Non-confidential Decision published into OFT investigation into an alleged collective boycott and alleged price fixing by certain recruitment agencies

The OFT has completed its investigation into breaches of the Chapter I prohibition of the Competition Act 1998 by certain recruitment agencies.

On 30 September the OFT announced its final decision imposing fines totalling £39.27 million on six recruitment agencies for price-fixing and the collective boycott of another company in the supply of candidates to the construction industry.

On 13 November 2009 the OFT published the non-confidential version of this Decision.

Download a non-confidential version of the Decision (pdf 1.21Mb)

See press release 119/09.

Date of Decision: September 2009

Team Leader: Robert MacDougall

Contact and Principal Case Officer: Nathalie Lobel-Lastmann (020 7211 5889, Nathalie.lobel-lastmann@oft.gsi.gov.uk)

Project Director and Senior Responsible Owner: Heather Clayton (020 7211 8826, heather.clayton@oft.gsi.gov.uk)

Case reference: CE/7510-06

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