... showed the government may need to borrow up to £10 billion more than was planned for in the last budget. Brown’s comments came during ... A DTI initiative this month promised British manufacturers more direct access to government purchasers ahead of tender invitations. It ...

... when experienced people become scarce – they have to pay more money. We had problems with percentage fees when candidates were more readily available. But if you need 10 people very quickly, then you are ...

... Courtenay has redrafted its business strategy to become more candidate-focused. Courtenay, which is based in London and has been operating in the sector for more than 30 years, has also opted to use the internet to promote its services. ...

... of the temporary agency market. Reeves believes that more and more temporary recruitment will move online as clients look for cost savings ...

... companies’ business confidence improved last quarter more than at any other time in the last four years. The survey showed that 44% of respondents were more optimistic about their business performance than three months ago, while ...

... and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are expecting to take on more staff, according to a survey by global staffing giant Manpower. The ... those who plan to hire. A positive result illustrates that more employers expect to increase staffing levels. Manpower director Hazel ...

... the recruitment market in Scotland they had come across more competition from established local agencies than they had anticipated. ... market was much smaller than the rest of the UK, it was more dependent on building long-term client relationships – and therefore ...

The listed recruitment firm Hays will provide more details about its transformation into a staffing-only company in March. ... is over and the announcement in March could provide more details about his replacement. A trading statement said the company’s ...

... services company and IT recruiter Parity has found that more and more organisations are hiding their spending on temporary or contract staff in ...

... that many firms suffer from spending ‘black holes’. More than half (52%) said it was harder to track the cost of these contracts than more traditional, commodity procurement such as office stationery. Only just ...