Category Archives: Contracting News

Speaking on the figures the Managing Director of Powerchex, Alexandra Kelly, said that \”We are also seeing some stabilisation in the number of confirmed appointments made to IT contractors working within Financial Services, after an 80% drop in January. While this is good news for those looking for contracting opportunities, things have a way to […]

The Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Kevin Green, said that “The UK now has a two-speed labour market. The private sector continues to hire in increasing numbers while the public sector is shedding jobs. We anticipate that unemployment will increase over the spring, summer and autumn before very slowly starting to decline […]

The Head of Randstad UK, Brian Wilkinson, said that \”It is a concern that such a high proportion of organisations are so unprepared. We urge all users of agency workers to conduct a thorough assessment of their human capital resources and the impact of the Regulations. Doing this properly will enable organisations to optimise the […]

Isabelle Ratinaud, Monster UK & Ireland spokesperson said that \”Many sectors that were said to be struggling, such as construction, have shown a strong recovery this month, while others – particularly those relating to manufacturing – have performed well, partly due to growing trade in the export sector. The figures are positive for job-seekers, who […]

According to the Work Foundation the Isle of Dogs Enterprise Zone (now known as Canary Wharf) had only 7,000 people employed in the area at the expiry of the zone compared with 90,000 today. The key to success it says is investment in infrastructures and not the enterprise zones themselves. William Chase, the founder of […]

Mrs Bleasdale’s resignation from the position of executive vice-chairman has been announced a month after she, along with Chief Financier Diane Jarvis were suspended following \”serious accounting irregularities\”. At the time the company said that it would be “carrying out an immediate investigation into the financial implications\”. Healthcare Locums shares continue to be suspended from […]

Michael Bennett, a Director of ReThink Recruitment said that \”We have recently been placing candidates on Solvency II projects – a new regulatory requirement for insurers – on £900 a day, a pay rise of up to 50% in some cases. We are anticipating demand for candidates with these – as well as other niche […]

The Public Policy Advisor for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Gerwyn Davies, said that “The introduction of the temporary cap has had an impact on employers’ ability to fill vacancies and improve productivity, particularly in the National Health Service (NHS). It remains questionable whether the increase in the number of employer-related visas issued […]

Director of Twenty Recruitment Group, Oliver Gibbons, recently said that “We are seeing an increasing trend towards commercial organisations really raising their game financially in order to lure project management, development and business analysis talent away from financial services. This is particularly true of organisations which have commodity trading elements to their business such as […]

The Governments plans seem to revolve around three principles: Diversity: Public Services will be opened up to a ‘range of providers competing to offer a better service’. Suppliers include private sector companies and charitable bodies Choice: The Government will aim to carry on Tony Blair’s agenda of increasing choice in public service provision. This means […]