The UK jobs market is starting to show signs of recovery, according to a survey of recruitment agencies. The monthly research from KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation found “marginal increases” in appointments in August.

“This is first time we have seen really positive news for the UK jobs market in 17 months,” the report said.

The Jenrick Group was in agreement with these findings, having also seen an upturn in the number of new vacancies being advertised for. (more…)

Jenrick Engineering has now achieved this status for meeting extremely high health and safety at work standards for contractors.

Safecontractor is an accreditation scheme that assesses the health & safety competency of contractors and service providers.

Many large organisations now use Safecontractor as their primary means of selecting contractors. (more…)

If you haven’t had the opportunity to catch up with the Telegraph this morning, then here is an article they published with reference to a continued upturn in the UK economy. . . .

UK consumer confidence has reached its highest level in more than a year amid fresh evidence that the economy is pulling out of the worst recession in decades.

An index of sentiment jumped to 63 last month, the highest level since May 2008, from 61 in July, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide Building Society. (more…)

This article is part of Jenrick CPI’s series on the beginners guide to IT Contracting. Being an IT Contractor is very different from being employed. You do not have the stability of permanent employment, but equally there are many advantages. In particular the financial rewards can make contracting very appealing as well as the variety of work. (more…)