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Welcome to December's TEAM Talk...

  
 
A very warm welcome to our recent New Members - Autograph Recruitment, BluZinc, Medical Elite Recruitment, Outsource UK, Owens Express Recruitment, Realm Recruit, Thompson & Terry, Turner Brooks Recruitment and West Point Recruitment.

We are delighted to announce the TEAM National Conference invitation has now been sent out, if you have not received this please click here for the booking form. We have an exciting programme with industry leading speakers, over 30 different workshops plus sector division networking to build relationships and secure additional business. Over 300 Members attended this year so we hope to see you there, either again or for the first time. It is an ideal opportunity to meet up with fellow independents from the UK and Overseas.

Are you using a Travel and Subsistence scheme?
The Government's long awaited draft legislation on Travel and Subsistence was published yesterday - click here for full details.  Seminars will be organised in the new year to advise Members and it will also be a hot topic at the Conference.    

We are pleased to announce the release of the TEAM/Saffery Champness Recruiters Financial Benchmarking Survey 2015, an essential document showing the strong growth over the last year.

It has been a busy month in the recruitment sector and TEAM have been proud to attend various events - with thanks to: Recruitment International Awards (with TEAM Member Meridian Business Support winning Best Recruitment Campaign of the Year) - NORAS - MORAS - Recruitment Live and Recruiter Show.

Finally on behalf of us all at TEAM, I would like to wish you all a very happy (and we hope less rainier) festive season with best wishes for the New Year. 
 
Best wishes,
Liz Longman
Managing Director

Featured Article
Change Is the Only Constant When It Comes to Success 

If you've been in business for the last 5-10 years you will recognise this pattern; 

Start-up - expand, recession - shrink, recovery - take a deep (deep) breath and plan, grow - hire, restructure - reposition. All of this whilst at the same time looking at budgets, targets, investment, and cash flow to name a few!




TEAM News
New Regional Director for the South Midlands

TEAM are pleased to welcome Clare Wight, Clarity Appointments in her appointment as TEAM Regional Director for the South Midlands. The position has been held by Ian Hardy of Onyx Recruitment since the region was created to fulfil the need of a growing number of members in the region, alongside his responsibility as Director for the London Region.


TEAM Xchange Competition 

At the recent London Regional meeting John Gill from JMK Group UK handed over �1000 in cash to Andrew Marjeram from Martin & Conley and Nadeem Akhtar from AKH Resourcing, the winners of the 3rd Quarter.

This quarter's competition sponsored by ISV Software closes on Thursday 31st December. Send details of your splits to [email protected] for your chance to win �500.
Social Media Update

There have been quite a few changes this month in the social media world says Julia Doherty from Green Umbrella. 

TEAM Service Providers Offers & Discounts 
 
Click here for the details of the TEAM Service Providers that give preferential Discounts and Special Offers to TEAM Members 
 

Important TEAM Documentation updates  

* Candidate Handbook
* TEAM Insure
* TEAM Legal Guidelines
* Travel & Subsistence Helplines
* Travel & Subsistence Schemes
* Travel & Subsistence Schemes Links


Is anyone concerned about tax evasion? 




As TEAM Members literally broaden their horizons by 'joint-venturing' with each other and with the NPAworldwide network to make contract placements outside their domestic markets, it is vital whoever is feted (not fated!) with your in-house management of compliance and contracts is being treated by your sales team as a "Business Saviour" rather than the traditional 'sales preventer'.



TEAM Legal Service Provider HRC Law LLP appoints corporate and commercial specialist Jane Wilkinson

HRC Law LLP are delighted to announce the appointment of Jane Wilkinson as a solicitor in the firm's expanding corporate and commercial department. Wilkinson, who joins from MLP Law, will handle a range of transactional work along with providing clients with advice on its trading contracts.
 

Meridian Business Support Targets UK Talent Shortage with New Website Launch

As three quarters of UK companies predict a damaging skills shortage and UK unemployment falls to its lowest level since April 2008, Meridian Business Support, the award-winning recruitment specialist, has announced the launch of its newly revamped website www.meridianbs.co.uk, which has been specially designed as a candidate-focused site in order to address the shortage.


24-7 Staffing - Business Against Poverty

Julian Thompson, 24-7 Staffing recently updated us on a charity they have recently joined who wished to develop a strong CSR code of ethics to attract the right kind of clients and candidates to their business.  "Making a positive change to people's lives is at the heart of recruitment and training, so we wanted to partner with a charity that could support these values through a strong CSR policy. 


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Latest News
TEAM Meetings
TEAM hosts many Member meetings throughout the UK. Our forthcoming meeting dates are detailed below.  
Find out more - Calendar 
Book place - [email protected]
12 / 01 / 2016  
Service Provider (London)
14 / 01 / 2016
Driving (Barford) 
12 /  02/ 2016
TEAM National Networking Conference (Whittlebury Hall)
New Members
Legal News
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Report On Women On Boards

Last week Lord Davies published his final report concerning the gender imbalance on British boards and recommending a business strategy as to how that balance can be improved.


Cap on Public Sector Exit Payments
Last week the government published the draft Public Sector Exit Payment Regulations 2016, which impose a statutory cap on exit payments in the public sector.


No TUPE transfer where transferor remains an employer 
In the recent case of Hyde Housing Association Ltd and other v Layton, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether a relevant transfer had occurred under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) 


European Commission Consultation on Work-Life Balance
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on action to address the work-life balance issues that are faced by working parents and caregivers. 


Event Updates