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Two US locations offer a new Scene for tech recruiter

London-based Scene, a specialist tech recruitment and growth consultancy, has announced the opening of two new US offices in New York and Los Angeles.

IT/Telecoms 19 April 2024

Government update on bad umbrellas “underwhelming”

Industry commentators have dismissed yesterday’s promise to introduce a statutory due diligence requirement later this year as “a big fat nothing burger”.

19 April 2024

FINANCIALS: Hays cites ‘challenging’ conditions on quarterly results

Challenging market conditions were cited by global recruiter Hays as the company saw a 14% fall in group fees year-on-year with actual net fees dropping by 17%.

17 April 2024

FINANCIALS: Gattaca report showcases key initiatives delivered in first half of 2024

Specialist engineering recruiter Gattaca has reported a net fee income (NFI) of £19.7m, down 13% year-on-year in interim results for the six months ended 31 January 2024.

17 April 2024

Recruitment Apprentice Edwards gains massive experience from process

Entrepreneur Lord Sugar’s £250k investment won’t be heading to a recruiter on this year’s BBC reality show The Apprentice.

Executive search, Interim recruitment 17 April 2024

APSCo appoints Torr and Hart in senior roles

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has appointed two new senior hires to support member services and events.

17 April 2024

FINANCIALS: PageGroup profits down as clients’ recruitment budgets tighten

PageGroup has reported “financial deteriorations” across all geographies except India today [15 April 2024] as ongoing market conditions continue to challenge the global recruitment company.

15 April 2024

Rise in insolvencies for recruitment agencies

Insolvencies of UK recruitment agencies have increased by 14% in the last year from 363 in 2022/23 to 413 in 2023/24.

15 April 2024

APPOINTMENTS: 15-19 APRIL 2024

This week’s appointments include: Oakleaf Partnership

Industrial/Manufacturing, HR 15 April 2024

Hernshead Group adds Skiez Recruitment to growing portfolio

The Hernshead Group, jointly owned by entrepreneur Lord Sugar and recruiter Tom Johnson, has added another recruitment business to its portfolio.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 13 March 2024

Pineapple Recruitment appoints Krieger as business manager

Midlands-based catering and hospitality recruiter Pineapple Recruitment has appointed Kasia Krieger into a new role of business manager.

13 March 2024

Spring Budget: Lukewarm response from recruitment industry

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget has received a lukewarm response from recruitment bodies and others with interests in the sector.

7 March 2024

Randstad joins coalition of companies connecting refugees to jobs

Randstad UK&I is one of over 60 major businesses joining forces to advance the labour market integration of refugees in the UK.

7 March 2024

Haven’s recruitment drive offers 550+ job opportunities for 2024

Holiday park operator Haven is looking to recruit more than 550 people at its two Blackpool parks, to support an increase in bookings for the year.

Retail, Hospitality/Leisure 7 March 2024

Recruiters and employers want changes to help hiring in Budget

Councils in England will be told to cut spending on consultants and diversity schemes when Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers his Spring Budget on Wednesday, the BBC reports.

5 March 2024

Recruitment entrepreneur ‘Pirate’ Goldsmith enters the Big Brother house

Well-known recruitment industry personality Gary Goldsmith has joined the latest ‘celebrity’ contestants on the new edition of Celebrity Big Brother, now showing on ITV.

5 March 2024

Minister gives more power to the North for job creation

Jobs were on the agenda at last week’s Conference of the North [1 March 2024] as Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove made a series of announcements in Leeds.

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 5 March 2024

Warning over new tax avoidance scheme exposed by HMRC

A complex tax avoidance scheme that moves income offshore has been exposed by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) last Thursday [29 February 2024], with anyone who has joined the arrangement warned to get out of it as soon as possible.

5 March 2024

Spectre Recruitment joins the Kingdom Group

Kingdom Services Group has successfully acquired Spectre Recruitment Group.

Commercial & office support, Healthcare/Medical 5 March 2024

Viewpoint: Why can’t recruiters recruit for themselves?

Retention issues don’t need to be a painful concept.

HR 4 March 2024

Tech & Tools: March/April 2024

IN FOCUS: Extending reality

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 4 March 2024

Four steps for inclusive neurodiverse recruitment

Research indicates a significant disparity in employment rates for neurodivergent adults.

4 March 2024

Business Advice: Will Labour ban zero-hours contracts?

If Labour wins the next election, will it ban zero-hour contracts and introduce day-one employment rights?

Legal, HR 4 March 2024

Social recruiting March/April 2024

Recruiters and their staff continue to donate money and time to charities. Take a look at a few of the many examples we’ve seen since the previous Recruiter…

Public sector, Education 4 March 2024

APPOINTMENTS: 4-8 MARCH 2024

This week’s appointments include: greenbean, NRG, Pertemps, The IN Group

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Engineering 4 March 2024