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

Californian master plan calls for new statewide collaborative to align education, training and hiring needs

In the US, the state of California is proposing to launch digital career passports for the labour market.

Spotted Zebra merges Interview Intelligence and Assessment in one platform

HR tech talent acquisition firm Spotted Zebra has merged its Assessment platform with its Interview Intelligence.

Referring a friend: the best incentives

What are the best employee referral incentive schemes?

HR 14 January 2019

AI: Coming to a tech company near you

Demand is growing for workers with artificial intelligence (AI) skills, with the number of AI-related jobs and roles up by 119% in just the last three years.

IT/Telecoms 14 January 2019

Recruiters shrug off Brexit uncertainty

How are recruiters coping with the uncertainty surrounding Brexit and how has it affected business?

14 January 2019

Brexit is opportunity to ‘embed’ with clients, says REC

Brexit can be an opportunity for recruiters to “really embed” themselves as “trusted workforce advisers with their clients”, says the CEO of the REC.

HR 11 January 2019

Be open with unseen conditions at interview, says women’s health campaigner

A recruitment consultant, who has taken her battle for menstrual wellbeing to be taught in Britain’s classrooms to Parliament this week, has told Recruiter it’s no bad thing for consultants to be open about unseen conditions they may have at interview.

People 11 January 2019

Mobile bank Monzo to create 300+ jobs in Cardiff

Wales’ financial sector is to be boosted by more than 300 new jobs as a London challenger bank is to expand its operations to the Welsh capital.

Krispy Kreme offers free doughnuts for job in Sheffield

Do you like Krispy Kreme doughnuts? Then we have the perfect job for you!

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BMW launches manufacturing apprenticeships

More than 40 apprenticeship places are up for grabs across automotive giant BMW Group’s UK manufacturing operations.

UK&Ireland 10 January 2019

Industry welcomes government commitment to review loan charge

Representatives of contractors and freelancers have welcomed the Treasury’s commitment to reviewing the loan charge that is due to come into effect from April.

Legislation 10 January 2019

Managed service provider growth due to US expansion

US-based companies pushing to expand their MSP (managed service provider) roll-outs globally were the main drivers behind double-digit growth in the MSP global market in 2018.

10 January 2019

FINANCIALS: Robert Walters reveals rise in gross profits

Global recruiter Robert Walters has seen group gross profit rise 13% year-on-year driven by its Asia Pacific and European operations, according to a trading update for Q4 2018.

Financials 10 January 2019

Former Apprentice candidate Thakrar strikes out on her own

A recruiter and former candidate on The Apprentice is striking out on her own having left former Apprentice winner Ricky Martin’s recruitment business Hyper Recruitment Solutions.

New to MarketIT/Telecoms 9 January 2019

Brexit fears strike as new perm jobs growth drop to lowest in two years

Brexit uncertainty is hitting hirers’ plans to increase permanent headcount, according to the latest KMPG and Recruitment & Employment Confederation ‘Report on Jobs’.

Ignata CEO receives OBE for supporting start-up SMEs

The CEO of a London-based recruitment agency has been awarded an OBE for services to small and medium-sized enterprises.

People 9 January 2019

Government’s 10-year NHS plan no good without the staff

The NHS 10-year plan will be ineffective unless it is underpinned by effective workforce planning, claim recruiters.

Does Universal Credit discriminate against self-employed?

A single mother is taking the government to court over its Universal Credit system, claiming it discriminates against the self-employed and those in flexible roles where their earnings can vary from month to month.

Legislation 8 January 2019
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