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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

Will you be Naughty or Nice

If there’s one thing us recruiters are good at – it’s celebrating and partying.

Rec-to-rec, Hospitality/Leisure 20 February 2017

Facebook Jobs in US and Canada could be game changer for recruiters

Facebook’s new hiring tool is a game changer for blue-collar and public sector recruiters, recruitment tech experts have claimed.

20 February 2017

FISER Group undergoes MBO

Financial services human capital specialist FISER Group has been bought out by management.

UK&Ireland 20 February 2017

Amazon to recruit 5,000 developers and warehouse staff in the UK

Online retail giant Amazon is on a recruitment drive for a range of staff including software deve

UK&Ireland 20 February 2017

Volvo UK steps up a gear with technician recruitment drive

Volvo UK has launched a recruitment drive for 300 new technicians to join its 119-strong dealer network by 2020.

UK&Ireland 17 February 2017

Butlers with Bums hopes to raise its bottom line with talent drive

The national shortage of ‘butlers with bums’ could soon be at an end.

UK&Ireland 17 February 2017

Recruitment boost as Indeed and Microsoft add jobs to Irish locations

Ireland’s capital Dublin is to boosted by the creation of more than a 1,000 new roles at global search engine Indeed and Microsoft.

UK&Ireland 17 February 2017

People moves: Cognitive Group, Darcy Associates, Ignata and more make new hires

Further hires from C&D Group, IQX and Move Guides.

People 17 February 2017

AA's chatbot aims to steer jobseekers around its new careers site

The Automobile Association (AA) has turned to a chatbot to help candidates navigate its new careers site.

UK&Ireland 16 February 2017
LinkedIn

Frustrated recruiters complain LinkedIn redesign is ‘confusing and restricted’

Recruiters have hit out at professional network LinkedIn over a redesign that has affected the way members use free and premium service search functions.

UK&Ireland 16 February 2017

Recruiters ‘named and shamed’ in government’s list of national minimum wage offenders

Five recruitment agencies have been named by government in its largest-ever list of national minimum and living wage offenders.

UK&Ireland 16 February 2017

New head of testing at software firm Scott Logic announces talent drive

The new head of testing at software consultancy Scott Logic has announced a recruitment drive as part of the expansion of the firm’s testing operation.

16 February 2017

Industry leaders form partnership to bridge skills gap in energy and utilities sector by 2027

Leaders from across the UK utilities spectrum have united in a bid to find 221,000 new recruits in the sector by 2027.

UK&Ireland 16 February 2017
Job search

Job market optimism as UK employment hits a high

The number of people unemployed in the UK fell to 1.6m in the quarter to December 2016, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.
 

UK&Ireland 15 February 2017
Gig economy

Taylor rethink on employment practices could have ‘significant impact’ on recruitment of temp workers

Recruiters face losing large numbers of agency workers on their books and potentially loss of income under one of the proposals being considered in the ongoing review of modern working practices, warns an employment lawyer.
UK&Ireland 15 February 2017

Police job candidate arrested for drinking and driving

A candidate who turned up for an job interview with police smelling of alcohol was arrested for drinking and driving.
 

UK&Ireland 15 February 2017
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