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Cobalt Recruitment appoints new UK managing director

Cobalt Recruitment has announced the appointment of Maria Sinclair as the new managing director of its UK operations.

Engineering, Construction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing 25 April 2025
New to Market

National student lettings agency launches apprenticeship scheme

A student lettings agency based in Loughborough is helping young professionals kickstart their careers with a new apprenticeship scheme.

Construction & property, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers, Apprentices/Grads/School leavers 25 April 2025
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Sheffield director of umbrella company banned for VAT fraud

The boss of an umbrella company that failed to pay more than £2.5m in VAT has been banned as a director.

HR, Accounting/Finance 24 April 2025

Robert Walters promotes three senior managers globally

Global talent solutions recruiter Robert Walters has made three senior appointments across its business.

PeopleRecruitment Process Outsourcing 24 April 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eventus Recruitment Group, Matrix, SPG Resourcing

PeoplePublic sector, Social care 14 April 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Greene King, Insights, Workday

ContractsIT/Telecoms, HR 14 April 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s new launches include: Busy Bee Recruitment, Deel

New to MarketCreative/Digital/Media, Engineering 14 April 2025

Cheshire-headquartered Gap Personnel acquired by Rcapital

Cheshire-headquartered recruitment agency Gap Personnel has been acquired by Rcapital in a corporate carve-out.

ContractsSocial care, Transport & logistics 14 April 2025

Businesses need to be patient for OPW rules to change

Small businesses will need to wait a few more years before being relinquished of their off-payroll working obligations.

Legislation 14 April 2025

Recruiters feel a part of the FA Cup magic

A footballer-turned-recruiter and a recruiter-turned-football-chief both have a special interest in this weekend’s FA Cup first round.

Lighter Side 3 November 2017

Brexit and stringent language tests blamed for sharp drop in EU nurse recruits

Recruiters have warned of a forthcoming “crisis” as figures showed a sharp drop off in the numbers of nurses and midwives entering the UK from other European countries.

Public sector, Healthcare/Medical 3 November 2017

FINANCIALS: Hudson results show drop in UK gross margin

Gross margin has fallen at the UK arm of US recruitment giant Hudson.

FinancialsRecruitment Process Outsourcing, Executive search 3 November 2017

Recruiters warned not to follow Japanese firm and compensate non-smokers

Recruiters would be ill advised to follow the example of a company in Japan and give non-smoking consultants additional leave as compensation for ‘lost cigarette breaks’.

2 November 2017

Three arrested in Kent in modern slavery operation

Two men and one woman were arrested in Kent today in connection with a Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority investigation into modern slavery in the poultry industry.

LegislationAgriculture, Industrial/Manufacturing 2 November 2017

White watch: Did recruiter James live to fight another week in The Apprentice?

Another week, another round of The Apprentice – so did resident recruiter James ‘This isn’t just a pretty face’ White survive the chop?

Lighter Side 2 November 2017

PM moves ex-recruiter Smith to chief whip

Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed a former recruitment consultant as her new chief whip.

PeoplePublic sector 2 November 2017

FINANCIALS: Cross Country Healthcare revenue climbs

US healthcare recruiter Cross Country Healthcare has seen revenue climb 6% year-on-year, according to results for the quarter ended 30 September 2017.

FinancialsRecruitment Process Outsourcing, Public sector 2 November 2017

Goldsmith case delayed

Gary Goldsmith failed to turn up to court on Tuesday to face an assault by beating charge, as a result of what court officials said was a misunderstanding between Goldsmith’s lawyers and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

People 1 November 2017

Dundee manufacturer brings 140 new jobs to the city

Dundee’s manufacturing sector is to be boosted by more than 100 new jobs in the city, according to Dundee’s Evening Telegraph.

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 1 November 2017

Tech firm brings new jobs in Caerphilly

A Caerphilly-based company, which specialises in tracking and removing counterfeit goods from the Internet, is creating 80 new jobs.

Retail, Creative/Digital/Media 1 November 2017

Teaching job in the Maldives? Form an orderly queue

One lucky applicant could swap the longer autumnal evenings for a job in the idyllic setting of the Maldives.

Lighter SideEducation 1 November 2017

Recruiters claim IR35 rule change in the private sector would be a ‘logistical nightmare’

Recruiters have rounded on a suggestion that controversial ‘off payroll’ legislation could be extended from the public sector into the private sector as an attack on flexible working and a “logistical nightmare”.

LegislationPublic sector 31 October 2017

Consultants share their nightmare tales from the scary recruitment crypt

As it’s Halloween, Recruiter brings you a selection of consultant nightmare situations featuring an overly optimistic candidate, a serial moaner and even Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Lighter Side 31 October 2017

FINANCIALS: US TrueBlue reports slight drop in revenue

TrueBlue has reported a marginal decrease in year-on-year revenue for the third quarter of 2017.

FinancialsOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 31 October 2017

Belfast firms create 55 jobs

Eight Belfast companies are between them creating 55 jobs, backed by investment from regional development agency Invest NI.

Retail, Construction & property 31 October 2017

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