The Desk
Agencies
Recruitment agencies, job markets and the people placing contractors.
34 ARTICLES
2000–2004
DESK / AGENCIES
2000–2004
DESK / AGENCIES
2004
- 8 JAN 2004Demand for IT contractors ranks secondThe UK recruitment industry's report on jobs shows IT contractor demand has risen to second out of eight sectors with demand for permanent IT workers…READ →
2003
- 9 NOV 2003IT contractor demand rises at fastest rate since 1998This month's recruitment industry report from REC shows a leap in the rate of demand for IT contractors over October, with agencies crossing their…READ →
- 16 SEP 2003IT demand strongest since 1998, says RECDemand for IT contractors was at its strongest since August 1998 last month, according to REC's most recent Report on Jobs.READ →
- 24 JAN 2003"Get your daggers out!" agencies toldAgencies were told to get their daggers out and take a slice out of rivals' businesses at a recent ATSCo members' meeting.READ →
- 14 JAN 2003The Low-down: Part 3 - Agencies' outlook for 2003In the final part of our series examining recruitment agencies' opinions of the current IT freelance market, UKTECH finds that war with Iraq, a…READ →
- 9 JAN 2003The Agency Low-down: Part 2 - Rates and margins...In part two of our three-part series examining IT agencies' placement prospects in 2003, UKTECH investigates the state of rates and margins...READ →
- 8 JAN 2003The Agency Low-down: Part 1 - Where the work is...UKTECH interviewed a number of UK-based IT agencies to find out where the work is, what the state of rates and margins are and when the recovery will…READ →
2002
- 29 OCT 2002New REC Chief Exec has no agency backgroundThe Recruitment and Employment Confederation's new Chief Executive, Gareth Osborne, has no experience of the recruitment industry.READ →
- 2 OCT 2002DTI told to drop PSCs from Agency RegsRecruitment agencies who recently met with the DTI unanimously voted to have personal service companies (PSCs) excluded from the forthcoming…READ →
- 17 SEP 2002MEP is ignoring UK's Agency Directive warningsIeke Van Den Burg, the Dutch MEP and Rapporteur of the Agency Workers' Directive, has come under fire from representatives of the UK recruitment…READ →
- 24 JUL 2002Industry cautiously welcomes draft EAA changesThe Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has called for 'harmonisation' of the Employment Agencies Act with the Agency Workers Directive…READ →
- 17 JUL 2002ATSCo warns of IT agency and client clashAnn Swain, the Chief Executive of the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo), has warned a clash of cultures between IT agencies and…READ →
- 2 JUL 2002Nicholson quits the RECTim Nicholson, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), is to leave the agency representative body, having worked at…READ →
- 28 JUN 2002ATSCo chief warns of further skills shortages unless action is takenAnn Swain, Chief Executive of the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo), has predicted an estimated shortfall of up to two million IT…READ →
- 24 MAY 2002EAA: Government announces third round of consultationVic Patterson, Assistant Director of the DTI's Employment Relations Directorate, has announced a third consultation period for its proposed changes…READ →
- 26 APR 2002Agencies urged to increase marginsAgencies were told to increase their margins if they wanted to survive this and future economic downturns at a recent conference at the Institute of…READ →
- 10 APR 2002Agents' fast track visa reviewThe Government has announced it will review part of the UK fast track visa system in a move that could lead to a lifting of the ban on agencies…READ →
- 22 MAR 2002EU Temps' Charter causes industry-wide condemnationA proposed EU directive that seeks to give Britain's temporary workers the same pay and rights as permanent staff after a six-week continuous work…READ →
2001
- 6 JUL 2001ATSCo urges DTI to allow tax offset for contractors' trainingThe Association of Technology Staffing Companies has recommended that independent contractors should be able to offset training expenses against tax…READ →
- 20 JUN 2001REC threatens judicial review over Employment Agencies ActThe Recruitment and Employment Confederation could take legal action against the Department of Trade and Industry if it refuses to back down over its…READ →
- 4 JUN 2001Manpower warns Labour could toughen Employment Agencies ActManpower director Keith Faulkner has warned that a second-term Labour DTI could make the Employment Agencies Act's rules even harsher than proposed.READ →
- 29 MAY 2001The Employment Agencies Act is looming… What will the impact be?The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations Act will come into full force this summer - but just how much of a change will…READ →
- 6 MAR 2001Jobserve makes U-turn because 'the road ahead is being blocked'Defending Jobserve's decision to accept direct advertising from employers following its previous operation of accepting jobs from employment agencies…READ →
- 1 MAR 2001Computer People admits wording was 'unfortunate'Computer People and ATSCo have issued statements following UKTECH's breaking of the story of Computer People using IR35 to market their services to…READ →