Commenting on today’s Labour Market Statistics (for the period January- March 2013) released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), Gerwyn Davies, Labour Market Adviser at the CIPD, comments: “These labour market figures suggest that the labour market recovery appears to have stalled this quarter.  Total hours worked increased...

Recruiters have thrown their support behind the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) VMS Code of Practice by signing the agreement to promote sustainable supply chains and good recruitment. The Government Procurement Service (GPS) has also embedded the Code’s core principles within the latest round of government framework agreements. The...

Commenting on employment figures released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics which show employment levels have dropped and that there has been a rise in the number of unemployed people, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s Head of Policy Kate Shoesmith said: “Despite the numbers today, recruiters are telling us that...

Confidence is improving across most UK businesses, according to the latest business surveys, although manufacturers are less optimistic.   Business lobby group the CBI said the economy was moving from “flat to growth”, although it kept its forecast for growth this year at 1{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}.  Meanwhile, accountancy firm BDO said business...

The Spring 2013 Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)/Success Factors Labour Market Outlook (LMO) survey report – published today – suggests that employment growth is set to continue in the second quarter of 2013. The report shows that the net employment balance – which measures the difference between...

Key points: – Faster rise in permanent staff appointments – Temp billings down for first time in nine months – Solid expansion of job vacancies maintained – Weaker pay growth signalled Summary: The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most comprehensive guide to...

Yesterday’s Queen’s Speech lived up to earlier expectations that it might be fairly ‘lightweight’– as much of the coalition government’s legislative programme had already been announced and the most important goal remains to reduce the deficit. In many ways, this can be seen as good news for business as...

Workplace pensions law has changed and every employer with workers in the UK will be required to help more of their workers save for their retirement. The new rules apply to more and more companies each month and it is important for employers to be aware when their staging...

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the professional body for recruiters in the UK, is launching a new quality standard for recruitment within the education sector today. REC Audited Education is a new audit scheme run by the REC to provide quality assurance of recruitment agencies that supply teaching...

Graduate Prospects is launching a new awards initiative to recognise and reward businesses and universities that demonstrate excellence and innovation in the postgraduate arena. The Prospects Postgraduate Awards will be the only annual event solely dedicated to celebrating the most exciting developments in postgraduate education. There are eight categories,...

According to the CIPD’s Employee Engagement Index1, more than half (55{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) of employees in the voluntary sector feel engaged at work, compared with 41{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} last quarter, despite a backdrop of increasing redundancies (25{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} reporting planned redundancies ahead, a jump of 15 percentage points since last quarter). That’s compared with...

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is launching a new Legal Partners scheme to enhance the legal services on offer to REC members. In addition to the existing free legal services, new paid for services including employment tribunal support, document review and tender support, as well as other commercial,...

Set to boost electrification jobs but do we have the skilled labour to meet demand for the ‘biggest modernisation of our railways since the Victorian era’? We’re seeing increasing skills shortages in many disciplines across this sector. This can be attributed to the nature of the rail industry – large-scale,...

The spectre of local elections, a diminishing lead in the polls and a call to action from the former Labour PM Tony Blair, have seen Ed Miliband and team come under increasing pressure to set out what they would do should Labour win the general election in 2015. Miliband...

The majority of the interim management provider community wants to remain in Europe because they believe being part of the union is good for business. In a recent survey[1] conducted by The Interim Management Association (IMA), which represents the interim management provider industry, 79 per cent of respondents voted...