Recruitment insolvencies on rise at fastest rate since financial crash

Recruitment agencies are shutting for business at their fastest rate in 15 years, according to analysis by business news outlet CityAM.

28 April 2025

Agency workers at UK’s well-known retailer told to stay at home

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has ordered hundreds of agency workers at its main distribution centre to stay at home.

APPOINTMENTS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eames Consulting, Oyster, Starfish Search

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: 55/Redefined, AMS, In2Dialog

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Matchtech, Jobmatch Sweden

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.

PeopleHR, 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.

Rubicon Consulting promotes two

Birmingham-based multi-sector recruiter Rubicon Consulting has promoted Ash Stone and Ricky Ollivierre to associate directors.
5 August 2016

Noble appointment at Odgers Interim

London-based Odgers Interim, an interim management recruiter, has appointed Terry Noble as consultant to lead its newly launched oil & gas practice.
5 August 2016

IoD appoints Winterburn as fellow

David Winterburn, managing director of Yorkshire-based executive search and selection firm Burns Tempest, has been appointed as a fellow at the Institute of Directors.
5 August 2016

CIPD hires head of people

HR trade body the CIPD has hired Brad Taylor as its head of people.
5 August 2016

Carmichael Fisher appoints Bennett-Coles

International executive search firm Carmichael Fisher has appointed Tarquin Bennett-Coles, who joins as principal consultant at their London-headquartered life sciences practice.
5 August 2016

Building Careers UK recruits recruitment manager for civils and highways

Martin Thompson has joined the Manchester branch of multi-sector recruiter Building Careers UK as recruitment manager of its major civils and highways division.
5 August 2016

Critchley Advances to sole MD

Shaun Critchley has become sole managing director at contractor and recruiter services provider Advance.
5 August 2016

ILO launches Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment

The International Labour Organization has launched the Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment, or FAIR, a new project to promote fair recruitment practices globally and across specific migration corridors.
4 August 2016

US-based Cross Country Healthcare sees 4% revenue growth

Healthcare recruiter Cross Country Healthcare in the US has seen a marginal increase in year-on-year revenue of 4%, according to results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2016.
4 August 2016

FINANCIALS: Team Health sees revenue boost thanks to IPC acquisition

US healthcare recruiter Team Health has seen net revenue rise 27.9% for Q2 2016 helped by last year’s acquisition of nursing home staffing specialist IPC.
Public sector 3 August 2016

Singapore hits back against illegal work syndicate

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has recently conducted an enforcement operation against a syndicate suspected of recruiting foreign workers for illegal employment.
3 August 2016

Julian House picks Vacancy Filler to streamline recruitment

Julian House, a homelessness charity based in South-West England, has selected Vacancy Filler Recruitment Software, a software solution which streamlines recruitment for both the candidate and recruiter, to help with its recruitment as demand for the charity's services expands.
IT/Telecoms, HR 3 August 2016

Dillistone Systems wins contract with Alexander Hughes

Dillistone Systems, a technology provider to executive search firms and strategic recruiting teams, has secured an order for its FileFinder Anywhere software from the Paris-headquartered global executive search firm Alexander Hughes International.
IT/Telecoms, Executive search 3 August 2016

Sense Scotland uses NGA HR’s ResourceLink

Sense Scotland, an organisation supporting disabled people and their families, has turned to global HR software and services provider NGA Human Resources to implement an HR system aimed at streamlining operational procedures and eliminate existing time-consuming processes.
IT/Telecoms, HR 3 August 2016

Recruitive integrates with GreenEnergyJobs

Cloud-based recruitment software provider Recruitive has integrated its multijob-posting technology with specialist environmental and renewable energy job board GreenEnergyJobs.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 3 August 2016

Planview acquires Innotas in the US

Enterprise portfolio management software provider Planview has acquired cloud solutions provider Innotas.
IT/Telecoms, HR 3 August 2016
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