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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

Perm placements continue to grow, says RoJ

Recruiters saw a further increase in the pace of growth of permanent placements in February, according to March’s Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG ‘Report on Jobs’.
8 March 2016

Job share teacher initiative welcomed by education recruiters

Recruiters have welcomed a government initiative aimed at helping women return to teaching in job share arrangements.
Education, Public sector 7 March 2016

Liverpool FC kick starts 1,000 new jobs

Premier League football giant Liverpool FC has launched a ‘ready to work’ programme to get local unemployed residents into work as part of a recruitment drive to fill 1,000 new roles.
7 March 2016

Capita launches vetting services for top security clearances

Capita Resourcing has launched a new service to vet candidates for roles requiring the highest security clearance.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 7 March 2016

Drivers Direct Recruitment targets ex-military

Drivers Direct Recruitment is actively is seeking ex-military personnel to work as commercial drivers.
Public sector 7 March 2016

Burns Tempest launched by Winterburn

Former Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) chairman David Winterburn has launched executive search firm Burns Tempest.
Executive search 7 March 2016

Wheatley Group looks for Modern Apprentices

Scotland’s housing, care and property-management firm Wheatley Group has launched a drive to recruit 37 new Modern Apprentices.

Web Based Recruitment releases ‘jobcast’ service

Online recruitment marketing specialists Web Based Recruitment has released a new ‘jobcast’ service to help companies promote their jobs.

People Science opens in Silicon Valley

US talent acquisition business People Science has extended its footprint in the US market by opening an office in San Mateo, in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley.
HR 7 March 2016

Onlychefs.co.uk is served up to the market

Onlychefs.co.uk, an online platform to help UK employers find chefs, has launched.
IT/Telecoms, Marketing 7 March 2016

Dillistone Systems releases FileFinder Anywhere Essentials

Dillistone Systems, a supplier of software and services to the executive search industry has launched the latest iteration of its FileFinder Anywhere suite of products.

FINANCIALS: Hudson’s streamlining brings positive results

While Hudson Global has seen year-on-year revenue fall 8.9% in 2015, the group has also seen positive Q4 2015 earnings in a year in which the global talent solutions company has streamlined its business.

Contracting in the Netherlands? Tax warning to recruiters on self-employment changes

Recruiters with contractors working in the Netherlands need to get to grips with new rules aimed at clamping down on false self-employment or face the prospect of being hit in the pocket.
4 March 2016

Venquis brings in Helyard and Burgess

Business transformation and change recruiter Venquis has appointed Michael Helyard and Jake Burgess as consultants.
HR 4 March 2016

UCCR takes on Knoll as HR director

Not-for-profit (NFP) organisation United Camps, Conferences and Retreats (UCCR) has appointed Tracy Knoll as HR director.
Education, HR 4 March 2016

Stanton Chase appoints Pleva in New York

Executive search firm Stanton Chase has appointed Will Pleva as managing director leading the firm’s supply chain practice.
Executive search 4 March 2016
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