Barclays Bank appoints Spring to provide and manage - 12/2001

Barclays Bank, one of the UK's largest financial services groups, has appointed IT recruitment specialist, Spring, as its master vendor for IT contractors, to manage the full provision of contract and temporary staff (IT and clerical) using hy-phen, Spring's online workforce management solution.

Spring IT Personnel will be responsible for delivering all IT requirements giving Barclays' support division access to a pool of highly skilled IT professionals supported by a small pool of approved IT recruiters linked together through the hy-phen application. This will enable the bank to maintain their position as a technical innovator and leader in the financial services market.

Our appointment as Master Vendor in Barclays, which has one of the largest IT budgets in the UK, is a recognition of the quality and commitment delivered by our contractors and staff on a daily basis. commented Bill Grubbs, Chief Executive Officer of Spring IT Staffing-UK.

Sue Turner, HR Director of Barclays Bank Group, said: Spring's in-depth knowledge of the staffing industry and their ability to advise on future market trends made it the obvious partner for us to face today's and prepare for tomorrow's challenges.

She added: Furthermore as the bank continues to e-enable its recruiting processes, we found the perfect online solution to our needs with hy-phen, Spring's workforce management application.


Indeed, Barclays has also chosen Spring to e-enable their recruitment processes. Online workforce management solution hy-phen facilitates the streamlining of the whole recruitment process, from the raising and authorisation of online job requirements, through fulfilment and management to automated hiring processes and online timesheets. It also allows real-time communication, reduced time to hire and cost containment.

Steve Hartley, Senior Sourcing Manager at Barclays, added: We are confident that based on the relationship between Barclays and Spring coupled with the hy-phen solution we can continue to make significant strides in achieving our goal of cost containment and reduction without sacrificing quality.

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