Fall in Permanent Placements and Further Slowdown of Salary Growth in October
October’s KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global, signalled further declines in both permanent and temporary placements during October. Rates…
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Employers’ confidence is up – but new government must help them shift to hiring mode
Firms are feeling more confident about their business and the economy, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) latest JobsOutlook. In the latest representative…
REC Survey: Employers demand focus on tax and skills from the next government’s first 100 days
As the General Election campaign comes to an end, employers in a survey insist that the next government must cut business taxes and reform the…
REC backs more coherent regulation of labour market with the Labour Party’s Single Fair Work Agency proposal
REC (@RECmembers) backs more coherent regulation of labour market Commenting on reports of Labour proposing a Single Fair Work Agency, as part of their ‘Make…
Fall in permanent hiring the softest in over a year KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs
The KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global, pointed to another reduction in permanent placements made by UK recruitment consultants…
Here to stay! Agency workers’ role in labour markets to grow, suggests survey.
Demand for agency workers is set to grow as staff seek greater flexibility and employers back the fresh thinking and specialised skills that temps offer.…
More employers are feeling positive about the economy – but work still to do, suggests poll.
More employers are feeling positive about the economy, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) latest JobsOutlook. In the poll of 501 employers, they…
Welfare Reform: ‘Tougher sanctions regimes are only going to work with enhanced employment support ‘
Commenting on the Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride’s plan for major welfare changes, REC (@RECmembers) Deputy Chief Executive Kate Shoesmith said: “Growth comes from…
Job ads underscore hopes for labour market resilience
Despite falling activity across the winter, the job market is reacting to more positive signals on growth this spring, according to the latest Recruitment &…
Job not done on apprenticeships reform
REC’s Kate Shoesmith discusses how Apprenticeship reforms are unlikely to achieve the PM’s aim to ‘unlock a tidal wave of opportunity’ because the overwhelming majority…