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.

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.

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.

APPOINTMENTS: 14-18 APRIL 2025

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

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

Cheshire-headquartered Gap Personnel acquired by Rcapital

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

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

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 OCTOBER – 1 NOVEMBER 2019

This week’s launches include: Mercury xRM

New to Market 28 October 2019

BP rolls out online student employability drive to rest of world

BP’s online employability programme for university students is going global following a successful launch last year in five countries.

Wine merchant near Hull offers appetising job

Do you want to get paid for drinking wine?

Lighter SideRetail 28 October 2019

Halloween horror stories highlight candidate catastrophes

As it’s the last weekend before Halloween, Recruiter spoke to agency leaders about some of their recruiting nightmares.

Lighter Side 25 October 2019

GLAA joins forces to check for unlicensed shellfish operators

A multi-agency operation aimed at ensuring the safety of cockle pickers has taken place in South Wales (pictured).

LegislationAgriculture 25 October 2019

RBS joins Lloyds and Barclays in only using PAYE contractors

Royal Bank of Scotland is the latest financial institution that has told its contractors it will no longer engage them unless they go on the books.

New care centre to create 100+ jobs in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire’s care sector is being boosted to the tune of 130 new jobs.

Public sector, Social care 25 October 2019

Agency leaders give their views on parliamentary indecision

Uncertainty around whether the UK is set to leave the European Union with a deal, a general election or a second referendum is hitting candidate confidence.

24 October 2019

Private sector off-payroll rules throws up admin nightmare for HR professionals

Almost half of HR professionals report that they are drowning in paperwork due to the “administrative nightmare” of off-payroll rules being extended into the private sector from April next year.

LegislationIT/Telecoms 24 October 2019

Time for Apprentice Scarlett to get on her bike?

Week four on BBC’s The Apprentice is over – so did recruitment’s representative Scarlett Allen-Horton survive to fight another day?

Lighter Side 24 October 2019

Recruiters urged to make websites accessible to disabled candidates

Recruiters have been urged to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to their websites to ensure they are accessible to disabled candidates.

Legislation 23 October 2019

Welsh pie maker looks to fill new roles in Caerphilly

A Welsh pie manufacturer is creating 110 new jobs.

Retail, Industrial/Manufacturing 23 October 2019

Don’t mumble when you get into a recruitment rumble with the WWE

Whatcha gonna do when the WWE comes calling to fill a new role of communications co-ordinator for the UK?

Recruiters should be wary about snooping through staff emails

Recruiters have been urged to have effective communications at work policies in place to guard against breaching staff privacy or data protection rights.

22 October 2019

FINANCIALS: Randstad reports small rise in profits

Recruitment giant Randstad has reported a slight increase in gross profit year-on-year, according to results for Q3 2019.

Financials 22 October 2019

Onecom creates 100+ telecoms jobs across the UK

A business telecommunications provider has launched a recruitment drive to add 125 new staff to its business, increasing its headcount across the UK by around 30%.

IT/Telecoms 22 October 2019
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