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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

Business minister commends recruiters ‘on the great work you’re doing’

Recruiters have a “huge role” to play in driving economy recovery in 2021 and working with government on the “levelling up” agenda going forward, Kwasi Kwarteng, secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS), has said.

29 June 2021

Recruiters should be the solution to improve D&I in hiring

The recruitment industry is “part of the solution” to improving diversity & inclusion in hiring across the market, the leaders of recruitment’s two major professional bodies have agreed.

28 June 2021

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 JUNE-2 JULY 2021

This week’s new launches include: ASK SETH, Change Digital, Indeed, REED.com, Totaljobs, Unizest, ZoomInfo

Creative/Digital/Media, Banking/Financial services 28 June 2021

Lidl, McDonald's and AFC Energy create new jobs in the UK

Lidl plans to open 50 new stores this year, creating 2,000 new jobs in the process. Also adding jobs in the thousands in the UK and Ireland is fast food giant McDonald’s, which will add 20,000 jobs this year.

Retail, Oil & gas/Energy 24 June 2021

All systems go for sunnier outlook on UK economy

“It’s all systems go” – that’s how CBI senior economist Martin Sartorius described expectations for the UK economy, going from 2021 into 2022.

24 June 2021

BIE Executive promotes Paramo to exec director

Search specialist BIE Executive has promoted Claire Paramo to executive director.

Transport & logistics, Executive search 24 June 2021

New Street Consulting Group appoints Lea in new senior role

Dave Lea has been appointed managing partner at leadership and people solutions consultancy New Street Consulting Group (NSCG).

Creative/Digital/Media, Construction & property 22 June 2021

Technology specialist Stott and May opens in Ireland

Technology talent solutions firm Stott and May has opened a new entity in Ireland.

IT/Telecoms 22 June 2021

APPOINTMENTS: 21-25 JUNE 2021

This week’s appointments include: Oyster Partnership, Resource Solutions

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Construction & property 22 June 2021

Global recruitment giants Airswift and Competentia merge

Global workforce solutions giants, Airswift and Competentia, have today [21 June 2021] announced their merger into one of the world’s foremost providers.

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 21 June 2021

Recruitment bodies welcome delay to in-person RTW checks

Recruitment’s trade bodies have welcomed the government’s decision to delay the return of in-person right-to-work (RTW) checks until 1 September, but both also are urging the permanent retention of digital checks.

HR 21 June 2021

House of HR acquires public sector Dutch group Cohedron

House of HR, the European group of HR service companies, has acquired the Dutch holding Cohedron, a group of full-service companies operating in the public sector.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Public sector 21 June 2021

Transform perceptions of social care recruitment

Sarah Beresford talks to actor Sir Tony Robinson to discuss the issues surrounding social care and how to improve the perception of caring as a career and as a valued profession.

Public sector, Social care 21 June 2021

In-person right to work checks will hinder recovery says REC

More than 300,000 people a week could be delayed in starting work if the Home Office does not continue to allow Right to Work (RTW) checks to be conducted digitally.

17 June 2021

Staffing firms fail to report on staff diversity, finds joint REC and APSCo report

Joint research by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) reveals too many staffing companies fail to record data on the diversity of their staff.

14 June 2021

FINANCIALS: SThree posts positive half-yearly results

Global science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) specialist recruiter SThree has said its performance is “ahead of expectations” in its half-year trading update.

Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences 14 June 2021
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