Employer confidence beginning to show signs of improvement
New data published today by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) shows that employers’ confidence, both in the UK economy and in their own businesses’…
Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)
Labour Market Statistics, June 2019: No news is good news overall, while employment of older people sets new records
Today’s labour market figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the UK unemployment rate holding at 3.8% for February to April 2019,…
Extending the #Brexit deadline is limited comfort for employers
New data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) shows that UK employers remain in limbo due to uncertainty even after the UK’s date for…
REC JobsOutlook survey of employers in the UK published
Employers’ reliance on agency workers increases as confidence slides further New data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) shows that UK employers’ intentions to…
Employer confidence plunges as uncertainty over #Brexit bites
New data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) shows employers’ confidence in economic prospects for the UK have dropped again, by eight percentage points…
March 2019 ONS labour statistics
Today’s labour market statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the number of vacancies at 854,000 for December 2018 to February 2019,…
Record low employer confidence in UK economy
RECORD LOW IN EMPLOYER VIEW OF ECONOMY ACCOMPANIES DENTED JOB PLANS New data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) shows employers’ confidence in the…
UK labour market remains resilient, but fear remains of lower growth in the future
Today’s labour market statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the number of vacancies at 870,000 for November 2018 to January 2019…
JobsOutlook report – Take no deal off the table to restore business confidence
New data shows that employers’ confidence in the prospects for the UK economy remained negative for the sixth successive month, falling by two percentage points…
MPs back REC proposals to make the Apprenticeship Levy more flexible
MPs back REC proposals to make the Apprenticeship Levy more flexible to help women get the skills they need to “get on” in the workplace…