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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: 25-29 OCTOBER 2021

This week’s new launches include: Accept Recruitment, Compass Group, Frontline Recruitment, Harper Fox Partners, Ordnance Survey

Retail, Transport & logistics 25 October 2021

Petroplan appoints Honeyman Brown CEO to lead global business

Specialist energy talent acquisition group Petroplan has appointed Christopher Honeyman Brown (pictured) as CEO to lead the group’s global operations.

Darby acquires Cooper Lomaz from founders Lovell and Cooper

Mark Darby (pictured) has confirmed that he has acquired technical and professional recruitment specialist Cooper Lomaz.

Marketing & Sales, Retail 19 October 2021

Knight becomes permanent COO at BIE Executive

Executive recruitment firm BIE Executive has appointed Rob Knight as chief operating officer.

APPOINTMENTS: 18-22 OCTOBER 2021

This week’s appointments include: Acorn, greenbean, HW Global Talent Partner, Oyster Partnership, Randstad, Tessiant

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 18-22 OCTOBER 2021

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Arrows Group, Caissa Recruitment, CoderPad, CodinGame, Quanta, Pelle Recruitment, reed.co.uk, Sixth Sense, The MCG Group, TopSource

NEW TO THE MARKET: 18-22 OCTOBER 2021

This week’s new launches include: Berry Recruitment, CEIPAL, JobOppO, Personio, PharmiWeb, PushFar, SThree, TrueProfile.io

SAFERjobs rebrand JobsAware launches today with plea to industry

JobsAware, a non-profit organisation dedicated to highlighting, protecting and championing all worker rights, has launched today, with Keith Rosser (pictured), director of Reed Screening, as chair.

6 October 2021

APPOINTMENTS: 4-8 OCTOBER 2021

This week’s appointments include: ABP, Bitpanda, Calibre One, E3R, Heidrick & Struggles, Juggle Jobs, Kennedy Executive Search, Lodders, Pedersen & Partners, Personio, Realm Recruit

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 4-8 OCTOBER 2021

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Cella, GCS Recruitment Specialists, Heidrick & Struggles, JobAdder, NextGen Partners, NPAworldwide, Proactive (Europe), Randstad USA, TXM Group

Engineering, Executive search 4 October 2021

NEW TO THE MARKET: 4-8 OCTOBER 2021

This week’s new launches include: Better Outcomes, Encore Professional, GST Recruitment, Recruitment Entrepreneur

S2 Recruitment changes focus to senior roles

S2 Recruitment – part of the Colwyn Bay and Bangor-based Supertemps Group – has pivoted in the pandemic, the company has announced.

Executive search, IT/Telecoms 30 September 2021

Impersonation and contractor fraud more common than cyber-attacks, says risk expert

Malicious cyber-attacks are not the only form of online fraud targeting the recruitment and contractor sector, the director of group risk and Reed Screening has warned.

29 September 2021

Kingsley Gate Partners appoints Davies as senior partner

Executive search firm Kingsley Gate Partners has announced the appointment of Andy Davies (pictured) as senior partner. He will be based in the firm’s London office.

Baltimore Consulting appoints Renison FD

Bristol-based recruiter Baltimore Consulting has appointed Phil Renison (pictured) as finance director. Renison will also join the board of directors.

Public sector, Social care 28 September 2021

Robert Half helps find grads for Amazon’s re/Start cloud programme

Specialist recruitment firm Robert Half has this week announced its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) re/Start to help graduates into entry-level cloud roles in the US.

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