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.

Albion sues Fort Lauderdale for unpaid invoices

Florida, US-based recruiter Albion Staffing Solutions says it was forced to file a lawsuit against the City of Fort Lauderdale to collect on unpaid invoices worth more than US$187k (£130k).
Public sector, Legal 18 February 2016

FINANCIALS: Randstad Q4 operating profit rises 18%

Netherlands-based global recruitment giant Randstad has seen Q4 growth in many of its operating locations, particularly Europe, though challenging conditions have held it back in emerging markets.
18 February 2016

Roundtable: An expense too far for umbrellas?

With the long-awaited new rules on travel & subsistence (T&S) expenses only weeks away from implementation, Recruiter brought together recruitment professionals from a variety of sectors to debate the implications at a roundtable event sponsored by Anderson Group and chaired by Recruiter editor DeeDee Doke
IT/Telecoms 18 February 2016

Game changers 2016

Welcome to the third annual showcase of Recruiter magazine’s Game Changers, featuring five products with the power and potential to radically alter the way we recruit. Sue Weekes looks at what’s behind them
IT/Telecoms 18 February 2016

Soundbites March 2016

“How can an organisation balance internal and external recruitment to ensure staff progression but also bring in new ideas and skills?”
18 February 2016

Aldi creates 5,000 jobs in UK expansion drive

German grocery chain Aldi is creating 5,000 jobs as it opens more than 80 new stores across the UK this year, according to the Financial Times.
17 February 2016

Alibaba hires Kozlak, Lundquist succeeds her at Target

Online marketplace Alibaba Group has appointed Jodee Kozlak as global senior vice president of HR.
IT/Telecoms, HR 17 February 2016

Legal challenge forces Warwick Uni job board to change its name

Warwick University job board fe.jobs.ac.uk has changed its name to college.jobs.ac.uk, following a legal challenge brought by FEjobs.com, owned by online teacher recruitment specialist Eteach Group.
IT/Telecoms, Education 17 February 2016

Two directors banned for hiring illegal workers

A director at a Leicester-based clothing company and a director at a Scottish restaurant are the latest to be disqualified for recruiting illegal workers.
HR, Legal 17 February 2016

The Vistria Group buys US Supplemental Health Care

Chicago, US-based private equity firm The Vistria Group has completed its acquisition of Utah-based healthcare staffing firm Supplemental Health Care.
Public sector 17 February 2016

People Force buys Elizabeth Arnold Associates

UK-based HR, recruitment and immigration consultancy People Force International has acquired East Grinstead-based recruiter Elizabeth Arnold Associates for an undisclosed sum.
HR 17 February 2016

nGAGE acquires Setsquare

Specialist recruitment group nGAGE has acquired built environment recruiter Setsquare for an undisclosed sum. Setsquare operates from six offices in the UK, focusing solely within two core areas of the built environment – construction and maintenance.

Engage Partners selects Natterbox

UK-headquartered international construction and education recruiter Engage Partners has selected cloud-based telephony provider Natterbox.

VoIP: Speak easy

It’s hard to believe that Skype — a computer application for communicating over the internet using video or voice, whose name has even become a verb — first appeared on the scene back in 2003
IT/Telecoms 17 February 2016

Expanding business: Meet America

Expanding business: Meet America
17 February 2016

My Brilliant Recruitment Career: Zain Wadee

My Brilliant Recruitment Career: Zain Wadee
17 February 2016
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