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Desk-splitting fears holding back temp growth

Increasing temp business is a priority for most recruitment businesses now, but many are held back by misconceptions about splitting their consultants' desks, an industry trainer says.

Companies generally understand the need to split desks, but "there's a few fears from business owners' side", says Younique Coaching director Sophie Robertson.

The first fear is whether the market can "feed the two", but Robertson says the vast majority of verticals can provide enough work to warrant separate temp and perm desks...