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.
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UK -- Court battle against Royal Mail over temporary employees called off (Posted On: 11/6/2009)
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Notes on employment status in the UK discussing the difference between employment and self employment...
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A note on the differences between being employed and self-employed in the UK drawn heavily from the HMRC.
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.2 % slump in 2009 as exports, particularly from Germany, slumped.
The IMF cut its 2009 GDP forecast for the UK to a 4.4% contraction from the 4.2% fall it predicted in July. Growth in the UK is forecast
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Trades Union Congress: represents 58 affiliated unions and campaigns for fair conditions at work and for social justice for over 7 million workers. www.tuc.org.uk ... UK ... UK ... CWS Council - Summary of International...
HCL plc, the UK health and social care staffing company, said today that “more effective use of flexible and locum staffing is the only way to address the staffing crisis in the NHS, which ...
HCL plc, the UK health and social care staffing company, said today...
Revenue & Customs, the UK government department in charge of tax collection, has announced that it is investigating and challenging companies, which are breaching taxation rules thereby gaining ...
Revenue & Customs, the UK government department in charge of tax collect...
*The UK government is trying to reclassify up to 300,000 labour-only subcontractors.
*HMRC estimates the total additional tax and national insurance may be in the region of £350 million annually ... -employment in the construction industry consultation
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. By country the UK is best represented with 21 firms, followed by Germany (11), France (6), the Netherlands (5), Ireland (2), Sweden (2), Switzerland (2), and Austria, Belgium and Italy with one a piece
Staffing companies from the US, UK and Netherlands most active
Poland tops popularity chart
Sweden the most attractive Scandinavian market
Russia heads list of Former Soviet Union
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Staffing companies from the US, UK and Netherlands most active
Poland tops popularity...
This UK overview is the first in a series of Lists, which will focus on largest staffing firms by country and within certain industry sectors (such as IT and accounting/finance etc.), as well ...
This UK overview is the first in a series of Lists, which will focus on larg...