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Are foreign imports hurting the UK tech industry?
News ATSCo obtained the data from Work Permits UK, the Home Office body responsible for visas. According to the figures, from the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo), 38,450 UK work permits were issued to non-EU IT workers in the past... [12 Mar 2008]
Want a new job? No thanks, say techies
News Employers looking to recruit IT staff are facing tough times ahead, says recruitment industry body ATSCo, as the number of techies prepared to change jobs has fallen dramatically. This shrinking pool of IT candidates could exacerbate skills... [27 Nov 2007]
iPhone to fuel contractor shortage
News The warning comes from recruitment industry body the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (Atsco), on the back of figures showing pay rates for IT contractors in the telecoms sector rocketing over the past year. [28 Aug 2007]
India rebuts work visa 'abuse' allegations
News Most of those - 79 per cent - were granted to Indian IT workers being transferred to work on contracts in the UK, prompting allegations from the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (Atsco) that some of the Indian offshore outsourcing... [26 Feb 2007]
UK tech visas increase by a third
News The figures were obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request by the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (Atsco), which is concerned at the high level of intra-company transfers, where companies relocated their IT staff between... [20 Feb 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 20.10.06
Round-Up The CEO of IT recruiter ATSCo said, possibly without chuckling at the absurdity of this statement: "The top five per cent of IT professionals are becoming superstars as demand for elite talent becomes increasingly competitive. [20 Oct 2006]
UK firms importing thousands of cheap techies from India
News The Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) said the figures, which it obtained under the Freedom of Information Act from Home Office body Work Permits UK, are the first evidence of the US phenomenon of "onshore offshoring". [21 Nov 2005]
Ageism warning to employers over new recruitment laws
News New laws on age discrimination come into force in 2006 and the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (Atsco) claims employers will have to tread carefully. Ann Swain, CEO of Atsco, told silicon.com: "It will force people to look at CVs... [21 Feb 2005]
Rich pickings for those with the right skills
Comment And on the issue of offshore outsourcing the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) says tech staff should quit complaining about their jobs going overseas and look for the opportunities that exist. [13 Oct 2003]
IR35-dodgers face fines and jail
News Ann Swain, chief executive of IT recruitment industry body the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo), also warned businesses and contractors not to get caught out. Contractors body the Professional Contractors Group has already lost... [20 May 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: Why Win2000 could fail; why the skills shortage is a myth; and the rise of e-procurement
Comment ATSCo, a new trade body for IT recruitment companies, commissioned a survey of 250 IT directors. The latest cry of anguish comes from the Association of Technical Staffing Companies (ATSCo). Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer have been out on the road... [08 Nov 1999]
