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The Government has announced it will review part of the UK fast track visa system in a move that could lead to a lifting of the ban on agencies obtaining work permits for foreign workers.
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A proposed EU directive that seeks to give Britain's temporary workers the same pay and rights as permanent staff after a six-week continuous work period, has met with fierce criticism from industry representatives.
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The Department of Trade and Industry has said it is close to laying down draft regulations for the Employment Agencies Act.
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The Association of Technology Staffing Companies has recommended that independent contractors should be able to offset training expenses against tax in an incentive to help ease the UK skills shortage.
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The Recruitment and Employment Confederation could take legal action against the Department of Trade and Industry if it refuses to back down over its controversial Agency proposals. REC argues the Employment Agency Act 'demonstrates a lack of understanding by the Government of the business world when they attempt to regulate business-to-business relationships.'
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Manpower Director Keith Faulkner has warned agency bosses that a Department of Trade and Industry in a second Labour term may not only leave the controversial Employment Agencies Act as it is, but could make its regulations even harsher than those currently being proposed.
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A jobs survey carried out by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and NTC Research has shown work for contractors in the IT sector to be at its lowest point since 1999.
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The Government announcement of the revised agency legislation contained a statement from the REC Chief Executive; Tim Nicholson which welcomed the new regulations. Closer inspection by agencies has left little for them to cheer about and news coming into Shout99 would indicate agencies are fragmenting into splinter groups.
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Defending Jobserve's decision to accept direct advertising from employers following its previous operation of accepting jobs from employment agencies only, Director Robbie Cowling has told Shout99, "Some U-turns are made because the road ahead is being blocked."
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