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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

Packaging apprenticeships scheme unwrapped in Bristol

The Institute of Packaging Professionals UK (IoPP) has launched an apprenticeship scheme in partnership with City of Bristol College.
Industrial/Manufacturing 26 September 2012

Contractors little aware and little affected by AWR, ICS finds

With 1 October’s one year anniversary of the implementation of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) fast approaching, many recruitment agencies are analysing exactly what impact their introduction has had. However, among contractors more than four in five only have a limited knowledge of the legislation.
26 September 2012

Seymour John launches to recruit corporate governance roles

Two former Hays directors have launched new compliance, risk, financial crime and audit recruitment agency Seymour John.
26 September 2012

No pay rise for half of creatives moving jobs at same level

Only half of creative industry workers who moved to a new job at the same level received a pay rise in the last year - and 13% actually took a pay cut, finds creative industry recruiter Major Players.
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 26 September 2012

Scientists and engineers most keen to switch jobs to move up career ladder, finds Kelly

Workers in science and engineering roles in the UK are the most likely to change employers in order to progress their careers when compared with other British industries, finds a report from recruiter Kelly Services.
Engineering, Marketing 26 September 2012

Programming tops most searched for financial skills on eFinancialCareers

Programming languages & database skills top the list of the top 10 skills most in demand from financial services employers and recruiters, finds a survey of searches conducted on job site eFinancialCareers between June and August.
IT/Telecoms 26 September 2012

Argos looks for 12,000 Christmas workers to add 50% to workforce

Retailer Argos is looking to recruit 12,000 workers across its UK and Ireland stores in the run up to Christmas – a temporary workforce boosting by just under 50% its existing 25,000 staff.
26 September 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: BIE Group takes interim pair


Executive search and interim management provider BIE Group has appointed two new directors in its interims practice.
Executive search 26 September 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: BCL Legal welcomes back senior consultant, takes on apprentice

Legal recruiter BCL Legal has appointed its first ever apprentice, and welcomes back a previous employee in a senior consultant role.
Legal, Marketing 26 September 2012

Contracts/Deals: IT recruiter Middleware Shop launches with Sonovate

Technology recruiter Dan Exall has started his own IT recruitment agency The Middleware Shop, partnering with recruitment growth platform Sonovate.
IT/Telecoms 26 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: ASA Staffing Index up 5.1% to near two-year high

Staffing employment in the US in September is up 5.1% from one year ago, and has reached its highest level since late 2010, according to the ASA (American Staffing Association) Staffing Index.
26 September 2012

Fish4jobs performance on the up

After a period of integration following its acquisition by Trinity Mirror in 2010, job site Fish4jobs is performing well, according to the managing director of Trinity Mirror Digital Recruitment.
IT/Telecoms 25 September 2012

Unfilled jobs give negative vibes to jobseekers, says Randstad survey

Employers need to fill job vacancies within 72 working days before people assume it’s a job no one wants, according to a survey of 2,000 members of the public carried out by recruiter Randstad, the UK sector specialist recruiter.
25 September 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Interim Partners gets Green Park head to launch search brand

Interim management provider Interim Partners has hired Martin Luise as a director from competitors Green Park to start a new brand.
Executive search, IT/Telecoms 25 September 2012

Senior HR jobs up 20% in last year, finds Ortus HR

The number of HR managerial and director-level roles has increased by 20% in the past year, according to analysis of Office for National Statistics data by specialist HR recruiter Ortus.
Executive search, HR 25 September 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Impellam gets Crimestoppers trustee as NED

Angela Entwistle, a trustee of Crimestoppers with experience in communications across the private and charity sector, has joined staffing group Impellam as a non-executive director (NED).
25 September 2012
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