The United Kingdom is the oldest staffing market in Europe and the largest market in terms of size (by sales). It is highly fragmented with some 15,000 firms. Many of the most recognisable UK-based providers such as Hays, Michael Page and Robert Walters have now spread around the world.
Temporary agency work is treated as a service sector in its own right and, in the UK, was one of the least regulated markets in Europe. However, in recent years the implementation of the European Agency Work Directive has increased the degree of control. There are two principal associations representing the interests of the staffing industry: the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
The UK, a leading trading power and financial centre, is the third-largest economy in Europe after Germany and France, and the seventh-largest in the world. In addition to a flexible labour market, the country is pro-business and open to foreign investment. The population is over 60 million and the nation is placed seventh in the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking.
April 2011 and available below. Please note this covers the UK only.
The Insight is broken down into a review of background to the Agency Workers Directive, Regulations and Guidance.
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Approximately 60% of all staffing company business in the UK incorporates some form of invoice financing
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The UK staffingindustry is beginning to get organised to create a "more level playingfield" on this issue on behalf of smaller staffing companies whic...
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Private equity backed deals: Barclays Venture major player in the UK; Blackstone setting hold of healthcare staffing market.
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); while the Nordics, the UK and Benelux displayed the lowest scores.
This is in agreement with the finding that country level determinants account for 18% of the variance in perception of employment
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84 firms have global staffing revenue of €215 million or more
Adecco SA ranks as largest firm
37 of the largest firms based in U.S., 17 in U.K., 11 in Japan
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Attached is our first monthly overview of key economic data in the UK...
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Attached is our first monthly overview of key economic data in the UK. The aim of this work, which will include data from the staffing sector from September, is to provide stakeholders ... research pu...
Attached is our first monthly overview of key economic data in the UK...
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Attached is our first monthly overview of key economic data in the UK. The aim of this work, which will include data from the staffing sector from September, is to provide stakeholders ... research pu...