https://uktech.org/section/agencies/ Recruitment agencies, job markets and the people placing contractors. en-gb Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 newsdesk@uktech.org (UKTECH newsdesk) newsdesk@uktech.org https://uktech.org/a/demand-for-it-contractors-ranks-second.html https://uktech.org/a/demand-for-it-contractors-ranks-second.html Thu, 08 Jan 2004 18:55:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents The 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 well… https://uktech.org/a/it-contractor-demand-rises-at-fastest-rate-since-1998.html https://uktech.org/a/it-contractor-demand-rises-at-fastest-rate-since-1998.html Sun, 09 Nov 2003 11:45:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents This month's recruitment industry report from REC shows a leap in the rate of demand for IT contractors over October, with agencies crossing their fingers… https://uktech.org/a/it-demand-strongest-since-1998-says-rec.html https://uktech.org/a/it-demand-strongest-since-1998-says-rec.html Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:39:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Demand for IT contractors was at its strongest since August 1998 last month, according to REC's most recent Report on Jobs. https://uktech.org/a/get-your-daggers-out-agencies-told.html https://uktech.org/a/get-your-daggers-out-agencies-told.html Fri, 24 Jan 2003 06:00:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Agencies were told to get their daggers out and take a slice out of rivals' businesses at a recent ATSCo members' meeting. https://uktech.org/a/the-low-down-part-3-agencies-outlook-for-2003.html https://uktech.org/a/the-low-down-part-3-agencies-outlook-for-2003.html Tue, 14 Jan 2003 15:37:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents In the final part of our series examining recruitment agencies' opinions of the current IT freelance market, UKTECH finds that war with Iraq, a housing… https://uktech.org/a/the-agency-low-down-part-2-rates-and-margins.html https://uktech.org/a/the-agency-low-down-part-2-rates-and-margins.html Thu, 09 Jan 2003 07:00:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents In part two of our three-part series examining IT agencies' placement prospects in 2003, UKTECH investigates the state of rates and margins... https://uktech.org/a/the-agency-low-down-part-1-where-the-work-is.html https://uktech.org/a/the-agency-low-down-part-1-where-the-work-is.html Wed, 08 Jan 2003 10:48:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents 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… https://uktech.org/a/new-rec-chief-exec-has-no-agency-background.html https://uktech.org/a/new-rec-chief-exec-has-no-agency-background.html Tue, 29 Oct 2002 10:41:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents The Recruitment and Employment Confederation's new Chief Executive, Gareth Osborne, has no experience of the recruitment industry. https://uktech.org/a/dti-told-to-drop-pscs-from-agency-regs.html https://uktech.org/a/dti-told-to-drop-pscs-from-agency-regs.html Wed, 02 Oct 2002 15:03:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Recruitment agencies who recently met with the DTI unanimously voted to have personal service companies (PSCs) excluded from the forthcoming Employment… https://uktech.org/a/mep-is-ignoring-uk-s-agency-directive-warnings.html https://uktech.org/a/mep-is-ignoring-uk-s-agency-directive-warnings.html Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:33:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Ieke Van Den Burg, the Dutch MEP and Rapporteur of the Agency Workers' Directive, has come under fire from representatives of the UK recruitment industry… https://uktech.org/a/industry-cautiously-welcomes-draft-eaa-changes.html https://uktech.org/a/industry-cautiously-welcomes-draft-eaa-changes.html Wed, 24 Jul 2002 18:27:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has called for 'harmonisation' of the Employment Agencies Act with the Agency Workers Directive, the… https://uktech.org/a/atsco-warns-of-it-agency-and-client-clash.html https://uktech.org/a/atsco-warns-of-it-agency-and-client-clash.html Wed, 17 Jul 2002 15:21:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Ann Swain, the Chief Executive of the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo), has warned a clash of cultures between IT agencies and… https://uktech.org/a/nicholson-quits-the-rec.html https://uktech.org/a/nicholson-quits-the-rec.html Tue, 02 Jul 2002 10:40:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Tim Nicholson, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), is to leave the agency representative body, having worked at the… https://uktech.org/a/atsco-chief-warns-of-further-skills-shortages-unless-action-is-taken.html https://uktech.org/a/atsco-chief-warns-of-further-skills-shortages-unless-action-is-taken.html Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:00:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Ann Swain, Chief Executive of the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo), has predicted an estimated shortfall of up to two million IT… https://uktech.org/a/eaa-government-announces-third-round-of-consultation.html https://uktech.org/a/eaa-government-announces-third-round-of-consultation.html Fri, 24 May 2002 16:48:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Vic Patterson, Assistant Director of the DTI's Employment Relations Directorate, has announced a third consultation period for its proposed changes to the… https://uktech.org/a/agencies-urged-to-increase-margins.html https://uktech.org/a/agencies-urged-to-increase-margins.html Fri, 26 Apr 2002 19:23:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Agencies were told to increase their margins if they wanted to survive this and future economic downturns at a recent conference at the Institute of… https://uktech.org/a/agents-fast-track-visa-review.html https://uktech.org/a/agents-fast-track-visa-review.html Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:33:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents The 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 obtaining… https://uktech.org/a/eu-temps-charter-causes-industry-wide-condemnation.html https://uktech.org/a/eu-temps-charter-causes-industry-wide-condemnation.html Fri, 22 Mar 2002 12:30:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents A 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 period… https://uktech.org/a/atsco-urges-dti-to-allow-tax-offset-for-contractors-training.html https://uktech.org/a/atsco-urges-dti-to-allow-tax-offset-for-contractors-training.html Fri, 06 Jul 2001 16:57:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents The Association of Technology Staffing Companies has recommended that independent contractors should be able to offset training expenses against tax in an… https://uktech.org/a/rec-threatens-judicial-review-over-employment-agencies-act.html https://uktech.org/a/rec-threatens-judicial-review-over-employment-agencies-act.html Wed, 20 Jun 2001 13:26:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents The Recruitment and Employment Confederation could take legal action against the Department of Trade and Industry if it refuses to back down over its… https://uktech.org/a/manpower-warns-labour-could-toughen-agencies-act.html https://uktech.org/a/manpower-warns-labour-could-toughen-agencies-act.html Mon, 04 Jun 2001 23:29:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Manpower director Keith Faulkner has warned that a second-term Labour DTI could make the Employment Agencies Act's rules even harsher than proposed. https://uktech.org/a/the-employment-agencies-act-is-looming-what-will-the-impact-be.html https://uktech.org/a/the-employment-agencies-act-is-looming-what-will-the-impact-be.html Tue, 29 May 2001 16:34:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents 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 it… https://uktech.org/a/jobserve-makes-u-turn-because-the-road-ahead-is-being-blocked.html https://uktech.org/a/jobserve-makes-u-turn-because-the-road-ahead-is-being-blocked.html Tue, 06 Mar 2001 17:48:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Defending Jobserve's decision to accept direct advertising from employers following its previous operation of accepting jobs from employment agencies… https://uktech.org/a/computer-people-admits-wording-was-unfortunate.html https://uktech.org/a/computer-people-admits-wording-was-unfortunate.html Thu, 01 Mar 2001 17:13:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Computer People and ATSCo have issued statements following UKTECH's breaking of the story of Computer People using IR35 to market their services to… https://uktech.org/a/atsco-responds-to-questions-of-using-bullying-tactics.html https://uktech.org/a/atsco-responds-to-questions-of-using-bullying-tactics.html Wed, 21 Feb 2001 16:28:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Ann Swain, Chief Executive of ATSCo, has spoken to UKTECH about its letter of intent to commence legal proceedings against the Affiliation of Technology… https://uktech.org/a/atsco-sues-contractor-group-over-domain-names.html https://uktech.org/a/atsco-sues-contractor-group-over-domain-names.html Tue, 20 Feb 2001 16:03:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Agency body ATSCo has begun 'passing off' proceedings against the Affiliation of Technology Sub-Contractors over its atsco.co.uk and .org.uk domains. https://uktech.org/a/leaked-emails-job-site-client-direct-battle.html https://uktech.org/a/leaked-emails-job-site-client-direct-battle.html Tue, 06 Feb 2001 19:14:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Leaked emails obtained by UKTECH show rivals rounding on Jobserve and Jobsite as the big job sites let clients advertise direct, bypassing agencies. https://uktech.org/a/atsco-call-proposed-industry-regulations-disastrous.html https://uktech.org/a/atsco-call-proposed-industry-regulations-disastrous.html Mon, 05 Feb 2001 17:54:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Government proposals to ban ‘quarantine periods’ on ‘temp-to-temp’ and ‘temp to third-party’ transfers of over four weeks and ‘temp-to-perm’ transfers of… https://uktech.org/a/dataworkforce-jobserve-top-sunday-times-league-tables.html https://uktech.org/a/dataworkforce-jobserve-top-sunday-times-league-tables.html Sat, 23 Dec 2000 10:30:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Recruiters Dataworkforce and Jobserve take the No.1 spots in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 and Profit Track 100, with Dataworkforce sales up 273%. https://uktech.org/a/uk-recruitment-industry-worth-18-5bn-a-year.html https://uktech.org/a/uk-recruitment-industry-worth-18-5bn-a-year.html Fri, 15 Dec 2000 17:31:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents A Heywood Associates survey of 2,800 consultancies values the UK recruitment sector at £18.5 billion, driven by outsourcing and globalisation. https://uktech.org/a/minister-s-substitute-talks-about-transfer-fees.html https://uktech.org/a/minister-s-substitute-talks-about-transfer-fees.html Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:08:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Paul Hadley, a late stand-in for Alan Johnson Minister for Competitiveness, who was unable to attend Recruitment2000, answered some concerns from agents… https://uktech.org/a/uktech-at-recruitment2000-london-olympia.html https://uktech.org/a/uktech-at-recruitment2000-london-olympia.html Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:02:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Recruitment 2000 – the National Recruitment Industry Conference and Exhibition – recently took place at the London Olympia with a clear message that… https://uktech.org/a/ann-swain-atsco-at-recruitment2000.html https://uktech.org/a/ann-swain-atsco-at-recruitment2000.html Tue, 12 Dec 2000 14:50:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents Ann Swain spoke to the conference on the issues of the rise in 'Client Power' in the recruitment industry and the features that make IT contractors… https://uktech.org/a/work-permit-applications-set-to-hit-120000.html https://uktech.org/a/work-permit-applications-set-to-hit-120000.html Tue, 12 Dec 2000 14:28:00 +0000 Richard Powell Agents The DfEE's Jeremy Turner tells UKTECH work permit applications could rise from 70,000 to 120,000 this year, with IT the largest single category.