The Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) has welcomed a government review into how zero hours contracts are being used by employers in the UK. Zero hours contracts have been criticised by some because they allow employers to put workers on standby without a guaranteed minimum number of hours or pay. Last week...

Many people, at some point in their working lives, have to have a difficult conversation with someone. It might be about a performance issue or something more personal. It can be with a peer, a subordinate or indeed a boss. Very often people are anxious about having this conversation....

The CBI today commented on the latest official labour market data, showing that employment rose by 24,000 and unemployment fell by 5,000 in the three months to April, and total pay rose by 1.3{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}. Neil Carberry, CBI Director for Employment and Skills, said: “It’s encouraging to see businesses feel...

Numbers of permanent and temporary roles advertised during the end of quarter one were significantly up according to data from Adecco. The figures show that the Banking and Insurance sector was the key benefactor, with an impressive 32{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} rise in advertised vacancies. Sales (+25{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) and Marketing, Advertising and PR...

Members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP) voted online, via post and in person at today’s AGM to elect nine new directors to the REC’s council. The new corporate directors who join the REC council following today’s election are: • Jeanette Barrowcliffe, Meridian...

Commenting on the latest employment figures released by the Office for National Statistics today which show unemployment fell and employment numbers rose over the past three months, REC CEO Kevin Green says: “This month’s figures support our own job market indicator which shows that growth in permanent employment is...

Yesterday’s REC Public Sector Forum looked at talent management in difficult times and how public sector employers can manage their workforce to improve the performance of public services. Leading experts including Dean Royles, Chief Executive of NHS Employers and Chairman of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Karen...

A study into job satisfaction has found that only 10{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} of Brits are fully satisfied with their jobs, with more than one third of workers (36{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) believing they could be at least twice as effective if their potential was fully realised by their employer. The independent study, commissioned by...