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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

NEW TO THE MARKET: 10-14 JANUARY 2022

This week’s new launches include: RBW Consulting

Life sciences 10 January 2022

Good news for digital RTW checks but added costs mean bad news for recruiters

Recruitment industry leaders are welcoming the Home Office’s announcement that a permanent system of digital right to work (RTW) checks will be put into place from 6 April 2022.

APPOINTMENTS: 4-7 JANUARY 2022

This week’s appointments include: New Directions Group, Pearson

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 4-7 JANUARY 2022

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Tempest Resourcing

Heraty steps down as CEO of CPL Resources

Anne Heraty has stepped down as CEO of Irish recruitment company CPL Resources, with deputy CEO Lorna Conn named as Heraty’s successor.

Seymour-Jackson to succeed Lowden as chair at PageGroup

Specialist recruitment consultancy PageGroup has announced that Angela Seymour-Jackson has been appointed as chair-designate with effect from yesterday (21 December 2021).

22 December 2021

Impellam adds two to top level North America team

Talent acquisition and workforce management company Impellam has made two top level appointments.

Life sciences, Engineering 22 December 2021

O.C. Tanner report claims work output is better metric than employee engagement

Work output is a better metric than employee engagement, according to new global research by the O.C. Tanner Institute.

20 December 2021

Taylor Martin Recruitment sold to The Recruitment Group after going into administration

Nationwide insolvency practitioner SFP has successfully completed the sale of Taylor Martin Recruitment’s business and assets after it went into administration in November 2021.

20 December 2021

Pertemps Network Group promotes Mogano to group FD

Recruitment specialist Pertemps Network Group has appointed Steve Mogano as its new group finance director.

20 December 2021

Talentmark appoints Nobakht VP of search

Global life sciences recruiter Talentmark has appointed Ali Nobakht as vice president of its search arm.

Public sector, Executive search 20 December 2021

Recruiters contributed £36bn to UK economy in 2020 despite Covid

The wider recruitment industry contributed £35.9bn to the UK economy in 2020, according to the new Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) ‘UK recruitment industry status report 2020-21’, released this week.

Education secretary to work with staffing agencies to fill teacher absences due to Covid

The Secretary of State for Education will be working with education recruiters to help schools fill high teacher absences in the continuing Covid pandemic.

Public sector, Education 17 December 2021

APPOINTMENTS: 13-17 DECEMBER 2021

This week’s appointments include: Astute Technical Recruitment, Coleman James, Dedicate Recruitment, Petroplan

SThree CEO Dorman steps down at the end of the year

SThree CEO Mark Dorman will step down as head of the specialist staffing business and from its board at the end of the month.

Life sciences, Engineering 13 December 2021

Two more directors resign from Brewster Partners’ parent company

It has emerged that two more directors have resigned from the parent company of Brewster Partners.

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