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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

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

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

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.

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

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

Finatal promotes Sattin and two consultants

Senior financial professional staffing firm Finatal has promoted Mark Sattin to director.

Eames Consulting appoints Bradbury in Singapore

International recruitment and search consultancy Eames Consulting Group has appointed Simon Bradbury as director of its finance, risk management, audit and compliance division in Singapore.
Executive search 19 August 2016
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Employers urged to support EU workers to remain in UK

Employment lawyers have urged employers to support staff in their applications...

Legal, HR 18 August 2016

Executive Briefing reveals how you can inspire an innovation culture

What does 'innovation' mean to in-house recruiters now? How and where is innovation occurring in-house? Recruiter will host an Executive Briefing entitled ‘Inspiring an innovation culture’ on Wednesday, 5 October in London, featuring the views of inspirational in-house recruitment leaders.
17 August 2016

KPMG and the OU launch apprenticeship service for firms

Professional services firm KPMG and The Open University (OU) have linked up to launch an apprenticeship service that enables employers to identify and fulfil future training requirements.
Education, IT/Telecoms 17 August 2016

Students urged to explore apprenticeships post A-level

A-level students receiving their results today have been urged to explore all further education opportunities, including apprenticeships.
17 August 2016

How to reduce the cost of candidate search using GlobalDatabase [Sponsored Content]

Skills shortages and economic uncertainty have made the recruiter’s job harder in recent times, adding to the problems caused by employers connecting with candidates directly online. New figures from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation suggest that the market for full-time jobs is shrinking, but despite this, recruiters still need to find candidates capable of filling the roles that are available.
17 August 2016

Recruitment industry welcomes proposed tax avoidance sanctions

Government’s latest plans to clamp down on tax avoidance are a win/win for both contractors and compliant umbrella firms as they will improve industry standards and ensure contractors are less likely to encounter a non-compliant provider, recruitment industry associations say.
17 August 2016

Consilium Recruit finds talent for future flying car

A Stratford-upon-Avon recruiter has landed a contract with a Bratislava-based firm to find engineers to build the world’s first mass-produced flying car.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 17 August 2016

Retinue Solutions manages Together Housing Group contract

Managed service specialist Retinue Solutions, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment, has agreed a three-year contract with Northern England social landlord Together Housing Group.
Construction & property, HR 17 August 2016

Recruitive integrates with fieldsalesjobs.com

Recruitment software provider Recruitive has integrated its multi job-posting technology with online career site fieldsalesjobs.com.
IT/Telecoms 17 August 2016

Heidrick & Struggles buys US-based Philosophy IB

Global executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has agreed to purchase New Jersey-based leadership consultancy Philosophy IB.
Executive search 17 August 2016

Edgar Stewart secures £425k funding

Edinburgh-based recruiter Edgar Stewart has secured £425k in additional funding, which has enabled it to diversify.
Education 17 August 2016

Balfour Beatty contract win creates US jobs

UK-headquartered Balfour Beatty is to create 300 new jobs in the US, thanks to a $697m (£537m) contract win.

Sports Direct workers to receive back pay for non-payment of NMW

Thousands of workers at Sports Direct’s Shirebrook warehouse in Derbyshire are set to receive back pay totalling an estimated £1m for non-payment of the minimum wage, the Unite union announced today.
Industrial/Manufacturing 15 August 2016

Career Moves’ Simons makes his own career move

Tom Simons, head of Career Moves HR, is leaving the company after five years to take on a new role, Career Moves has announced.
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