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• Public sector must focus on 'people value' rather than just 'people costs'

  The pay of a small number of highly skilled interim managers within a particular NHS Trust has come under the media spotlight. IMA responds:

• Emergency Budget comment from the REC: A budget for jobs

  The REC has welcomed Chancellor George Osborne's proposals in his Emergency Budget to help the UK’s jobs market through reducing tax liabilities on private sector businesses and creating a stable tax environment for them to plan.

• Rise in female interims

  Women make up a third (32%) of interim executives, according to an Ipsos MORI report by the Interim Management Association (IMA).

• Randstad and SEO launch labor market study "Bridging the Gap"

  Labor reform needed to solve 15% employment gap

• Randstad Workmonitor Results reveal:

  Randstad Employees successfully balance work and private life

• Queen's Speech Confirms Positive News For Freelancers Says PCG

  PCG, the voice of the UK's 1.4 million freelance workers, has responded positively to yesterday's Queen's Speech.

• REC responds to Chancellor's £6 billion public sector cuts announcement

  Hadley concluded:"There will be huge changes in the way that public services are delivered. In the mid and longer term, these will require a greater need for flexible staffing rather than less."

• The new Minister with responsibility for the Agency Worker Regulations is Lib Dem MP Edward Davey

  Taking stock of the appointment, Anne Fairweather says:"The priority is to ensure that the vital role of agency work is well understood."

• Albemarle have raised over £1, 900 for the British Heart Foundation

  The Albemarle team successfully ran in the British Heart Foundation Charity run on May the 5th, a great effort for a very worthy cause.

• REC`S Priorities For The New Government

  The Recruitment and Employment Confederation is calling on the new government to focus on three issues: economic growth, public sector reform and protecting the UK`s flexible jobs market.

• AWR latest - REC continues to lead the debate on implementation

  Whilst the nation is gripped with election fever, the REC is getting on with the next steps in its campaign on the Agency Workers Regulations.

• REC JobsOutlook shows surge in employer confidence

  Ahead of the publication of the latest official unemployment figures, the REC’s April JobsOutlook survey shows the highest employer confidence recorded so far this year.

• The 2010 Manifestos: What's in it for freelancers?

  The manifestos for General Election 2010 have been launched by the three main parties. Each is different in its approach. But what will they mean for freelancers?

• City job numbers rising in Financial Services

  The number of new City jobs has reached its highest levels since August 2008

• PCG lobbying wins landmark commitment on IR35 from the Conservative Party

  The Conservative Party made the landmark announcement today regarding IR35

• NHS survey underlines need for flexible resourcing, says REC

  The 7th Annual NHS Staff Survey for the Care Quality Commission has underlined major resourcing challenges

• CBI says recession is over

  Britain has probably come out of recession but the pace of recovery in 2010 will be slow.

• Albemarle becomes a PASA Awarded Supplier

  Albemarle Interim Management PLC has been appointed by the Department of Health and NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) as one of the suppliers on the Commercial Resource Framework.

• Financial services more optimistic

  There are increased signs of optimism in the financial services sector, according to a new survey.

• Manufacturing output reaches peak

  Manufacturing output has hit an annual high, according to May's CIPS/Markit report.

• Survey reveals increase in levels of UK job satisfaction

  In spite of the current economic crisis, job satisfaction for workers in the UK has actually risen.

• Brits opt for DIY at home this Easter

  Data released by Barclaycard Payment Acceptance, confirms that people opted to stay at home this Easter.

• Police move to ease City crime fear

  Specialist police squads designed to help companies fight crimes ranging from data theft to terrorism are to be set up in the City of London.

• Mortgage approvals up by 4%

  The number of mortgages taken out by people buying a home rose by 4 per cent during February, new figures show.

• Is the end of IR35 close?

  The 10th anniversary of IR35 may be its last, if an Early Day Motion in parliament calling for its abolition succeeds.

• VAT on temporary staff to change

  April 1st sees the start of VAT being charged on the supply of temporary staff to some organisations who cannot reclaim VAT.

• Mortgage approvals higher than expected in February

  Official figures released from the Bank of England show mortgage approvals for house purchases rose in February.

• Orange and Barclaycard form Strategic Partnership

  Communication and banking giants to jointly develop new technology that will revolutionise the way people pay on the high street and web.

• NHS continues to win battle against MRSA infection

  The latest figures from the HPA show there were7% fewer MRSA cases reported in England during the last quarter of 2008.

• 14% rise in card fraud - but chip & pin is working

  Credit and debit card fraud increased by 14% during 2008 as criminals found ways of bypassing the chip and pin system.

• King urges G20 to 'pull together'

  Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has issued a rallying cry for joined-up international efforts to pull the global economy out of a downturn.

• Bank of England cuts interest rates to 0.5 percent

  The Bank of England cut official interest rates by half a percentage point to 0.5 percent & announced quantitative easing measures.

• Interim management enquiries on the rise

  Demand for interim management has actually increased despite the downturn according to the findings of an Ipsos MORI report.

• One in seven jobseekers limit job search to web

  The annual National Online Recruitment Audience Survey survey reveals that one in seven job seekers exclusively use the internet to look for jobs.

• UK employment scheme 'helps 100,000 back into work'

  A scheme launched in 2007 in the UK has so far helped 100,000 individuals to find employment, it has been claimed.

• Barclaycard reveals Valentine's spending is sweet.

  Data released today by Barclaycard Payment Acceptance confirms that British shoppers are still willing to splash the cash on their loved ones at Valentine's.

• Bank of England appoints new Executive Director, Markets

  Paul Fisher has been appointed Executive Director, Markets and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee with effect from 1 March 2009.

• DOH stroke awareness campaign to save lives and money

  A three year campaign to promote public awareness of stroke symptoms was launched by the Department of Health today.

• A justifiable expense

  Costing as little as a third of a consultant's fee, interim appointments also dodge the costs associated with full-time employee recruitment.

• HMRC firm on removal of VAT staff hire concession

  HM Revenue & Customs has re-iterated its position that the VAT staff hire concession will be removed from 1 April.

• UK employment 'to hit 30m by 2017'

  Employment in the UK is set to hit a record high of 30 million by 2017, it has been predicted.

• Britannia and Co-op agree merger to create 'super-mutual'

  Britannia, the UK's second biggest building society, and Co-operative Financial Services are to merge to create a new super-mutual.

• Albemarle introduces two new faces to the board

  Albemarle Interim Management has announced the appointment of Operations Director Chris Bernard and Finance Director Gary Belchem.

• Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledges funds to train unemployed

  Gordon Brown offered employers new incentives to hire and pledged new funds to train the unemployed.

• Maidstone PCT praised for infection control progress

  Healthcare Commission finds substantial improvement in infection control at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS trust

• The Bank of England cuts rates to 1.5%

  The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 1.5%, the lowest level in its 315-year history.

• Barclays changes the face of banking.

  Barclays has opened a state-of-the-art flagship branch at Piccadilly Circus.

• Three million 'plan career change'

  More than three million people plan to change careers in the next year.

• Approval for Lloyds TSB-HBOS merger

  Lloyds TSB shareholders overwhelmingly backed the bank's rescue takeover of ailing rival Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS).

• Strong margin and cash flow in difficult market

  Highlights from Randstad's third quarter statement.

• Barclays Donates £5million to UNICEF

  Barclays announced it was making the largest single corporate donation in the UK to children's charity Unicef.

• Bank of England cuts interest rate by 1.5%

  The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) has announced it is cutting the base rate by 1.5 per cent.

• Interim Manager of the Year 2008 goes to Albemarle

  2008 again sees an Interim Manager from Albemarle Interim Management plc walk away with the prestigious REC award for Interim Manager of the Year.