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.

New leadership team steers Perrett Laver to next phase

International executive search firm Perrett Laver has announced the appointment of a new global leadership team to steer the company through its next phase of growth.

AI-technology recruiter Ocho launches in Belfast

A collective of technology experts has launched an AI-driven recruitment agency in Belfast.

APPOINTMENTS: 9-12 MAY 2023

This week’s appointments include: Bentley Lewis, Ciphr, ecap, Heidrick & Struggles, Naked Energy, RAMP Global, Tezlom, The Shore Group

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 9-12 MAY 2023

This week’s new contracts & deals include: AMS, develop, Talentheads, Tech She Can

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-12 MAY 2023

This week’s new launches include: Clu, Connect Appointments, HireBuddy, Kura, McGregor Boyall

MHiR partners with SHOUT to support UK recruitment industry

Mental Health in Recruitment (MHiR) is partnering with SHOUT from 15 May to provide free, confidential and 24/7 support to the UK recruitment industry, MHiR has announced.

Contracts 9 May 2023

Impellam Group CEO Blockley appointed to prison employment role

Impellam Group has announced the appointment of its CEO of Global Managed Services, Simon Blockley as employment advisory chair of His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) and Young Offenders Institute (YOI) Chelmsford.

Aristotle Partnerships appoints former Gi Group COO Smith group CEO

Former Gi Group COO Paul Smith has joined Aristotle Partnerships as CEO, the company has announced.

Recruitment solutions firm HireVue acquires Modern Hire

HireVue, provider of video interviewing, assessments and text-enabled recruiting solutions, has announced it has acquired Modern Hire, an ‘intelligent’ hiring platform.

ContractsIT/Telecoms, HR 9 May 2023

Indeed evolves to meet employers’ openness on sourcing talent

Employers' ideas about candidate quality are evolving as they become “more open minded” about what they look for in potential hires.

IT/Telecoms, HR 9 May 2023

Recruiters are a ‘representation' of a talent pool

The role of the in-house recruitment and agency recruitment consultant are widely different.

9 May 2023

Empresaria presents more joined-up offering to clients

Empresaria Solutions launches to help customers across multiple regions.

Welcome to the future of recruiting in 2023

A new report from LinkedIn interviews talent leaders from around the world.

HR 9 May 2023

Taylor succeeds Smith as MD Gi Group Staffing UK & Ireland

HR solutions recruitment consultancy Gi Group has appointed Pete Taylor as managing director of Gi Group Staffing UK & Ireland.

Disconnect between leaders and employees leads to epidemic of ‘quiet quitting’

A major report by global staffing leader Kelly into workplace resilience released today [4 May 2023] finds a significant disconnect between leaders’ and employees’ workplace expectations.

Retail, Oil & gas/Energy 4 May 2023

Hiring platform hackajob wins investment for US expansion

Full stack technical hiring platform hackajob has announced a $25m (£19.86m) Series B funding round led by Boston-based growth equity firm, Volition Capital, with participation from existing investors AXA Venture Partners and Foresight.

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