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Unitemps is an employment agency specialising in temporary work. It is based in the Students Union at the University of Warwick. The company was founded in 1996 as a part of the Warwick Business Services Group, which includes two other recruitment services: AdsFab and jobs.ac.uk.
Although Unitemps is principally aimed at student recruitment, it is not limited to this.
History[edit]
Unitemps was founded in 1996, principally as an employment agency to service the University of Warwick. It has since grown, and provides workers to a number of organisations in the surrounding Warwickshire area.
Since its success at the University of Warwick, Unitemps has migrated to a franchise model. There are now branches at Birmingham City University, Nottingham University and Surrey University. The University of Warwick has expressed an interest in expanding the model even further.[1]
Sociological Implications[edit]
There has been a growing trend in the United Kingdom of Universities hiring their own students, particularly since the abolition of grants.[2]
The University of Warwick has claimed that sourcing temporary work from their own agency has saved them 20% in agency fees. [3]
In the News[edit]
In 2005, the security of the Unitemps database was compromised, and the details of over 8,000 candidates were deleted in a malicious attack.[4] [5]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/2011/jun/13/university-of-warwick-shared-services
- ^ http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=164910
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/2011/jun/13/university-of-warwick-shared-services
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4653855.stm
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/youandyours/items/02/2005_27_tue.shtml
External links[edit]
[[Category:Temporary Employment Agencies][Category: University of Warwick]]