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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

GlobalSportsJobs joins with UEFA to promote roles

Digital media and talent platform GlobalSportsJobs and European football’s governing body UEFA have collaborated to launch a campaign offering an insight into the numerous roles needed to stage an event like this summer’s UEFA EURO 2016.

Ewen can manage Cally – but Thistle have to wait til he leaves school

A seven-year-old boy has written to a Scottish Premiership football club putting himself forward for the job of team manager.
27 May 2016

Weber Shandwick brings in Majid as creative director

Public relations firm Weber Shandwick has appointed Shirin Majid as creative director.

VFS Global appoints Brun in UAE

VFS Global, an outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions across the globe, has appointed Peter Brun as chief communications officer.
HR, Marketing 27 May 2016

Red Eagle promotes Alderson to group FD

Kent-based recruiter Red Eagle has promoted Jason Alderson to group finance director.

Monarch Digital appoints Annis UK director

Monarch Digital, part of the Monarch Recruitment group, has appointed Paul Annis as UK director.

KnownFour chooses Morton as adviser

Professional services staffing firm KnownFour has appointed Lynn Morton as non-executive adviser.

Insight Executive Group brings in Keats

Corporate and public sector staffing specialist Insight Executive Group has appointed Andi Keats as operations manager.

Heidrick & Struggles appoints two

Global executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has appointed Lisa Baird to its to its leadership consulting practice.
Executive search, HR 27 May 2016

Ashley Kate HR appoints Brown head of ops

Ashley Kate HR has appointed Karen Brown as head of operations.
HR 27 May 2016

Armstrong Craven boosts management team

Armstrong Craven, a specialist in global talent mapping and pipelining, has bolstered its senior management team with a number of appointments.

Freedom ‘key’ for recruiters in open-plan offices

Recruiters and other employers using open-plan offices as workspaces should use neutral colours and natural materials to help employees work at their best “in a world that shouts”, says a leading office furniture designer.

Liverpool FC hosts final recruitment event for 1,000 roles

Liverpool Football Club is hosting a recruitment event to support its drive to fill 1,000 new roles across its matchday kitchen, retail, catering, safety, hospitality, tours and museum teams, ahead of the opening of a new 20,500-seater stand at its Anfield home this summer.
26 May 2016

McDonald’s recruits robots in place of staff? Hasta la vista baby

McDonald’s have denied claims by its former chief executive that it plans to recruit robots in place of staff to cut costs.
IT/Telecoms, HR 26 May 2016

Trust hosts event to promote working in Hull NHS

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is today hosting a launch event for a recruitment campaign featuring the ‘promise’ of a job to outstanding students before they even open their results envelope.
26 May 2016

Lord Sugar hired as enterprise tsar

Lord Alan Sugar has been appointed as enterprise tsar for a second time, as part of the government’s drive to get more young people to consider starting their own business or to take up an apprenticeship.
25 May 2016
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