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.

Scammers targeting recruiters on the rise as impersonation fraud hits recruitment

With almost weekly reports on people being hit by digital and online scams, recruitment companies are not immune from this fraud.

IT/Telecoms 31 October 2023

Hospitality duo join forces to find hospitality talent

Two veteran hospitality directors have launched a recruitment business to bring a global pool of fully vetted talent into UK hospitality businesses.

APPOINTMENTS: 23-27 OCTOBER 2023

This week’s appointments include: AND-E UK, Berwick Partners, Calibre One, iSource Group

Recruiters must take skills bootcamps seriously

Recruiters need to start thinking about how they support and place candidates who have completed skills bootcamps as the policy is here to stay, the CEO of a leading employment charity has said.

Indeed’s refugee careers fair brings employers to great jobseekers

Nearly a thousand refugees and dozens of employers attended a job fair in Kennington, South London last week [11 October], at the Kia Oval cricket ground.

Retail, Engineering 17 October 2023

HCRG to provide staffing for two London NHS Trusts

HCRG (Healthcare Resourcing Group) will be the exclusive provider of temporary clinical staff for Chelsea and Westminster and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trusts.

eQuality Solutions Group appoints Atkinson to head of recruitment services

National diversity, equity and inclusion specialist eQuality Solutions Group (eQS) has appointed its first-ever head of recruitment services.

People 16 October 2023

Braverman appoints Lyons to vacant anti-slavery commissioner position

Eleanor Lyons, the current deputy children’s commissioner, has been appointed to take on the role of independent anti-slavery commissioner.

People 16 October 2023

Rise in remote working tribunals as firms encourage workers back to office

Employment tribunals relating to remote working have hit a record high, reveals research by HR consultants Hamilton Nash.

HR 16 October 2023

Labour Party Conference: Labour details public spending plans for the workplace

SPCIAL TO RECRUITER: There were plenty of attention-grabbing moments at Labour’s party conference beyond a leader’s speech that literally sparkled.

Legislation 13 October 2023

Dutch launch new law to protect temp workers

The Dutch government this week has proposed a new law to regulate the provision of temporary workers by intermediaries, such as employment agencies or payroll companies, including employers of record (EORs) and platforms.

LegislationHR 13 October 2023

FINANCIALS: Hays posts profits fall

Hays group fees dropped by 7% year-on-year on a like-for-like basis in its Q1 24 trading results, compared to a record quarter in the previous year.

Government invests in digital skills with 2,500 new tech recruits

Around 2,500 tech talents will be recruited into digital roles in government by June 2025 through new apprenticeship and early talent programmes.

M2 Education acquired by Swedish recruiter Humly

M2 Education, an education staffing business in the North of England, has been acquired by Swedish education recruiter Humly to support its continued growth and use of new technology.

Travelodge plans to create 9,000 jobs across the UK

Travelodge, which operates nearly 600 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain, has entered a sublet agreement with Popeyes Louisiana Chicken.

Retail, Hospitality/Leisure 10 October 2023

APPOINTMENTS: 9-13 OCTOBER 2023

This week’s appointments include: Acorn by Synergie, Baltimore Consulting, Gerald Eve, Realm Recruit

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