Managing temporary agency labour spend is a complicated process in a largely unregulated recruitment industry. Organisations, now more than ever, seek both direct & indirect costing solutions, and with the added pressures of a double dip recession and calls for sustainability, the importance of implementing effective management strategies take on a new level of urgency.
Further to recent recruits to the management and operations teams, de Poel, the number one procurer of temporary agency labour in the UK has expanded four additional departments.
The departments seeing new members of staff include I.T., Accounts, Support Services and Marketing, with 8 new members of staff between them.
The company welcomes Greg Stanton, Stephen O’Shea, Ian Gristock, Daniel Morgan and Tristan Pemberton adding a wealth of experience and ideas to an already innovative and dedicated I.T. department.
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The research company, Mintel, have found that in 2011 only one in three pensioners stopped working when they reached retirement age. This number has decreased dramatically from the previous year's figures when 48 per cent of people retired when they reached the state pension age. For more on this story, please click here.
de Poel CEO, Matthew Sanders, recently spoke to PwC about the temporary agency labour market in the UK, how he first got involved in the recruitment industry and the impact that e-tips® has had on the industry...
Our employment snapshot report is produced on a monthly basis and incorporates our temporary agency labour data within various industry sectors, as well as Government and CIPD data. To be included in the monthly distribution list please email Shaun Dempsey, Marketing Manager, sdempsey@depoel.co.uk
This morning de Poel headquarters received some great news about our very own Chief Executive, Matthew Sanders. Matthew has been shortlisted as a regional finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year award 2012 and is one of 26 figureheads from North West companies.
Elaine O’Donnell, north west entrepreneur of the year leader at Ernst & Young, commented: “The finalists represent the current crop of business superstars who, despite a challenging economic environment, are propelling growth and innovation."
Our employment snapshot report is produced on a monthly basis and incorporates our temporary agency labour data within various industry sectors, as well as Government and CIPD data. To be included in the monthly distribution list please email Shaun Dempsey, Marketing Manager, sdempsey@depoel.co.uk
de Poel, the number one procurer of temporary agency labour in the UK, has expanded its Operation team with the appointment of two new Executives - Katie Weedall and Yasmin Parvizi.
Katie has over seven years experience in recruitment working with a team of consultants ensuring quality and financial performance indicators are met and maintained.
Before starting at de Poel, Yasmin worked at a number of leading recruitment companies within the financial sector as well as the public sector.
Adding to our awards already accrued in 2012, de Poel has now been listed in 44th place in the Profit Track 100. The award, which is in association with The Sunday Times, ranks the 100 top private companies in Britain with the fastest growing profits. This is the first year that de Poel has been listed in this award and we are extremely proud to have been listed so highly.
de Poel has received further press coverage through enlightening statistics on the Agency Workers Regulations and how this has effected the use of temporary agency labour in different industry sectors. In the article, Financial News use the unique de Poel figures to confirm that since AWR has been implemented, a temporary agency workforce is remaining a popular choice among employers.
Through in depth and insightful statistics, the UK's number one procurer of temporary agency labour de Poel, has once again received press coverage in HR Magazine. In this article, the effects of the Agency Workers Regulations is discussed, six months after this legislation was implemented.
de Poel are 'wheely' excited to be taking part in a ‘virtual’ cycle to Africa in aid of Sport Relief.
A team of three from our Operations department will be joining the Sainsbury’s and Norbert Dentressangle team in their Stone depot to complete the equivalent of the 1185mile journey from Staffordshire to the tip of Africa, all from the relative comfort of the conference room.
Our employment snapshot report is produced on a monthly basis and incorporates our temporary agency labour data within various industry sectors, as well as Government and CIPD data. To be included in the monthly distribution list please email Shaun Dempsey, Marketing Manager, sdempsey@depoel.co.uk
The number of temporary workers employed within manufacturing has risen for the second time this year according to data from de Poel, the UK’s number one procurer of temporary agency labour.
With the ever increasing restrictions and rules being placed on the temporary recruitment sector, analysts and industry executives are seeing many larger recruitment agencies buying out smaller recruitment companies as they struggle to cope with the financial and administrative burden on their organisation.
As the first 12 weeks’ qualifying period expires for Northern Ireland, early signs show that, even though the AWR has had a significant effect on cost and bureaucracy, companies have not been deterred from using temporary agency labour, with demand remaining strong.
The AWR came into effect in Northern Ireland on the 5th December, with many concerns still prevalent. One of the main concerns is that some employers seem reluctant to work with agencies on ensuring compliance with this new legislation.
de Poel, the number one procurer of temporary agency labour in the UK, has expanded its account management team with the appointment of Geraldine Carey, Account Manager.
Geraldine will be using her vast experience to assist in the smooth implementation of the company’s recent client wins as well as provide expert advice on compliance and regulatory issues such as the Agency Workers Regulations.
The number one procurer of temporary agency labour, de Poel, is celebrating being ranked 34th in the ‘Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For’. It is the second year de Poel has entered with this year seeing an impressive jump of 19 places on last year’s ranking.
Not only this, but de Poel has been listed in 5th place of the least stressful companies to work for, with 91% of employees not being troubled by worry in the past year.
The number of people in their late 50s and 60s working unpaid overtime has risen sharply over the last decade according to a report by the TUC. The figures show that in 2011, 660,000 workers in this age range worked unpaid hours, a shocking increase of a quarter of a million from 2001.
