A New Year, A New Window Of Opportunity For Recruiters
As we step into 2026, the mood across the UK recruitment market feels noticeably different. There’s still caution. Growth isn’t roaring back. But compared to the stopstart uncertainty of the past couple of years, recruiters now have something far more useful: clarity. Across manufacturing, services and construction, the latest UK data points to a market that is stabilising rather than stalling. […]
Companies House Verification: A Smart Nudge for Your Clients
The countdown to Companies House identity verification is officially on. From 18 November 2025, new rules come into force requiring directors, Persons with Significant Control (PSCs), and those filing on behalf of companies to verify their identity. While many recruitment entrepreneurs are already aware, now’s the perfect moment to double-check your own readiness, and help […]
UK Job Market: Signs of Stabilisation Amid Continued Caution
The latest KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs (October 2025) paints a mixed but cautiously optimistic picture for the September recruitment market. While the slowdown continues, there are early signs that the worst may be behind us. Permanent placements: Decline eases after a tough year Permanent hiring fell again in September, but at the […]
The 2025 Recruitment Market: What It Means for Your Agency
At QUBA Solutions, we know that recruitment success depends on insight. The latest CV-Library Candidate Behaviour Barometer 2025 offers a valuable snapshot of what’s really happening in the UK hiring market, from shifting candidate priorities to the growing role of technology. Here’s what you need to know, and how agencies can use it to their […]
Recruitment Compliance in 2026: Key Reforms and How to Stay Compliant
In our earlier article, “Tax liability changes coming April 2026 – Is your umbrella supply chain ready?”, we warned that new rules will shift tax risk up the labour chain, exposing agencies and clients to liability when umbrellas fail. Now, with the Employment Rights Bill and new PAYE/NIC liability rules, the picture is clearer and […]
UK Jobs Market Cools in July as Hiring and Pay Growth Slow
The UK labour market continued to lose momentum in July, according to the latest KPMG and REC Report on Jobs, with hiring activity slowing, vacancies falling, and pay growth easing to its weakest level in over four years. While some sectors showed early signs of resilience, economic uncertainty, cost pressures, and shifting business priorities – […]
Payroll Fraud & Ghost Workers: How to Spot the Red Flags Before It’s Too Late
In recruitment, trust is everything, between agencies, workers, clients, and financiers. But when that trust is exploited, the consequences can be financially devastating. One of the most damaging threats recruitment agencies face is payroll fraud – particularly the use of ghost workers. These schemes are often sophisticated, but the warning signs are there if you […]
Putting People First: How QUBA Solutions Elevates Recruitment Back Office Support with Outstanding Customer Care
In today’s fast-paced recruitment landscape, exceptional customer service isn’t just a “nice-to-have”, it’s the foundation of long-term success. At QUBA Solutions, we understand that behind every successful recruitment agency is a team that needs support, not just in operations, but in relationships. That’s why our recruitment back office support is built around one core principle: […]
Reporting requirements for employment intermediaries
Employment intermediary reporting is an essential part of running a recruitment agency; submitting the reports are compulsory. Read our help guide to employment intermediary reporting below. What is an Employment Intermediaries Report? An agency that supplies temporary workers to an end client and does not pay those workers on a PAYE (Pay As You Earn) […]
5 Steps To Setting Up Your Own Recruitment Agency
The first 5 steps to setting up a recruitment agency of your own.
Why Security Checks are so Important
Working in the recruitment world, you might already be aware of the need for security checks. Here we delve into why they are so important, and how they can ultimately help your business. Why They Are So Important – In Short The Importance of Security Checks in Recruitment Checks are particularly vital in recruitment due […]
What are the steps to setting up your Recruitment Company?
If you are an established recruiter right now, you already have everything you need to be able to set up your own successful recruitment company. 2022 promises to be another incredible year for the recruitment industry, and the trend of recruiters setting up on their own to capitalise on the booming market is continuing. It […]
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