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IR35 - Linear Recruitment is here to help you
15/12/2020IR35 BackgroundLegislation was introduced by HMRC in 2000 to collect employment tax from worker’s paid via their own limited company. HMRC was asking if a worker was essentially an employee (Inside IR35) or a genuine self-employed contractor (Outsid…

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04/12/2020Linear News is now here! Our first ever newsletter is now available to download. We've crammed it full with what we think is useful, relevant and informative content, including interviews with industry experts, IR35 news, round ups from our Director…

Linear moves into the Industrial Automation Industry
04/11/2020We are delighted to welcome Mark Ingoe to Linear. Mark joins our Newcastle office to start our Industrial Automation division.
Mark has been working as a Technical Recruiter in this industry for around four years, after initially starting his car…

Ex Footballer Joins Linear
14/10/2020We are delighted to welcome Alex Moth to Linear Recruitment. Alex joins us as a Senior Recruitment Consultant, and will be based in our Sheffield office. He has recently made the transition back to the UK from Australia where he was recruiting withi…

Star of the Quarter - September 2020
08/10/2020A huge congratulations to Diane Duncan who has been awarded "Star of the Quarter" for Linear for Quarter 3.
We have been so impressed with how, after being on furlough for many months, Diane has come back into the Manchester office, into a very b…

Celebrating 10 Years in Newcastle
25/09/2020It has been an incredible 10 years since we opened our doors in Newcastle Upon Tyne and what a 10 years they’vebeen. Initially just a team of 2, we’ve now grown to a team of 10, and have moved offices no less than 3 times with our latest office move…

New Industrial & Engineering Office
14/08/2020We are really proud to announce that despite these difficult times, Linear Industrial & Engineering has opened its second new office in the last 8 months.
The new office, based at Shirebrook Business Centre, will ensure our clients in the North E…
2020 Salary Insights
06/08/2020Our new 2020 Salary Insights brochure is now available to download. We've analysed close to 40,000 pieces of data on candidate pay across permanent and temporary placements, in all sectors in which we operate.
We've also got some great analysis a…

All things Construction and Coronavirus: An Interview with Martin Caldwell
10/07/2020Our North West Regional Director, Caroline Oberman, talks all things Construction and Coronavirus with Martin Caldwell, Head of Construction at Prospect Homes
Martin Caldwell has had a long and illustrious career in Construction. He's also hit the …

Returning to the Office after Lockdown
24/06/2020Getting back to the office – the new “normal”
Returning to work after Covid
So last week, on Friday, it was the first time that I’ve been back to work in my office in Manchester since March. Whilst we are still working from home for the most par…

We've launched our own Salary Survey
04/06/2020In conjunction with our 2020 Salary Insights Report, a comprehensive salary guide for our sectors, we are conducting our very own Salary Survey.
Our Salary Insights report analyses salaries and pay rates of those candidates that we have placed into…

Caroline Oberman Video Interview
04/06/2020This week, Caroline Oberman was lucky enough to be invited on to Qui Recruitment R2R's You Tube channel. Caroline had the opportnity to discuss her most passionate subject - CONSTRUCTION!Caroline talks about the property and construction market how …