Smaller agencies prosper as large caps falter - City Comment

Over the last month the UK’s three largest quoted staffing agencies (Hays, Michael Page International* and SThree) have retreated 8%. That is twice the fall in the market.

Unclear signals for contractors

As the government tries to dispel public anger towards ongoing tax avoidance scandals, the contractor community can feel it is being unfairly targeted in the latest treasury review. Scott Beagrie investigates

The next big thing to change the way recruitment is done

Last month a panel of experts at Recruiter’s Smart Resourcing 2013 conference, sponsored by Eploy, explored the challenges faced by recruiters when faced with the overwhelming tide of Big Data. Colin Cottell reports

Recruiters catch fair wind as stock market powers on

In my column last month, I speculated whether 2000 years of New Year’s resolutions explain why we seem to be hardwired to enter the new year with a greater sense of optimism.

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Colin Cottell met the head of resourcing, insurance & retail, at Lloyds Banking Group, Lynda Price

Chinese agency work set for chop or can they stick it out?

Changes to the law in China could have far-reaching consequences for the supply of agency workers in the country. Colin Cottell investigates what effect the new employment law could have for companies and recruiters

Defying all expectations

Crisis? What crisis? The entrants in this year’s FAST 50 have proved to the rest of the UK’s industries that ambition, drive and long-term thinking are key factors in outperforming the rest of the economy.