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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

Williams joins Hays as non-exec director

Peter Williams joins global recruiter Hays’ board as non-executive director.
27 February 2015

Boyden makes key global hires

Nordic market talent acquisition expert Kristine Cholewa joins global executive search firm Boyden as managing partner of its Denmark business.
IT/Telecoms, Executive search 27 February 2015

Bergen joins Allegis Partners

Michael Bergen joins global executive search firm Allegis Partners as managing partner and global practice leader of its HR practice in the US.
Executive search, HR 27 February 2015

Alexander Daniels recruits two

Matt Farrington and Scott Graham join multi-sector recruitment group Alexander Daniels’ healthcare division in the respective roles of senior NHS consultant and resource consultant.
Public sector 27 February 2015

Recruitment consultant admits changing doctors’ CVs and defrauding the NHS

A recruitment consultant has admitted changing CVs of eight foreign doctors to try and secure them UK jobs and defrauding the NHS of more than £37k, according to the BBC.
Public sector 26 February 2015

US most popular destination for workers moving abroad

The US is the most popular destination for global citizens who would be willing to move abroad to work, according to a report ‘Decoding Global Talent’, prepared by management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), TJG (Totaljobs Group) and The Network.
26 February 2015

ONS: NEET numbers rise

The number of UK young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the final quarter of last year reached 963,000, an increase of 9,000 on the previous quarter, new figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
26 February 2015

US work visa amendment to benefit recruiters

A US visa amendment, which will allow spouses of H-1B (highly skilled) visas to gain their own employment, will be beneficial for recruiters, those in the industry say.
26 February 2015

FINANCIALS: Profits up at Capita

Annual profits have increased by 13% for business process management and outsourcing solutions provider Capita, according to full-year results for the year ended 31 December 2014.
26 February 2015

FINANCIALS: Robert Walters sees huge potential for growth of UK outsourcing business

Year-on-year annual profits are up 80% at Robert Walters and the group’s chief executive sees “huge potential” for further growth of the global professional services staffing specialist’s outsourcing business in the UK.
26 February 2015

Bentley recruitment day to form talent pipeline

Bentley’s recruitment day, which was organised to help fill 300 new roles, was also about creating a talent pipeline, recruitment manager Helen Judson told Recruiter.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 25 February 2015

FINANCIALS: Hays profits, prioritises organic growth

Hays plans to prioritise organic growth of its business both in the UK and overseas in 2015, according to group finance director Paul Venables.
25 February 2015

ONS: Almost 700,000 people on zero-hours contracts in Q4 2014

The number of people employed on zero-hours contracts increased to almost 700,000 in the final quarter of last year, according to latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.
25 February 2015

Cable calls for lifting visa restrictions for some nationalities in London

London needs visa restrictions for certain nationalities to be lifted if it is to continue to function as an international hub for business, according to the secretary of state for business, innovation and skills Vince Cable.
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 25 February 2015

FINANCIALS: Heidrick & Struggles posts increased revenues for 2014

International executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has seen revenues increase at both its American and European operations but fall away for its Asia-Pacific division, according its Q4 and annual results.
Executive search 25 February 2015

REC JobsOutlook: Three-quarters of employers plan to recruit perm staff

Around 77% of employers are planning to recruit permanent staff and 41% are planning to recruit temporary agency workers in the next three months, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
25 February 2015

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