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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

M&S initiative sees growth in hiring of disabled workers

A Marks and Spencer initiative that specifically recruits people with disabilities or health conditions has resulted in its East Midlands warehouse having a workforce where 20% of the people there face one of these challenges.
26 August 2014

‘Evolutionary shift’ in Jagex recruitment

Jagex Games Studio has added a talent community co-ordinator to its recruitment team, a move labelled an “evolutionary shift” in recruitment practice.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 26 August 2014

Staffline helps unemployed in NI

Following Staffline’s success in delivering the Welfare to Work programme in England, it is to begin the equivalent in Northern Ireland.
Construction & property, Engineering 26 August 2014

Ridgeons appoints HR director

East England timber and builders merchant Ridgeons has appointed Ann Corbyn as HR director.
Construction & property, HR 26 August 2014

Employment law book aims to help Indian businesses avoid court cases

A book on the legal framework around human resources has been published in India to help businesses better understand employment law and avoid court cases, the Hindustan Times has reported.
HR 26 August 2014

Record growth in professional services job offerings

There has been strong employment growth in the business and professional services sector in the last three months, but growth has slowed in the service sector, according to the latest CBI Services Sector Survey released today.
Legal, Marketing 26 August 2014

Consultation over exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts launched

The government yesterday [25 August] launched a consultation aimed at identifying and closing any loopholes regarding exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts.

26 August 2014

Minister: listen to social workers

We recently published ‘Voices from the Front Line: Supporting our social workers in the delivery of quality services to children’ — a comprehensive research report and the result of our collaboration with the Victoria Climbié Foundation UK (VCF).
Public sector 22 August 2014

Automatic tracking to manual? Both could work

Data, big or otherwise, has taken over from social media as the hot topic in recruitment circles. One topic that frequently features in a debate on the subject centres around candidate source tracking.
IT/Telecoms, Industrial/Manufacturing 22 August 2014

Editor's Comment August 2014

Recruitment is booming — in recruitment! This month we looked at recruitment trends in both the agency and in-house worlds, and the news was good on both fronts.

IT/Telecoms 22 August 2014

US Dept of Labour extends discrimination protections to transgender workers

The US Department of Labour has issued guidance to clarify that transgender federal employees and employees who work for federal government contractors will be covered by non-discrimination protections relating sex.
22 August 2014

Robots have the right skills for several jobs

It is likely that jobseekers could find themselves competing against robots for a number of jobs, which experts say are ripe for automation.
22 August 2014

Five appointments at Cummins Mellor

East Lancashire-based recruitment group Cummins Mellor has taken on five new staff.
Commercial & office support, HR 22 August 2014

Tempo appoints Henson director

Tempo, the alliance for temporary recruitment agencies, has appointed Janice Henson as its new director.
22 August 2014

Recruitive appoints financial controller

Recruitment software provider Recruitive has appointed Samantha Blackwell as financial controller.
IT/Telecoms 22 August 2014

Michael Page appoints two directors

Multi-sector recruiter Michael Page has appointed two new operating directors.
HR 22 August 2014
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