Contractors remain confident and optimistic about the future despite the economic gloom, according to a new survey.
The survey by accountancy based service solutions provider JSA found:
• Almost half (40%) of freelance contractors expect to earn more this year than in 2008
An application for a GLA licence has been refused as the gangmaster concerned was underprepared and had given no thought as to how to run her business.
The French Competition Council (FCC) has found that recruiter Vediorbis has been involved in anti-competitive practices but decided that parent firm Groupe Vedior France was not liable.
A statement released today (2 Feb) by Randstad, the new parent firm of the Vedior companies, revealed that the FCC has imposed a fine of €18.2m (£16.3m) on Vediorbis.
Activity in the construction sector hit a three-month high in January.
The latest seasonally adjusted CIPS/Markit UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index increased from 29.3 index points in December, to 34.5 in January. However, the survey still warned the figure pointed to a “substantial” monthly contraction.
While I welcome many of Kevin Green’s ideas for the future of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (Recruiter, 14 January), a number of them concern me.
A director of failed executive recruiter Ellis Fairbank, which went into administration last October, has spoken of his personal anguish after efforts to revive the company proved unsuccessful.
The number of job cuts increased by 50% in the last quarter of 2008, but the number of civil contracts beginning in January increased.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics found the redundancies in the three months to December had increased 50% on the previous quarter, when 31,000 lost their jobs.
A crackdown on hedge funds announced by European leaders at the weekend could be good news, say finance recruiters.
EU leaders want hedge funds be more tightly regulated because they argue they played a part in causing the credit crunch.
Software solutions firm Oxford Software and payroll provider Zeel Solutions have entered into a new agreement.
The agreement means that Oxford Software’s pay and bill solution Tempaid will be integrated into Zeel Solution’sZtravelex – its purpose-built recruitment travel and subsistence solution.
The service is available as a ‘bolt-on’ to current Tempaid users.
Career choice is the key driver behind graduates wanting to enter retail, retail recruiters say.