The first REC Audited Education panel is set to meet this week to bring together recruiters working in the education sector with key stakeholders. Chaired by Professor John Howson, from the University of Oxford, the panel will offer the opportunity for representatives from key education bodies to raise and...

Key points: – Fastest rise in short-term appointments since July 1998 – Permanent placements growth eases, but remains strong – Total vacancies increase at sharpest rate in over six years – Permanent salary inflation strongest in five-and-a-half years Summary: The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today...

Barclays has partnered with the British Hospitality Association (BHA) to support the industry body’s goal of creating 60,000 new jobs in the sector by 2015. The two organisations will use their collective power and flagship employability campaigns to help young people get ready for work, and find quality apprenticeships...

A study of 300,000 small businesses across the UK has shown a rise in the number of people setting up micro businesses and hiring people for part-time work. The study undertaken by Freelancer.co.uk, the world’s largest small business marketplace, assessed 300,000 businesses over the past 12 months and found...

The TUC’s latest move in complaining to the EU Commission that the UK implementation of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) has not adequately protected agency workers rights is ‘cynical’ says the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC). Adrian Marlowe, chairman of the ARC, said “The AWR came into being after...

The latest joint report from OilCareers.com, the international jobs board for the oil and gas industry, and partner Air Energi, a global provider of manpower solutions to the energy sector, reveals the drive towards extracting oil and gas reserves from unconventional sources such as shale, is putting more pressure...

Seven out of ten members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) say “the jury’s still out” on whether government plans to re-organise the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate will have a positive or negative impact on the recruitment industry. Most recruiters (70{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) taking part in an REC webinar...

The Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU) has welcomed two new members to its Board of Trustees as well as three new additions to the Board of its commercial enterprise, Graduate Prospects. Dr Tim Westlake, Director for the Student Experience at the University of Manchester, joins the HECSU Board...

Commenting on today’s employment figures from the Office for National Statistics, CEO of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation Kevin Green says: “The important indicators seem to be moving in the right direction. More jobs have been created and more people are in work. The UK labour market has performed...

Key points: – Permanent staff appointments rise at fastest rate since March 2010 – Strongest increase in temp billings for 29 months – Vacancy growth accelerates to six-year high – Pay growth strengthens Summary: The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most comprehensive...

The Summer 2013 CIPD/Success Factors Labour Market Outlook (LMO) survey report, published today, shows that for the sixth quarter in a row, employers expect jobs growth – meaning more openings for job seekers but more competition among employers for the right candidates. The report shows that the net employment...

Micro business owners in the recruitment industry are working an average of 47 hours a week, according to new research revealed today. That’s nearly 47{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} longer than the average Brit’s working week. The research, commissioned by Penelope, a call handling solution for small businesses, found that entrepreneurs in the...

The first national Job Confidence Index, which reveals the state of the nation’s work and employment prospects based on a study by ICM of over 4000 people in England shows an overall job confidence score of 51.8 out of 100. The Index, which is based on seven pillars ranging...

Although there has been much talk about the decline in real pay levels that resulted from the post 2007 economic decline, workers across the eurozone have actually fared better relative to their company’s fortunes following the downturn rather than during the period leading up to it. The sustaining of...

Two recent unfair dismissal cases demonstrate the danger of not following correct procedure when dismissing employees. Neither business had proper policies in place, neither followed a code of practice when dismissing staff and both paid the price! Theresa Mimnagh, Associate Director at Lawspeed said: “Coincidentally both of these cases...