Category Archives: Contracting News

The Chair of the FCSA, Stuart Davis, said that “This need for appropriate due diligence is the basis of the FCSA Code of Conduct. We would advise all recruitment agencies to apply this Code or simply use FCSA member businesses if it wants to put a PSL in place. The Code demonstrates that FCSA member […]

Recently the latest JobsMarket survey conducted by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG showed that both permanent and temporary staff appointments rose at a slower rate in March 2011 when compared with February 2011. However the real concern was in the difference between private sector and public sector job offers and losses. According […]

The Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), Kevin Green, said that “The jobs market is still growing but at a slower rate than in February. The report again highlights that the UK has a two-speed labour market with the private sector creating jobs as the public sector reduces employment. The good news […]

The Director General of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), Stephen Robertson, said that \”This is the worst drop in total sales since we first collected these figures in 1995. Non-food retailers were particularly hard-hit. This is strong evidence of the pressure customers and traders are under. This year\’s later Easter is a factor but this […]

Speaking following the meeting the Head of Public Policy at the REC, Gillian Econopouly, said that \”This was an excellent opportunity to take stock and to take forward some of the initial feedback and comments we have already received from members.  The draft guidance already provides useful clarity on a number of areas such as […]

The Managing Director of the Professional Contractors Group (PCG), John Brazier, said that \”It is vital that freelancers are properly represented at this juncture. We have been assured that far from being a \’talking shop\’ the new Forum will be a positive force for change. PCG has already put forward initial thoughts on how the […]

New staff (including Project Managers, Agile Developers & Testing Professionals) will be responsible for managing technical systems related to Sky’s customer operations, products and services. According to Scott Mackay, Director of Business Systems at Sky, “This is an exciting opportunity for people looking for a fast-paced career in advanced technology. Our customer management platform is […]

Key Points: Permanent staff placements eased in March following February’s 10 month high Agency Billings from temporary & contract assignments increase at a slower pace than February Permanent vacancies rose at the fastest pace since April 2010 Temporary & Contract vacancies rose at the fastest pace since July 2007 Permanent salary inflation accelerated to the […]

Francis recently said that “We expect that by end of month we will have made total cost savings in the region of £3bn. The early savings are encouraging, but are by no means the limit of our ambition. This has to be done and we make no excuse for the speed with which we have […]

Following the findings of the audit the Vice President of the EC Maros Sefcovic proposed a cost cutting exercise and centralisation similar to that currently being undertaken by the UK Government in Whitehall.  There is certainly scope for significant cost savings. At the moment the European Commission has 2,000 Information systems, 12 business areas, 450 […]