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…
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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…
Demand for workers steady with almost 1.7 million job adverts across the UK
The number of new job adverts shot up in the week to 23rd April as businesses returned to hiring after the Easter break. There were…
Job adverts remain at high levels despite inflation concerns
There were 205,947 new job postings in the week of 6-12 Mar 2023 – 1.5% higher compared to the week before (27 Feb-5 Mar), according…
REC wins award for helping long-term unemployed into work
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has won an award for its first-of-a-kind partnership to help people find work who may have lost or left…
Survey finds support for more flexible Apprenticeship Levy
Survey finds support for more flexible Apprenticeship Levy A survey of employers shows strong support for reform of the Apprenticeship Levy, finds the Recruitment and…
REC backs plan to rectify holiday pay unfairness to help workers and companies
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has backed plans to lessen the unfairness and uncertainty in holiday pay rules after a binding law court judgment.…