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

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 1-5 JULY 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Appcast, ConSol Partners, Empresaria, Infor, Marlin Green, Metro Bank, Smart Resourcing Solutions, StepStone

NEW TO THE MARKET: 1-5 JULY 2019

This week’s launches include: AssessFirst, Cross Country Healthcare, Engaging Works, GMP Recruitment, Meraki Talent, Sterling, West Midlands Combined Authority

Hughes steps down as COO from SThree

SThree chief operating officer Justin Hughes is stepping down from his role after a quarter of a century with the group.

Ex-recruiter joins Love Island to shake up the villa

The recruitment sector finally has another representative on reality TV smash hit show Love Island to cheer on.

Lighter Side 1 July 2019

REC restructures to sharpen the arrowhead of business

An internal restructuring restructuring aimed at “sharpening the arrowhead of the business” was among the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC) achievements over the past year.

1 July 2019

REC launches petition to reform Apprenticeship Levy

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation has launched a petition calling for the government’s Apprenticeship Levy to be changed to a flexible training levy.

Companies on track to meet 33% target for women on boards

Britain’s company boards are on track to meet the government’s 33% target for women appointed by 2020.

Executive search 1 July 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 1-5 JULY 2019

This week’s appointments include: Ambition, Amrop, Bain and Gray, Building Careers UK, Cielo, Coople, JMW Solicitors, Kennedy Executive Search, Pedersen & Partners, Rota

Signify Technology scores win for charity in football tournament

Signify Technology and charity were the winners at the latest Madison Warner recruitment industry football tournament in London.

Lighter Side 28 June 2019

Proactive managing partner Rubin hopes book will disrupt HR

The managing partner of Proactive, a recruiter and customer experience design consultancy previously known as Proactive Rail, has been commissioned to write a book that she hopes will disrupt HR.

New jobs in Belfast and Doncaster

Technology company Dynamic Signal is set to hire 100 new staff in Belfast over the next three to four years as a result of new funding from Invest NI.

Staffline share placing to raise £41m to reduce debt

Troubled staffing and training provider Staffline Group is seeking to raise up to £41m through a share offering in its efforts to reduce group indebtedness.

Leaders in Asia Pacific are greater risk takers

Leaders in multinational corporations (MNCs) in the Asia Pacific region are greater risk takers compared with those in the West, says Odgers Berndtson's Mark Braithwaite (above).

PeopleExecutive search 27 June 2019

Lacklustre investment big challenge to jobs and economy

UK economic growth will likely hover around 1-1.5% over “the next couple of years” with lacklustre investment in business a “big challenge” to the nation’s economy, the CBI’s chief economist, Rain Newton-Smith, has told REC members.

Financials 27 June 2019

Robert Walters helps ex-prisoners find work on the outside

Staff at Robert Walters could be playing their part in helping to reduce the UK’s reoffending rate, with 47.9% of those leaving prison reconvicted within a year of leaving prison, according to figures from the Ministry of Justice.

26 June 2019

Hiring intentions rise as employer confidence improves

The UK may be facing a Brexit-induced constitutional crisis, but a new report indicates that employers are preparing to carry on hiring regardless.

Social care, Engineering 26 June 2019
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