiters

The recruitment industry appears to have been left out of the loop under a Labour Party election campaign promise to deliver guaranteed face-to-face careers advice to secondary pupils.
Education 9 April 2015

Mars’ latest Tweetshop campaign attracts even more graduate applications

A promotional push involving graduates dressing up as characters from Mars adverts has helped the food company’s latest Tweetshop campaign deliver 42% more graduate applications compared to last year’s effort.
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