HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL SIGNS
CONTRACT WITH MANPOWER
Manpower, the leading recruitment company, has
announced it has signed a three year contract to manage the supply
of all temporary staff to Hampshire County Council.
With immediate effect, Manpower has taken responsibility for managing
the supply of all temporary staff such as general administrative
and clerical workers, care workers, social workers and professional
staff such as surveyors, to all the County Council departments.
The new partnership has been designed to standardise,
formalise and streamline the ways in which the County Council
works with different temporary recruitment providers. Prior to
the contract award Hampshire County Council worked with over 130
recruitment suppliers providing temporary workers. The new agreement
will provide improved accountability, management information and
cost savings. In the first year, the improvement in value-for-money
is expected to be in excess of £250,000 and more is anticipated
in subsequent years.
Leader of Hampshire County Council, Councillor Ken Thornber comments:
“We have a responsibility to deliver a wide range of public
services and to do this we require the right staff. We selected
Manpower for this contract following a rigorous tendering process
and believe they can help us access motivated and talented people
more effectively to provide valuable support for our existing
staff.
Peter Dixon, Head of Public Sector business at Manpower adds:
“The challenges local councils face in how to get the best
value and service from their recruitment process and HR function
is the same as with any organisation. Through utilising a best
practice approach with a focus on effectiveness and service delivery,
we’re confident that we can meet the needs of Hampshire
County Council.”
Manpower has significant expertise in working with public sector
clients and works with over 100 councils nationwide tailoring
the staffing solution to each client requirement. The company
is also a shareholder in Working Links, a public private partnership
organisation, helping the hardest to help groups back to work
by breaking down the barriers they often face. Since its creation
in 2000 Working Links has helped over 30,000 long term unemployed
people get back into work and stay in work; this makes it one
of the Government’s most successful deliverers of the back
to work agenda.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
About Manpower
Manpower is the UK’s leading workforce management company,
specialising in permanent and temporary recruitment, HR services,
managed services, outsourcing and HR consultancy.
Manpower has been established in the UK since 1956 and today
works with organisations in both the public and private sector.
Manpower’s UK-wide network of 300 offices allows the company
to meet the needs of local and national customers. This includes
numerous small and medium sized enterprises, as well as larger
organisations such as BMW, BT, Heinz, Hertfordshire County Council,
IBM, National Blood Service, New Deal South Wales, Royal Mail
and Xerox.
The focus of Manpower’s work is on raising productivity
through improved quality, efficiency and cost-reduction, enabling
customers to concentrate on their core business.
Manpower has a highly skilled workforce of 100,000 temporary employees
who stay loyal to the company (and its customers) thanks to best
in class employment benefits. These include a contract of employment
and a free e-learning tool offering staff over 1,000 courses in
a diverse range of subjects, keeping Manpower’s workforce
up to date with today’s ever-changing working environment.
For further information, please contact the Manpower Press
Office on 020 8870 2214. Or you can e-mail us by selecting
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