Contingent Recruitment Market Beginning to Recover, Finds Industry Report

Outlook is Good for Contractors as Alexander Mann Solutions' Contingent Workforce Rate Card Reveals Greater Market Stability

LONDON, August 9, 2010 - The outlook is good for the contingent recruitment market in the UK, with
the third quarter of 2010 set to see most contractor rates remain stable and
a number rise, according to the Q3 2010 Contingent Workforce Rate Card,
released today by Alexander Mann Solutions, the provider of world-class
talent and resourcing capability. The study suggests that the contingent
recruitment market is finding its footing after a number of turbulent
quarters, with no drop in rates across any industry for the first time in
over a year.

The largest rise in rates for Q3 is set to occur within the Banking IT
sector, with the Contingent Workforce Rate Card revealing a rise of 2.8
percent within that sector. The Facilities, Marketing and Administrative
sectors are all relatively stable, with no major increases or decreases
expected.

Now publicly available for the first time, the Alexander Mann Solutions'
Contingent Workforce Rate Card is a comprehensive and independent report
examining current trends in contingent worker recruitment across 12 UK
industries, including engineering, telecoms and IT, banking, facilities
management, human resources and finance. The study has been developed by
Alexander Mann Solutions' Business Intelligence division to measure variances
in contractor, interim and temporary staff market rates.

The Contingent Workforce Rate Card is based on the accumulation, analysis
and interpretation of over 27,000 data points taken from AMS' existing
interim and contractor population and over 100 external partners, job-boards,
professional institutions, newspapers and skills societies.

The Contingent Workforce Rate Card also looks at the industry trends set
to impact upon the contingent recruitment market in the coming months. This
quarter employers are likely to be affected by a number of pieces of
legislation that will come into force, including the Independent Safeguarding
Authority, the Single Equality Act and, in October, an increase in the
minimum wage.

"With no drop in rates for the first time in over a year, the signs are
that the contingent workforce recruitment market is now finding its feet once
again after a number of difficult quarters. This is clearly good news for
flexible workers and, while some elements of the market are still
unpredictable, the indications are that this will mark the start of a more
stable period for contingent workforce recruitment," commented Matthew
Rodger, Director of Contingent Workforce Solutions at Alexander Mann
Solutions. "The analytics and data samples that we use to build the
Contingent Workforce Rate Card have been developed and tested over the last
18 months to ensure that this is the most comprehensive and rigorous study of
its kind available. We are confident that it provides the kind of detailed
insight into the status of the flexible labour market that is not available
anywhere else."

To request a copy of Alexander Mann Solutions' Q3 2010 Contingent Rate
Card, or for more information, please visit
www.alexandermannsolutions.com/our-services/cwrc.aspx or email
ratecard@alexandermannsolutions.com

About Alexander Mann Solutions

Alexander Mann Solutions builds world-class talent and resourcing
capability for organisations and is the recognised global leader in
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO).

Alexander Mann Solutions is a trusted advisor that delivers its services
through innovative outsourcing and consulting services that include
permanent, contingent, internal mobility, graduate and talent resourcing
programmes. Alexander Mann Solutions was founded in 1996 by Rosaleen Blair,
the Veuve Clicquot 2007 Business Woman of the Year.

For more information, please visit www.alexandermannsolutions.com

For further information, or to arrange an interview with Alexander Mann
Solutions please contact:

    Phil Corfan / James Warnette
    Octopus Communications for Alexander Mann Solutions
    T: +44(0)8453-700-655
    E: ams@octopuscomms.net

Phil Corfan / James Warnette, Octopus Communications for Alexander Mann Solutions, T: +44(0)8453-700-655, E: ams at octopuscomms.net