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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

Labour would extend GLA remit in its election manifesto

Labour has stopped short of promising “basic standard” licences for recruitment agencies in favour of extending the remit of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) in its 2015 election manifesto.

13 April 2015

Outsource UK acquires engineering specialist PA Recruit

IT and engineering recruiter Outsource UK has acquired engineering recruiter PA Recruit.

Engineering, IT/Telecoms 13 April 2015

Invest | R Group appoints Edwards finance director

Recruitment financiers The Invest | R Group (TIG) has appointed Jay Edwards as finance director.

13 April 2015

Oil discovery in the South-East heralds “boom” for recruiters

The discovery of a potential £300bn worth of oil near Gatwick Airport in South-East England provides a “tremendous opportunity” for recruiters, particularly in light of falling oil prices and sector job cuts.

Construction & property, Engineering 13 April 2015

LinkedIn’s Elevate aims to harness the power of employee networks for talent attraction

LinkedIn’s new content sharing platform Elevate aims to harness the power of content shared over employee networks to better attract talent.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 13 April 2015

MiddletonMurray opens in Canterbury to tackle youth unemployment

Recruitment and training provider MiddletonMurray has today [13 April] opened a new Canterbury centre as part of an initiative with Kent County Council to tackle youth unemployment.

13 April 2015

CV-Library develops City AM’s job board

Job site CV-Library has partnered with business news source City AM to develop and power the website’s job board.

IT/Telecoms 13 April 2015

NPAworldwide’s business barometer shows global confidence

Global recruitment network NPAworldwide’s latest business barometer survey shows a confidence in growth potential over the next six months for contingent businesses.

Executive search, Industrial/Manufacturing 10 April 2015

Latest Report on Jobs reveal perm placements remain high

While the volume of temporary placements made by UK recruiters dipped slightly, permanent placements remained at their highest levels since autumn 2014, according March’s Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG ‘Report on Jobs’.

10 April 2015

FINANCIALS: Election uncertainty slows down Hays’ public sector results

While quarterly net fee income (NFI) has grown for Hays’ UK operations, uncertainty around the general election has seen a slowdown for the recruitment giant’s public sector division, according to group finance director Paul Venables.

Public sector 10 April 2015

Randstad Professionals appoints Gannon

Recruitment giant Randstad Professionals has appointed Jennifer Gannon as senior vice president (SVP) of strategic sales.

Executive search, HR 10 April 2015

Phaidon International appoints Mueller for DACH region

Multi-sector recruiter Phaidon International has appointed Beat Mueller as group contracts director for the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region.

Executive search 10 April 2015

Pedersen & Partners appoints Buttinger for Austria

International executive search firm Pedersen & Partners has appointed Josef Buttinger as country manager for Austria.

Executive search, HR 10 April 2015

MBN Solutions appoints McFayden

MBN Solutions, the insight & analytics, IT and digital & marketing recruiter, has appointed Kris McFayden as a consultant.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 10 April 2015

Korn Ferry appoints Harding in Australia

Executive search firm Korn Ferry has appointed Warren Harding within its Perth, Australia office as Asia-Pacific sector head for energy, oil & gas.

Engineering, Executive search 10 April 2015

InterQuest Group appoints former Harvey Nash founder Higgins

IT staffing specialist InterQuest Group has appointed David Charles Higgins as a non-executive director.

Executive search, IT/Telecoms 10 April 2015

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