The Desk
Agencies
Recruitment agencies, job markets and the people placing contractors.
34 ARTICLES
2000–2004
DESK / AGENCIES
2000–2004
DESK / AGENCIES
- 21 FEB 2001ATSCo responds to questions of using ‘bullying’ tacticsAnn Swain, Chief Executive of ATSCo, has spoken to UKTECH about its letter of intent to commence legal proceedings against the Affiliation of…READ →
- 20 FEB 2001ATSCo sues contractor group over 'atsco' domain namesAgency body ATSCo has begun 'passing off' proceedings against the Affiliation of Technology Sub-Contractors over its atsco.co.uk and .org.uk domains.READ →
- 6 FEB 2001Leaked emails reveal job-site 'client direct' battle with agenciesLeaked emails obtained by UKTECH show rivals rounding on Jobserve and Jobsite as the big job sites let clients advertise direct, bypassing agencies.READ →
- 5 FEB 2001ATSCo call proposed industry regulations "disastrous"Government proposals to ban ‘quarantine periods’ on ‘temp-to-temp’ and ‘temp to third-party’ transfers of over four weeks and ‘temp-to-perm’…READ →
- 23 DEC 2000Dataworkforce and Jobserve top Sunday Times growth league tablesRecruiters Dataworkforce and Jobserve take the No.1 spots in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 and Profit Track 100, with Dataworkforce sales up 273%.READ →
- 15 DEC 2000UK recruitment industry now worth £18.5bn a year, survey findsA Heywood Associates survey of 2,800 consultancies values the UK recruitment sector at £18.5 billion, driven by outsourcing and globalisation.READ →
- 12 DEC 2000Minister's substitute talks about transfer feesPaul Hadley, a late stand-in for Alan Johnson Minister for Competitiveness, who was unable to attend Recruitment2000, answered some concerns from…READ →
- 12 DEC 2000UKTECH at Recruitment2000, London OlympiaRecruitment 2000 – the National Recruitment Industry Conference and Exhibition – recently took place at the London Olympia with a clear message that…READ →
- 12 DEC 2000Ann Swain- ATSCo at Recruitment2000Ann 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…READ →
- 12 DEC 2000Work permit applications set to hit 120,000 as IT shortage bitesThe 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.READ →