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 TO THE MARKET: 25-29 JANUARY 2021

This week’s new launches include: Forsyth Barnes, Frontline Recruitment, Seekebox, Tribepad

HOT 100: The HOT 10 Engineering/Technical/Science Recruiters

The 2020 HOT 100 includes 24 engineering/technical/science specialists but these include four previously public sector-categorised built environment/technical recruiters.

Public sector, Life sciences 25 January 2021

Social recruiting Jan/Feb 2021

From donating Christmas gifts to funding nurses for vets, you’ve started the new year off in good style!

Making mental health real in recruitment

Mental Health in Recruitment (MHIR) aims to change to how mental health is viewed in the sector.

25 January 2021

RPO/MSP is ‘big challenge’ to contingent recruitment

John O’Sullivan, serial recruitment entrepreneur and founder of advisory consultancy Elite Leaders, spoke to Recruiter.

AMS chief looks beyond Covid for more agile future

AMS CEO David Leigh spoke to Recruiter about the next journey for AMS. 

Recruiter Awards 2021: A week to go – can anyone top three awards?

There is still time to enter the recruitment industry’s most prestigious awards, with the deadline extended to this Friday, 29 January 2021.

22 January 2021

HOT 100: A look at the HOT 10 Professional Sector Recruiters

This group covers the main professional candidate segments – accounting, finance, legal, HR, sales & marketing, media etc. and now includes two professional recruiters previously categorised in the HOT 10 as Public Sector specialists.

Marketing & Sales, Public sector 20 January 2021

Consilium Recruit wins maritime tech project in Belfast Harbour

UK recruitment company Consilium Recruit has secured a deal to work on a project that aims to decarbonise maritime transport.

Keystream makes roads into Stonehenge Highways project

Public sector IT recruitment and consultancy firm Keystream will provide IT support services on a project near Stonehenge.

Breedon Consulting and ER Recruitment announce formal partnership

East Midlands HR company Breedon Consulting has announced a formal partnership with ER Recruitment to offer a full scope of HR, recruitment, and learning & development services.

ContractsExecutive search, HR 20 January 2021

HOT 100: Inside the HOT 10 Technology Recruiters

Each year the lines become increasingly blurred between Technology (traditionally described as IT/Telecoms), STEM and Technical (mainly Engineering) skillsets and job roles.

IT/Telecoms 19 January 2021

Recruitment specialist Archer buys Nexus Recruitment Group

Nexus, a national recruitment group based in Portishead, has been acquired by recruitment specialist Paul Archer in a deal led by Ince Metcalfes.

Recruiters offer employees help on Blue Mondays and beyond

Recruiters are taking even greater strides to improve the mental health work of their employees in light of Covid-19 this Blue Monday.

19 January 2021

NEW TO THE MARKET: 18-22 JANUARY 2021

This week’s new launches include: Thomas International

New to MarketHR 19 January 2021

APPOINTMENTS: 18-22 JANUARY 2021

This week’s appointments include: Bishopsgate Group, Finatel, Fox & Partners, Morson Group, Sellick Partnership, The RSA Group, Wild Recruitment

PeopleLife sciences, Engineering 19 January 2021
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