Recruitment Industry News Archives

Crafting your future: 5 Reasons to launch your own recruitment business.

Let’s talk about something exciting – the prospect of launching your very own recruitment business. Entrepreneurship can seem like a daunting idea for most, but trust me, in the world of talent acquisition, it’s a journey worth considering. As someone who’s knee-deep in the finance sector, particularly in supporting recruitment entrepreneurs like yourself with invoice […]

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IR35 – what recruitment agencies need to know

One of the biggest bumps in the road within the recruitment industry over the last few years has been the changes to IR35. Even though things seem to have settled over the last few years, if you are a recruitment agency placing or looking to place limited company contractors you need to be aware of […]

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Fraud warning – Ghost workers

The Invoice Finance Sector has seen a significant increase in cases of ghost workers. This typically involves a fraudulent company approaching a legitimate recruitment company and requesting they put workers through the payroll that aren’t legitimate. What are ghost workers and how can they have an impact? It’s the Director’s and owner’s responsibility to ensure […]

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State of recruitment market

Introduction: Most sectors saw a quieter 2023 compared to the heady recruiting sprees post pandemic. Economic uncertainty hung in the air, the cost of borrowing increased significantly and labour shortages continued. So, what will shape 2024 for the recruitment industry? Various factors such as technological advancements, economic shifts, and the aftermath of global events from […]

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Get ready for launch in 2024!

Starting a temporary recruitment agency in the UK in 2024 presents unique challenges, considering the dynamic nature of the job market and the specific trends within the temporary staffing sector. However, that shouldn’t put you off. Being Captain of your own ship can be a rewarding and exhilarating experience. At QUBA Solutions, on average, we […]

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2023 takeaways

For many, 2023 has been a challenging year in recruitment. There has been a downturn in placements, costs have increased, and insolvencies have been on the rise. But it’s not all doom and gloom, there’s been some positives to 2023 with newly formed businesses flourishing despite the economic knock backs as well as established agencies […]

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The end result of holding temps’ payroll; Conduct Reg Breach

We hear stories (fairly regularly unfortunately) about recruitment invoice financiers refusing to pay their agencies’ contractors / temps. This is obviously an awful situation to be in and very stressful for the agency with temporary workers relying on them to be paid. There is no legitimate reason why this should happen but, when it does, […]

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Modern Slavery – Why you should care and what you should know.

In today’s interconnected world, the pervasive issues of slavery and human trafficking persist as a dark stain on global society. It is imperative for us all to remain vigilant within our businesses and supply chains. These crimes take various forms—ranging from forced labour and domestic servitude to sexual and criminal exploitation. Shockingly, the International Labour […]

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Why Security Checks are so Important

At the top of every successful company’s priority list is their customer’s success – really, at any customer focused, service-based business this should be the case. In order for this to be facilitated, security checks have to be in place. One of the most important aspects of security is ensuring that your customers are who […]

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Is it a risk to start a recruitment business in 2023?

Let’s start off by acknowledging that seemingly every year brings about new challenges, new dramas and new potential concerns and anxieties about the state of business and the state of the world! 2023 is no different. No pandemics or Brexits or new wars on the horizon [we hope], but instead the media is warning at […]

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More Women Are Starting Businesses Than Ever Before

Last year, according to the Times, an all-time high of 145,200 new businesses were started by female entrepreneurs. Although women-led businesses still only account for 17% of all UK business, the number is on the rise. Across the UK, a growing percentage of high-growth scale ups are being led by women; acknowledging and celebrating this […]

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State of the Recruitment Market 2022

Across all sectors, the recruitment market is thriving with activity and prosperity. “We have found the current market to be the strongest since 2008. Very high demand with a wealth of talent being on offer. We have found a strong increase in salaries in the PAYE Market as well as the contract market.” We caught up with […]

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Why wait until the market slows down to start your recruitment business?

A busy recruitment market is the PERFECT time to start your own business. Over the last 18 months or so one of the most notable trends within recruitment has seen high performing consultants moving away from the traditional agency model and starting their own businesses. Although this may have started out of necessity as many […]