Agency employed model?

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BolshieBastard replied

13 February 2015, 10:22
Originally posted by Andy Hallett View Post

I don't know the ins and outs of it (we don't do this in the UK) but some of the companies above have been doing this for mich longer than the new rules have been in production and they also do regular contracting.

Id agree with this. I know adecco started doing this when I was contracting at a blue chip international bank over 5 years ago.

Mind you, their terms were so poor that no one at the bank took them up!
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Andy Hallett replied

12 February 2015, 23:43
Originally posted by malvolio View Post

It's their risk averse reaction to the new reporting rules. If they employ you, they don't have to meet them. They will eventually realise that they also won't have any candidates...

I don't know the ins and outs of it (we don't do this in the UK) but some of the companies above have been doing this for mich longer than the new rules have been in production and they also do regular contracting.
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tractor replied

12 February 2015, 19:00
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Originally posted by malvolio View Post

It's their risk averse reaction to the new reporting rules. If they employ you, they don't have to meet them. They will eventually realise that they also won't have any candidates...

It's about time we removed employment agents and human resources from our supply pipeline.
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malvolio replied

12 February 2015, 17:33
It's their risk averse reaction to the new reporting rules. If they employ you, they don't have to meet them. They will eventually realise that they also won't have any candidates...
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OrangeSquash replied

12 February 2015, 16:58
I get plenty of these for PM roles but just ignore and move on. woeful prospect they are.
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Project Monkey replied

12 February 2015, 16:37
Never been approached on this basis.
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BolshieBastard started a topic Agency employed model?

12 February 2015, 16:15
Agency employed model?

Is this where the market is headed and why there arent as many roles advertised?

Im seeing agencies such as hyphen, adecco, parity, testdirect, rdf and the likes all pushing their 'employed model' to contractors. Naturally, it doesnt appeal to many experienced contractors who know what it really means but for those who've recently left the cosy world of permiedom and dont like the idea of being between contracts, it gives them this naive idea of being the best of permie and contracting.

In the meantime, sectors that were once quiet buoyant with roles now find there is nowhere near the same number of contracts advertised.
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