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

CoreHR wins investment from JMI Equity and JMI Services

Ireland-headquartered provider of cloud-based human capital management and payroll software provider CoreHR has received growth investment from equity firm JMI Equity and investment company JMI Services.
IT/Telecoms, HR 27 January 2016

Carval Computing helps manage golf at St Andrews

Scottish golf course and retail business St Andrews Links Trust has adopted Carval Computing’s HR Unity solution.
IT/Telecoms, HR 27 January 2016

Traveltek creates 200 tech jobs plus overseas plans

East Kilbride, Scotland-based travel and hotel bookings system provider Traveltek is creating 200 technology jobs as part of expansion plans.

Newly formed Airswift brings Searle onboard

Energy recruiters Air Energi Group and Swift Worldwide Resources have merged to form Airswift Holdings, with former Adecco UK & Ireland chief executive Peter Searle becoming CEO of the $1.2bn (£840m) turnover firm.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 26 January 2016

Grassroots Recruitment appoints Byrne business development director

North-West based recruitment process outsourcing provider Grassroots Recruitment has appointed Steven Byrne as business development director.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 26 January 2016

FiveTen appoints Joyce CFO from InterQuest

IT recruiter InterQuest’s former chief financial officer Michael Joyce has been appointed by recruitment group FiveTen in the same role.
IT/Telecoms 25 January 2016

Textkernel offers Jobfeed for UK

Textkernel, the international market leader in semantic recruitment technology, has launched its lead-generation tool Jobfeed for the UK to make the online job market searchable and transparent.
IT/Telecoms 25 January 2016

Talexis offers Talassure Workforce Assessments suite

Texas, US-headquartered talent management solutions provider Talexis has launched a new suite of workforce assessment products for upper-level, mid-level, and entry-level employees, Talassure Workforce Assessments.
IT/Telecoms, HR 25 January 2016

LoveMondays converts paper-based CVs to online

Job search engine LoveMondays.com has launched a new service to automatically convert paper-based CVs into an online one.
IT/Telecoms 25 January 2016

Cast UK launches interim & contract division

Specialist recruiter Cast UK has launched an interim and contract recruitment division.
Interim recruitment 25 January 2016

Actonomy launches xMP Data Services

Belgian-based HR services group Actonomy has launched a big data service, xMP Data Services.
IT/Telecoms 25 January 2016

Recruiter FAST 50: At full throttle

Recruitment firms are achieving record levels of growth, this year’s Recruiter FAST 50 reveals. Marcus Archer and Mark Maunsell of Clearwater International look at what lies behind the figures
22 January 2016

Onward and upward

For Rob Walker, chief executive of the No.1-ranked FAST 50 firm, BIE Executive is the latest in a string of high-performing projects. His success is partly down to a competitive spirit but also remembering that recruitment is still all about relationships, he tells Colin Cottell
Public sector 22 January 2016

Chinese investment firms SEEK Zhaopin shares

Australasian-based job board SEEK’s subsidiary Zhaopin has received an offer from Chinese investment firms CDH V Management and Shanghai Goliath Investment Management for all outstanding shares.
IT/Telecoms 22 January 2016

China looks to relax foreign talent barriers

China is looking to remove career barriers for top foreign talent eligible to work at research and education institutions, according to China Daily.
IT/Telecoms, Education 22 January 2016

Worldwide Recruitment Solutions takes on Abdellaoui for Middle East

Global staffing provider Worldwide Recruitment Solutions has appointed Karim Abdellaoui to lead its business development in the Middle East region.
Engineering, Executive search 22 January 2016
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