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...
Read moreYesterday’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...
Read moreStories of the ‘lost generation’ of young, unemployed people have been well documented in the media. Statistics, however, do back up these stories, with recent analysis published by the TUC (Trades Union Congress) finding that 18-24 year olds are much less likely to be in work today than before...
Read moreA 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...
Read moreKey points: – Permanent and temporary staff appointments both increase – Solid, albeit slightly slower, expansion of job vacancies – Modest rise in pay rates – Marginal fall in permanent staff availability, temp availability up Summary: The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published...
Read moreReferring to the announcement last week of a government consultation into offshore tax arrangements, often used by temporary workers, Adrian Marlowe, chairman of the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC), said: “It is to be welcomed that the government is finally taking some action. The temporary workforce has significantly increased...
Read moreLess than one in three financial sector workers outside of senior management say they’re proud to work in the sector, almost two thirds of all workers in the sector believe some people in their organisation are rewarded in a way that incentivises inappropriate behaviour, and three in four financial...
Read moreUnite, Britain’s biggest union, has called for urgent action to close the skills gap by providing decent skilled apprenticeships to young people or face a skills ‘timebomb’. Speaking at a conference on skills in Manchester today (6 June), Unite assistant general secretary Tony Burke said: “Decent, skilled apprenticeships today...
Read moreIn a survey of over 2,000 British workers, 38{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} of British workers said they were content with their career progression. But 73{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} of those working in insurance said they were happy with the way they were scaling the corporate ladder. Those working in property, financial services, nursing, IT and...
Read moreThe jobs market is at its healthiest since 2008 following a record surge in new positions being made available by employers from nearly all sectors of UK plc, yet salaries remain static. 8{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} monthly increase in new jobs available Five year high in number of job opportunities Salaries remain...
Read moreeverywoman, the specialists in the advancement of women in business, welcomes the Women’s Business Council’s report launched today (Tuesday, 4 June 2012), outlining recommendations to Government aimed at increasing the role women play in business and the workplace. Karen Gill, co-founder of everywoman, says: “The report recognises the overwhelming...
Read moreEC Chief Executive Kevin Green says: “We are delighted that the government has responded to our request to crackdown on aggressive tax avoidance schemes from offshore intermediaries and we will do everything within our power to support Danny Alexander and the Treasury. “The REC remains at the forefront of...
Read moreZubia Hawcroft was invited to the European Parliament to discuss – The recruitment practices in top management and non-executive directors’ positions in Europe. This note examines the barriers to recruitment of women in top management and non-executive directors’ positions in Europe from the perspective of an Executive Search Agency....
Read moreThe press has been full of a raft of recent reports about the looming crisis that faces NHS Accident and Emergency Departments (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22607984 ). With attendances having risen by 50{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} over the past decade, and pressures forecast to continue to grow, NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar has stated...
Read moreRecently released figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that unemployment has risen by a massive 70,000 – leaving 2.56 million people looking for a job. Contrary to these figures more companies are hiring today, while the government continues to create initiatives to get people out of the unemployment line and...
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