by Lynne Gowers | Aug 6, 2024 | Agencies, BPO
Business Development – the art of turning connections into contracts! This one’s for those intrepid recruitment professionals who have branched out on their own, or are thinking about it. Let’s begin with the initial challenges of starting a recruitment...
by Lynne Gowers | Aug 17, 2023 | Agencies, BPO
In the highly competitive world of recruitment, cash flow plays a crucial role in the success and growth of employment businesses. But managing it effectively can be challenging at all stages of an agency’s growth journey. Startup agencies may struggle to cover...
by Lynne Gowers | Mar 23, 2020 | Agencies, Liquid Friday, BPO
In the face of the coronavirus crisis, businesses in many sectors are under threat. Chancellor Rishi Sunak told a press conference that it is “an economic emergency. Never before in peacetime have we faced an economic fight like this one”. Like many of you, we at...
by Lynne Gowers | Feb 20, 2020 | BPO, Agencies
February’s Workforce Barometer report, published by the FCSA, looks at 2019 trends within temporary employment, and how they could be indicative of challenging market conditions ahead. We have picked out some of the key facts and figures of interest in the report, and...
by Lynne Gowers | Aug 16, 2019 | Agencies, General News, BPO
Last week, immigration enforcement officials and police raided Sir Robert McAlpine’s £1bn Battersea Phase 3 project, detaining a number of individuals on suspicion of breaching immigration rules. It is the latest site to be targeted on a Home Office sting on illegal...
by Lynne Gowers | Apr 17, 2019 | Agencies, BPO
The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has launched a new initiative which gives agencies a clear way to show end-hirers that they are committed to professional, ethical engagement practices. About the FCSA Partner Charter The FCSA Supply Chain...