REC announces shortlist for its 2023 recruitment awards
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has released the shortlist for the 14th REC Awards, including for its first-ever Agency Star of the Year award.…
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Long-time REC champion, Clive Hutchings, joins Board
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is delighted to announce Clive Hutchings as a new Board member. Clive Hutchings joins the REC Board immediately as…
Stronger August for hiring hints at labour market resilience and possible recovery – REC
The number of new job adverts this August has remained at a robust level each week, suggesting greater confidence among hiring companies than last summer,…
Nearly half of employers do not state interest in hearing from a range of diverse applicants in their job adverts, finds REC survey
Many employers are failing to take basic steps to improve equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in their hiring processes. REC commissioned a survey of 167…
Strong demand for new staff with job adverts above two million and key seasonal sectors struggling with labour shortages
Despite greater candidate availability and slow growth, businesses are still finding hiring challenging due to tight labour supply, the latest REC data shows. With over…
REC members approve new Chair at successful Annual General Meeting
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is pleased to announce Michelle Mellor will take over as its new Chair later in the year. Michelle Mellor…
Active job postings above two million despite economic uncertainty – REC
There are more than two million active job ads in the UK despite caution among employers, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and…
Employers confident about the skills of people with criminal records – REC
A REC survey shows the confidence employers have in the work skills of people with criminal records, but fears of them reoffending are holding back…
Employer confidence in hiring bounces back – REC latest data
Employer confidence in hiring returns to positive territory for the first time since the beginning of 2022, according to new Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)…
REC writes to Business Secretary to support more considered approach to post-Brexit employment regulation
The government has halted plans to ditch all remaining EU laws by the end of the year and is taking a more focussed approach to…