Margaret Thatcher - Her Conservatism and its Impact on the Flexible Labour Market

The recent passing of Margaret Thatcher has prompted much debate, and reignited old rivalries from when she was in power. Her political philosophy and economic policies emphasised deregulation, Flexible Labour Markets, the privatisation of state-owned companies, and reducing the power and influence of Trade Unions. The successes, trials and tribulations of her Government are very real to see and still impact substantially on our way of life, none more so than the Flexible Labour Market.

Regulatory Framework for Employment Agencies and Recruitment Businesses

A rather lengthy title for a rather lengthy and convoluted piece of legislation. RSG (Sanderson is an RSG company) have taken part in Government’s recent consultation on this, and for those not in the know, there is specific legislation that governs the recruitment industry. It sets out a framework not only for how the industry engages with the client (or ‘hirer’), but also with the temporary worker / contractor and those seeking permanent employment.

March Jobs Report: Skills Shortages and the Implications for Recruiters

Mike Beesley, CEO at Resource Solutions Group (RSG), comments on the March Report on Jobs and the implications of its findings for recruiters. 

The latest Report on Jobs by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG has shown that the IT and Computing sector has seen the most demand for permanent staff for the second month running, despite many other sectors finding that demand has slumped. While this is positive news for the sector, the report also worryingly highlights that recruiters are finding few candidates who hold high level skills such as Java, .Net, online marketing, business intelligence and SEO, which are required for top roles.

Sanderson in Edinburgh: The Story so Far

Andrew Morton, Associate Director at Sanderson Recruitment, provides an update on our progress since landing in Edinburgh. 

It’s been nearly 9 months since we opened the doors to our Edinburgh office on Hanover Street and, it has to be said, we under-estimated the response we would receive from customers and candidates in this local market.

For those of you that have not heard our story (and there will be many of you in Scotland that haven’t) then I would encourage you to get in touch.  To give you a flavour though, Sanderson are the largest independent IT & Business Change recruiter in the UK (the 5^th largest overall). We hold a trading history of 35 years, during which time we've worked hard to maintain our position as the top supplier for the largest IT and Change programmes in the UK; it’s a strong blend of independent agility and experience efficiency that makes us unique.

Having seen many peaks and troughs during my 15 years within the IT and Business Change recruitment industry, there’s no doubt that the current market is challenging and will continue in this vein for a good few years yet.  That said, in the short time we've been operating in Edinburgh we have successfully grown our business levels within our existing customer base and indeed started to engage and transact on a large number with some of the most important change programmes occurring in Scotland over the next few years.

We've seen a real appetite within the business community to work with new, fresh suppliers.  They’re keen to tap into our knowledge and resource pools and equally keen to leverage our experience in this field.

So what does the next 9 months hold in store for Sanderson recruitment in Edinburgh? 

• We’ll capitalise on our successful programme and business wins and continually network within the thriving change community in Scotland. 
• We’ll continue to add to our internal team and establish ourselves further within the Scottish IT & Business Change community.

To sign off my first blog, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the clients that have supported us in our early stages in Scotland and put their faith in allowing us to demonstrate our capabilities. Your partnerships are sincerely valued.

Find me on LinkedIn.