Oct
20
Putting Service First is Key at Danbro the Contractors Accountant
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Danbro - Accounting Solutions for Contractors asked:
At Danbro, we understand the importance of looking after all of our clients. We recognize that customer service plays a key role in the success of a service including the Umbrella Service sector and is one of the main ways we differentiate ourselves from other umbrella service providers.
With an ethos of “it’s always the small things that make a big difference”, we are constantly striving to ensure a high level of customer service. In order for DANBRO to maintain such a high level of service we are constantly carrying out training for all of our employees right across the company and pushing the importance of providing a quality service.
We regularly receive feedback from contractors expressing their positive views about our service, many of which can be found on our website www.danbro.co.uk. One client recently explained, “the customer service is excellent and I trust the people at Danbro. Any queries are dealt with quickly and you never feel you are being ‘fobbed off’.” (K. Berry, 04/2008).
Evidence of this high quality service can also be found on many of the umbrella comparison websites, including Umbrella Supermarket and Bytestart. These sites compare the 100’s of different Umbrella Companies, helping contractors to choose the right umbrella company for them.
Umbrella Supermarket’s rating system does not solely rely on the site’s personal opinions but compiles the votes of thousands of contractors. They recognize that a contractor’s experience of an Umbrella Company’s online facilities is very important together with customer service and of course the contractor’s net pay. Danbro is positioned second from top on the Umbrella Company League with an overall rating of 81%. This is a very encouraging figure not only for the contractors but the whole team here at Danbro.
MARTY
At Danbro, we understand the importance of looking after all of our clients. We recognize that customer service plays a key role in the success of a service including the Umbrella Service sector and is one of the main ways we differentiate ourselves from other umbrella service providers.
With an ethos of “it’s always the small things that make a big difference”, we are constantly striving to ensure a high level of customer service. In order for DANBRO to maintain such a high level of service we are constantly carrying out training for all of our employees right across the company and pushing the importance of providing a quality service.
We regularly receive feedback from contractors expressing their positive views about our service, many of which can be found on our website www.danbro.co.uk. One client recently explained, “the customer service is excellent and I trust the people at Danbro. Any queries are dealt with quickly and you never feel you are being ‘fobbed off’.” (K. Berry, 04/2008).
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Evidence of this high quality service can also be found on many of the umbrella comparison websites, including Umbrella Supermarket and Bytestart. These sites compare the 100’s of different Umbrella Companies, helping contractors to choose the right umbrella company for them.
Umbrella Supermarket’s rating system does not solely rely on the site’s personal opinions but compiles the votes of thousands of contractors. They recognize that a contractor’s experience of an Umbrella Company’s online facilities is very important together with customer service and of course the contractor’s net pay. Danbro is positioned second from top on the Umbrella Company League with an overall rating of 81%. This is a very encouraging figure not only for the contractors but the whole team here at Danbro.
MARTY
Oct
9
Huge Fall In Vacancies For Financial It Contractors
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Contractor Supermarket asked:
Vacancies for private-sector financial IT contractors have fallen to their lowest level for seven years.
A Computer Weekly/SSL survey shows that in January the number of finance jobs advertised for contractors fell by 16.1 per cent - the biggest drop since 2001.
Meanwhile, a Recruitment and Employment Federation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs, shows overall vacancies slumped for the eighth month in a row in January.
The respected report, first published 21 years ago, also highlights sharp reductions in permanent and temporary staff employment during January plus further falls in appointments, vacancies and pay
In terms of month-on-month decline the report reveals IT was the second slowest sector.
It also shows:
An underlying shift in bargaining power towards employers, with the rate of decline in average permanent salaries at its fastest since information was first collected in 1997
Hourly pay rates for temporary staff down sharply on the month
Skills in demand for permanent IT staff include .NET, C# and PHP developers.
According to the REC the availability of staff to fill vacancies continued to rise strongly in January, with increasing numbers of redundancies being cited and fewer new job opportunities becoming available.
Mike Stevens, partner and head of business services at KPMG, said:
“Most employers are now looking at ways to cut costs to mitigate falling sales revenues. High on the list of costs, for what has largely become a service economy, is wages. So most companies are considering redundancy plans. The best employers are already looking at more imaginative ideas, for example by inviting staff to volunteer to reduce pay in return for a shorter working week during the recession.”
GILBERTO
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Vacancies for private-sector financial IT contractors have fallen to their lowest level for seven years.
A Computer Weekly/SSL survey shows that in January the number of finance jobs advertised for contractors fell by 16.1 per cent - the biggest drop since 2001.
Meanwhile, a Recruitment and Employment Federation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs, shows overall vacancies slumped for the eighth month in a row in January.
The respected report, first published 21 years ago, also highlights sharp reductions in permanent and temporary staff employment during January plus further falls in appointments, vacancies and pay
In terms of month-on-month decline the report reveals IT was the second slowest sector.
It also shows:
An underlying shift in bargaining power towards employers, with the rate of decline in average permanent salaries at its fastest since information was first collected in 1997
Hourly pay rates for temporary staff down sharply on the month
Skills in demand for permanent IT staff include .NET, C# and PHP developers.
According to the REC the availability of staff to fill vacancies continued to rise strongly in January, with increasing numbers of redundancies being cited and fewer new job opportunities becoming available.
Mike Stevens, partner and head of business services at KPMG, said:
“Most employers are now looking at ways to cut costs to mitigate falling sales revenues. High on the list of costs, for what has largely become a service economy, is wages. So most companies are considering redundancy plans. The best employers are already looking at more imaginative ideas, for example by inviting staff to volunteer to reduce pay in return for a shorter working week during the recession.”
GILBERTO
Aug
26
DANBRO PARTNER WITH LEADING EMIGRATION SPECIALISTS AS GROWING NUMBER OF UK CONTRACTORS HEAD ‘DOWN UNDER’
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Danbro - Accounting Solutions for Contractors asked:
Danbro are delighted to announce a new partnership with leading emigration company FastrackOZ. With offices in the UK and Sydney, FastrackOZ offer a full range of relocation services to the growing number of UK contractors now looking to live and work in Australia.
Together FastrackOZ and Danbro aim to ensure that as much as possible is arranged and taken care of before our customers set off to start their new life.
Relocation services include recruitment help in Australia, professional sponsorship deals and visa assistance with fully registered agents. FastrackOZ also arrange essentials such as Australian bank accounts, Tax File and Medicare numbers while the team at Danbro ensure that contractors’ UK financial affairs are all up to date and in order.
Managing Director of Danbro, Damian Broughton says this new joint venture reflects Danbro’s awareness of the changing nature of the UK workforce
Contractors today are part of an international workforce. Gone are the days when you would spend your career in one company in one town. Now, professionals are happy to travel thousands of miles in search of the ideal job and the ideal way of life.
Managing Director of FastrackOZ, Dominic Hill, agrees. He points out that many contractors can now be ready to leave for their new life in Australia within a few months time.
Living the Australian dream is now a very achievable reality for British workers. The Australian economy is currently crying out for skilled professionals. In fact Fastrack have recently been approached by a number of leading Australian recruitment companies seeking candidates such as nurses, IT workers and engineers and our teams in the UK and Australia are fully equipped to help contractors find their ideal job and start their new life as soon as possible.
For more information contact Andrew Boardman on 0844 371 1970 or visit www.fastrackoz.comv
Feel free to contact one of Danbro’s experienced consultants for unbiased, no obligation advice on 0800 731 3178 or
Head Office: 01253 600140
London Office: 0207 836 84000
Manchester Office: 0161 238 4918
Alternatively send an email to enquiries@danbro.co.uk
Visit : Danbro Umbrella Company
SHAWN
Danbro are delighted to announce a new partnership with leading emigration company FastrackOZ. With offices in the UK and Sydney, FastrackOZ offer a full range of relocation services to the growing number of UK contractors now looking to live and work in Australia.
Together FastrackOZ and Danbro aim to ensure that as much as possible is arranged and taken care of before our customers set off to start their new life.
Relocation services include recruitment help in Australia, professional sponsorship deals and visa assistance with fully registered agents. FastrackOZ also arrange essentials such as Australian bank accounts, Tax File and Medicare numbers while the team at Danbro ensure that contractors’ UK financial affairs are all up to date and in order.
Managing Director of Danbro, Damian Broughton says this new joint venture reflects Danbro’s awareness of the changing nature of the UK workforce
Contractors today are part of an international workforce. Gone are the days when you would spend your career in one company in one town. Now, professionals are happy to travel thousands of miles in search of the ideal job and the ideal way of life.
Managing Director of FastrackOZ, Dominic Hill, agrees. He points out that many contractors can now be ready to leave for their new life in Australia within a few months time.
Living the Australian dream is now a very achievable reality for British workers. The Australian economy is currently crying out for skilled professionals. In fact Fastrack have recently been approached by a number of leading Australian recruitment companies seeking candidates such as nurses, IT workers and engineers and our teams in the UK and Australia are fully equipped to help contractors find their ideal job and start their new life as soon as possible.
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For more information contact Andrew Boardman on 0844 371 1970 or visit www.fastrackoz.comv
Feel free to contact one of Danbro’s experienced consultants for unbiased, no obligation advice on 0800 731 3178 or
Head Office: 01253 600140
London Office: 0207 836 84000
Manchester Office: 0161 238 4918
Alternatively send an email to enquiries@danbro.co.uk
Visit : Danbro Umbrella Company
SHAWN