The latest London Employment Monitor from Morgan McKinley shows that there was a 10% month-on-month decline in the number of new City jobs last month.
Bad news for umbrella company contractors in the City » Read the full story
The NHS is turning to highly skilled limited company contractors and umbrella company contractors, according to Badenoch and Clark.
IT contractors set to benefit from NHS and outsource contracts » Read the full story
Data from Equifax shows an increase in the number of companies going bust in the second quarter of this year.
Insolvency professionals in line for big bonus payouts » Read the full story
The government must make good on its promise to open up the market if recruitment agencies are to help implement its ICT strategy, according to the REC Technology group.
Recruitment agencies can help government ICT strategy » Read the full story
Antal International’s latest global snapshot of employment markets shows that hiring activity rose slightly in the last quarter.
Do global recruitment levels signal good times ahead for umbrella companies? » Read the full story
The latest Reed Job Index shows that UK job opportunities slipped back for the second consecutive month in May.
Are contractors finding less opportunities? » Read the full story
A recent study into the standard of British CVs has highlighted just how common spelling and grammar errors are.
Do umbrella company contractors produce badly written CVs? » Read the full story
Umbrella company contractors north of the border could be encouraged by the latest Bank of Scotland’s Report on Jobs.
Prospects for Scottish IT umbrella company contractors look promising » Read the full story
Marks Sattin, the accountancy and financial services recruiter, has released details of its research into salaries in the professions.
Financial services temps get more than permanent counterparts » Read the full story
Recent research conducted by HSBC has discovered that 29% of people in the UK think their job is not secure over the next year and 37% believe the same will be true over the next three years.
How secure is your umbrella company contract? » Read the full story
54% of senior IT decision makers use IT staffing specialists when it comes to hiring new employees, according to IT recruiter Modis International.
Why don’t senior IT decision makers use social media? » Read the full story
Lawspeed, the recruitment law specialist firm, claims there could be a conflict of interest between HR and finance departments when the Agency Workers Regulations are enforced in October this year.
The Agency Workers Regulations are causing concern for umbrella companies » Read the full story
The draft AWR guidance was issued at the beginning of April and interested parties were given two weeks to provide feedback.
ARC advice on AWR will help umbrella company contractors » Read the full story
The Association of Recruitment Consultancies recently held a think-tank meeting to give input into the coalition’s employment tribunal reform consultation.
Employers should not be fined for breaching employment law! » Read the full story
It will come as no surprise to read that morale in the public sector is low.
Ex-public sector workers are suffering from low self esteem » Read the full story
Recruiters have reported that temporary workers and umbrella company contractors are now reluctant to travel long distances to get to work due to the increasing cost of fuel.
Increased fuel costs puts contractors off commuting » Read the full story
