RTC Group full year revenue up, returns to profit

RTC Group plc (RTC:LSE), the UK-based engineering and technical recruitment firm, reported revenue of £98.8 million for the full year ending 31 December 2023, an increase of 37.3% over the previous year.

Despite challenging macroeconomic conditions, the UK recruitment division saw a near 41% year-on-year...

UK issues guidance for responsible AI in recruitment

Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI)‑enabled tools in HR and recruitment processes could pose novel risks, including perpetuating existing biases, digital exclusion, and discriminatory job advertising and targeting, according to the ‘Responsible AI in Recruitment guide’ published by the UK government’s...

Easter season to generate over 75,000 temporary jobs in Spain

Spain’s easter season will generate more than 75,000 temporary contracts through Employment Agencies and Temporary Employment Companies (ETT), reports El Español, citing data from Asempleo. This figure will be 10% higher than the same period last year, according to the estimates.

The research showed...

Renewable energy to generate 10 million new jobs: SIA

Employment in the renewable energy industry is set to surge, according to a new report by SIA. The industry will add close to 10 million new jobs globally over the next seven years. Demand for workers is being driven by ongoing government and private-sector support for renewable energy, and firms are...

Early signs of stabilisation appear in UK job market

There are early signs of stablisation in the UK job market, according to a new report by Adzuna, a UK-based search engine for jobs. UK job vacancies fell by just 0.14% in February compared to January for a total of 866,242 vacancies. The decrease was smaller than in recent months.

“This marks the first...

UK firm faces £900,000 penalty in tax avoidance case

A UK umbrella company faces a £900,000 penalty for failing to co-operate with HM Revenue & Customs. IPS Progression Ltd. was accused by HMRC as being a tax avoidance promoter whose schemes were used by locum doctors and nurses.

IPS allegedly paid its 1,593 users largely with tax-free loans between...

REC weighs in on UK’s rise in sickness-related inactivity

The UK’s Recruitment and Employment Confederation commented on new research by the Resolution Foundation that found Britain is in the midst of the longest-sustained rise in sickness-related inactivity since the 1990s. The organisation said agency work can help with the UK’s inactivity-related challenges....

NGS Group signs deal to provide psychologists

NGS Group AB (NGS:STO), a healthcare and education staffing provider based in Stockholm, Sweden, said its Source subsidiary signed a deal with a government authority, Sweden’s Ministry of Defence, that makes it the exclusive supplier of selection psychologists.

“The agreement strengthens our position...

HeadFirst and Impellam are now a combined firm

HeadFirst Group and Impellam Group announced they have officially joined. The announcement helps cap a process that began in July 2023, when Impellam announced it had entered talks to be acquired.

The combined company has €8 billion (US$8.70 billion) in spend under management, 2,100 internal workers...

Bernard Arnault’s firm invests in employer of record

Borderless AI, an employer-of-record provider, announced a USD 27 million funding round. The round was led by Susquehanna Financial Group and Aglaé Ventures, the venture arm of Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton.

Borderless AI’s AI agent, named Alberni, can solve complex...