Your recruitment business

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

Thoughts from… February 2016

Thoughts from… February 2016
20 January 2016

Agency recruitment careers: Happy candidate hunting!

Agency recruitment careers: Happy candidate hunting!
HR 19 January 2016

Soundbites February 2016

Soundbites February 2016
19 January 2016

Editor's Leader February 2016

Editor's Leader February 2016
19 January 2016

New year, new jobs

New year, new jobs

Penguin scraps need for degrees

Publishing company Penguin Random House UK is removing university degree requirements from its recruitment process.
Creative/Digital/Media, HR 19 January 2016

Firms create thousands of jobs across the UK

BT, British Airways (BA), Aldi and John Lewis are collectively creating thousands of jobs across the UK, according to recent announcements.

Apex Resources stripped of REC membership for breaches of code of practice

Blue-collar recruiter Apex Resources has been stripped of its Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) membership for repeated breaches of the trade body’s code of practice.

Hayes appointed to apprenticeship board

Compass Group resourcing & development director Melanie Hayes has been appointed today to a UK Apprenticeship Delivery Board, the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced.

18 January 2016

Jail for Lithuanian gangmasters who kept trafficked workers in appalling conditions

Two Lithuanian men were each jailed for three years and six months on Friday [15 January] for their part in trafficking two men and forcing them to work.
Industrial/Manufacturing 18 January 2016

Robert Walters promotes Daubeney to deputy CEO

International recruiter Robert Walters has promoted Giles Daubeney to deputy chief executive.
18 January 2016

Fircroft wins Exxon contract in Russia

Fircroft has won a five-year contract with oil & gas multinational Exxon.
Engineering 18 January 2016

Check employment policies, recruiters are urged

Recruiters should review their employment policies and procedures as government proposes to make it easier for cases to be brought against companies contravening a new offence of aggravated breach of labour market legislation.
Commercial & office support 18 January 2016

Textkernel launches Jobfeed in the UK

Dutch HR technology provider Textkernel has launched its lead generation tool Jobfeed in the UK.
IT/Telecoms, HR 18 January 2016

Syft app helps recruit hospitality staff

Syft, an app that helps recruit hospitality staff, has been launched this month.
IT/Telecoms 18 January 2016

Staffgroup opens offices in London, Berlin

Staffgroup, the parent company of international specialist recruiters Eurostaff, Earthstaff and Enginestaff, has opened two new offices.
Engineering 18 January 2016
Top