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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.

Retail, Transport & logistics, IT/Telecoms 28 April 2025

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APPOINTMENTS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eames Consulting, Oyster, Starfish Search

Public sector, Charity & not-for-profit, Executive search, Interim recruitment, HR 28 April 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: 55/Redefined, AMS, In2Dialog

ContractsRecruitment Process Outsourcing, Creative/Digital/Media 28 April 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Matchtech, Jobmatch Sweden

New to MarketLife sciences, Engineering 28 April 2025

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.

PeopleEngineering, Construction & property 25 April 2025

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.

New to MarketConstruction & property, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 25 April 2025

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.

PeopleRecruitment Process Outsourcing 24 April 2025

Contracts/Deals: Capita Group buys NorthgateArinso’s pensions business

Public sector recruiter The Capita Group has acquired the trade and assets of pensions administra

Public sector, Life sciences 13 September 2012

Contracts/Deals: Colleague Recruitment Software integrates with Saber

Recruitment software provider Colleague Recruitment Software has fully integrated functionality w

Public sector, Life sciences 13 September 2012

Matchtech Group reaps rewards of sector and geographic diversification

Engineering, science, technology and professional services recruiter Matchtech Group is beginning

Public sector, Life sciences 13 September 2012

Contracts/Deals: Get Me The Right Job adopts Fairsail’s cloud offering

Online start-up Get Me The Right Job (GMTRJ) is to adopt talent management provider Fairsail’s cl

Public sector, Life sciences 13 September 2012

Procurement processes hinder innovation, say welfare-to-work providers

Four in 10 welfare-to-work providers say procurement processes have failed to give providers suff

Public sector, Life sciences 13 September 2012

The UAE ministry of labour seeks to bring working practices up to date

The UAE (United Arab Emirates) ministry of labour has introduced a number of ministerial resoluti

Public sector, Life sciences 13 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Russia: Antal Russia survey reveals business confidence

Nearly half of Russian companies do not believe there will be a double-dip recession next year, a

Public sector, Life sciences 13 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Appointments: New managing partners at TRANSEARCH Paris

Bruno Serey and Jean-François Monteil have joined executive search firm TRANSEARCH International’

Executive search 13 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Australia: Bechtel to provide 400 adult apprenticeships

13 September 2012

Depointments: Louise McCarthy-Teague leaves Meridian Business Support

Public sector, Life sciences 13 September 2012

International Appointments: Tromba joins Odgers Berndtson in New York

Global executive search firm Odgers Berndtson has appointed Lisa Tromba as partner in the New Yo

Public sector, Life sciences 13 September 2012

Highams eyes emerging markets as it proposes to buy Nakama for £1.28m

Public sector, Life sciences 13 September 2012

International Appointments: Russell Reynolds adds two important hires

Global executive search and assessment firm Russell Reynolds Associates has made two important ad

Public sector, Life sciences 13 September 2012

International Appointments: EWS Search makes strategic hire with Guha

EWS Search, an executive search firm and a member of a global network across Europe, Canada, US a

Public sector, Life sciences 13 September 2012

Contracts/Deals: WorkinFashion integrates with Broadbean’s Ad Courier

Professional network and specialist job board for the fashion industry WorkinFashion

Public sector, Life sciences 13 September 2012

GCSE students should look to apprenticeships, says BAE Systems’ Hamer

Engineering, Public sector 13 September 2012

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