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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

ONS: NEET numbers rise

The number of UK young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the final quarter of last year reached 963,000, an increase of 9,000 on the previous quarter, new figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
26 February 2015

US work visa amendment to benefit recruiters

A US visa amendment, which will allow spouses of H-1B (highly skilled) visas to gain their own employment, will be beneficial for recruiters, those in the industry say.
26 February 2015

FINANCIALS: Profits up at Capita

Annual profits have increased by 13% for business process management and outsourcing solutions provider Capita, according to full-year results for the year ended 31 December 2014.
26 February 2015

FINANCIALS: Robert Walters sees huge potential for growth of UK outsourcing business

Year-on-year annual profits are up 80% at Robert Walters and the group’s chief executive sees “huge potential” for further growth of the global professional services staffing specialist’s outsourcing business in the UK.
26 February 2015

Bentley recruitment day to form talent pipeline

Bentley’s recruitment day, which was organised to help fill 300 new roles, was also about creating a talent pipeline, recruitment manager Helen Judson told Recruiter.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 25 February 2015

FINANCIALS: Hays profits, prioritises organic growth

Hays plans to prioritise organic growth of its business both in the UK and overseas in 2015, according to group finance director Paul Venables.
25 February 2015

ONS: Almost 700,000 people on zero-hours contracts in Q4 2014

The number of people employed on zero-hours contracts increased to almost 700,000 in the final quarter of last year, according to latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.
25 February 2015

Cable calls for lifting visa restrictions for some nationalities in London

London needs visa restrictions for certain nationalities to be lifted if it is to continue to function as an international hub for business, according to the secretary of state for business, innovation and skills Vince Cable.
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 25 February 2015

FINANCIALS: Heidrick & Struggles posts increased revenues for 2014

International executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has seen revenues increase at both its American and European operations but fall away for its Asia-Pacific division, according its Q4 and annual results.
Executive search 25 February 2015

REC JobsOutlook: Three-quarters of employers plan to recruit perm staff

Around 77% of employers are planning to recruit permanent staff and 41% are planning to recruit temporary agency workers in the next three months, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
25 February 2015

Technojobs partners with The Register

Specialist IT jobsite Technojobs has teamed up with UK technology news website The Register as its exclusive jobs partner.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 25 February 2015

Staffing Industry Analysts partners with media company

Global contingent work adviser Staffing Industry Analysts has entered a strategic alliance with staffingamericalatina, an independent media company specialising in Latin America labour markets.
Creative/Digital/Media, Marketing 25 February 2015

RTC subsidiary Ganymede wins Network Rail contract

Business services organisation RTC Group’s wholly-owned subsidiary Ganymede Solutions, which provides blue-collar staff to safety critical sectors, has won a contract with Network Rail.
Construction & property, Engineering 25 February 2015

Recruitive integrates with Redolphin

Recruitment software provider Recruitive has integrated its multi-job-posting technology Jobmate with job board Redolphin.com.
IT/Telecoms 25 February 2015

REC partners with Bullhorn

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and cloud-based software provider Bullhorn have entered into a partnership.
IT/Telecoms 25 February 2015

Background check firm Onfido secures £3m investment

London-based online background checking provider Onfido has secured £3m in investment from LastMinute.com’s Brent Hoberman CBE, Wellington Partners and CrunchFund.
IT/Telecoms, HR 25 February 2015
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