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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

APPOINTMENTS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

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

Public sector, Charity & not-for-profit 28 April 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

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

Recruitment 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

Life 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.

Engineering, Construction & property 25 April 2025

Robert Walters promotes three senior managers globally

Global talent solutions recruiter Robert Walters has made three senior appointments across its business.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing 24 April 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eventus Recruitment Group, Matrix, SPG Resourcing

Public sector, Social care 14 April 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Greene King, Insights, Workday

IT/Telecoms, HR 14 April 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s new launches include: Busy Bee Recruitment, Deel

Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering 14 April 2025

FINANCIALS: PageGroup annual group profits up but UK profits down

While PageGroup has seen annual group gross profits climb 14.6%, their UK business has not fared quite so well, according to full-year results for the year ended 31 December 2017.

7 March 2018

McDonogh appointed CEO at Morgan McKinley

Aldagh McDonogh has taken over the reins as CEO at Morgan McKinley.

Banking/Financial services, IT/Telecoms 6 March 2018

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MARCH 2018

This week’s launches include: Airswift, Appointments Personnel, Erecruit, Gleeson Recruitment Group, Head Resourcing, Prospects, Solvo Vir, Uptree

Oil & gas/Energy, Creative/Digital/Media 5 March 2018

FINANCIALS: Covering all bases key to Robert Walters’ success

Covering all bases in recruitment services offered has helped Robert Walters post a 17% increase in revenues in 2017.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Executive search 1 March 2018

FINANCIALS: Adecco see rise in revenues boosted by Western Europe growth

Recruitment giant Adecco has seen revenues increase 6% year-on-year boosted by “strong” growth in Western Europe.

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media 1 March 2018

Candidates admit their lies aren’t always found out

How good are you at spotting a candidate who is telling porkies?

27 February 2018

GDPR won’t take size into account if new rules are broken

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) does not make allowances for the size of a recruitment business found to have fallen foul of the new rules.

Legal 26 February 2018

FINANCIALS: RTC Group reports rise in revenue

RTC Group has reported a rise in revenue in 2017, along with plans to hit the acquisition trail this year.

Transport & logistics, Engineering 26 February 2018

Recruiters advised to listen to the ‘hidden’ youth and re-educate employers

Recruiters have a key role to play in helping the UK’s 480,000 ‘hidden’ youth unemployed into work.

Apprentices/Grads/School leavers 20 February 2018

It’s the Year of the (recruitment) Dog!

It’s Chinese New Year and this year it’s the year of the dog. To mark this auspicious occasion Recruiter spoke with agencies that can call upon canine consultants.

16 February 2018

Blu Global fires consultant for discriminating against British driver

A recruitment consultant has been fired after telling a candidate her agency’s positions exclude British candidates.

Transport & logistics 15 February 2018

Heather DeLand: Flexibility

Flexibility is not just a job benefit, but better business outcomes

HR 15 February 2018

Ask the expert: March 2018

Q: Candidates are scarce in our sector and it’s limiting our growth. What can we do?

15 February 2018

REC’s Vallance to become interim CEO following Green’s departure

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s director of finance David Vallance is to assume the position of interim CEO, following Kevin Green’s departure on 15 March, until the new CEO is appointed.

13 February 2018

Carillion collapse fallout continues

Carillion's much publicised collapse has sent shockwaves in the recruitment industry as well.
 

Public sector, Engineering 12 February 2018

White gets APSCo accreditation at Right Time

Recruiter James White, the joint winner of last year’s Apprentice, has finally achieved APSCo accreditation after telling porkies about being APSCo-accredited during the interview process in last year’s competition.

IT/Telecoms 9 February 2018
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