ONS labour market statistics: businesses hiring again as confidence grows 18 Feb 2020 The latest labour market figures from the ONS show that the jobs... Read More
Improved market confidence leads to strongest rise in permanent placements for over a year 07 Feb 2020 The latest Report on Jobs shows the first back-to-back increase in permanent placements... Read More
Response to ‘Unite union claims job agencies exploiting apprenticeship levy rules’ 06 Feb 2020 Neil Carberry: “Businesses shouldn’t expect workers to pay the apprenticeship levy costs.... Read More
REC and The Recruitment Network working together to help businesses prosper 06 Feb 2020 The REC has launched a partnership with The Recruitment Network (TRN) to... Read More
Employer confidence improves in final month of 2019 29 Jan 2020 New data from the REC’s JobsOutlook survey suggests that business are starting... Read More
MAC report: British businesses need temporary visa route to secure skills 28 Jan 2020 Reaction from REC’s Tom Hadley as the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) publishes... Read More
Recruitment industry took in a record £38.9 billion despite a difficult year 23 Jan 2020 Recruiters made more than a million permanent placements in the year to... Read More
Recruitment industry leaders write to Chancellor asking him to “pause and think again on IR35 changes” 21 Jan 2020 The REC and leaders from 14 of the UK’s top recruitment firms... Read More
ONS labour market statistics: planned immigration restrictions threaten economic growth and public services 21 Jan 2020 Today’s labour market statistics raise big questions over the government’s plans to... Read More
Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) takes client security to the next level with Mailock 17 Jan 2020 UK cyber security firm, BeyondEncryption, has announced the roll out of its... Read More
Recruitment activity picks up at the end of 2019 10 Jan 2020 The latest Report on Jobs shows some signs of a clearer outlook... Read More
IR35 Review: changes to legislation off the table 09 Jan 2020 REC reaction as HMRC confirms that the IR35 review will be limited... Read More
IR35 Review: risk of incentivising non-compliance and harming workers 08 Jan 2020 Neil Carberry’s response to the news that the Treasury has opened a... Read More
Hiring confidence fell as election approached – businesses relying on new government to bring stability 20 Dec 2019 The latest REC JobsOutlook report shows that in the run-up to the general... Read More
ONS labour market statistics: job vacancies drop to 27-month low ahead of election 17 Dec 2019 REC Chief Executive Neil Carberry’s reaction to the December 2019 ONS labour... Read More
Election 2019 result: New PM must act fast to end uncertainty and protect jobs 13 Dec 2019 REC’s Neil Carberry responds to the Conservative party winning a majority in... Read More
Levy Company become REC Business Partner 10 Dec 2019 THE LEVY COMPANY is pleased to announce that they have been accepted... Read More
Permanent staff appointments drop again amid election and Brexit uncertainty 06 Dec 2019 UK labour market conditions remained challenging in November, according to the latest... Read More