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The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is the only professional body dedicated to representing the interests of the UK recruitment industry.

Employer

Hiring staff can be a risky proposition. Recruitment agencies exist to take mitigate those risks through expertise. Here at the REC our role is to help recruitment agencies and professionals to help you - by pushing for higher standards, best practices and enhanced professionalism.

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Jobseeker

Looking for work? If you're using a recruitment agency to help you in your search, you should think about how to develop a good relationship with your agency and understand the agency's rights and obligations in relation to you. Here at the REC, we can't help you find a job directly. But we CAN point you to one of the thousands of our members who will.

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Recruitment

If you work as a recruitment professional or for a recruitment business, then the REC is your organisation. Joining us earns you access to our unparalleled legal advice service, a voice in our powerful lobbying activity, and specialist business support and information created just for recruiters.

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Latest News

09 Oct 2008

Downturn in UK labour market continues in September, Report on Jobs reveals

September’s Report on Jobs, from the REC and KPMG, showed that UK labour market conditions continued to deteriorate. Overall demand for staff fell at the sharpest rate in the survey’s 11 year history, leading to marked declines in permanent and temporary appointments. Wages and salaries were broadly static as strongly rising candidate availability dampened pay pressures.

08 Oct 2008

VAT staff hire concession update

The REC met last week with senior HMRC and Treasury officials to once again take forward the concerns of the industry with regards to the withdrawal of tax concessions for the supply of temporary workers in April 2009.

07 Oct 2008

European Parliament Employment Committee to approve agency work deal today

The European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee is due to approve the deal on the agency workers directive today.

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New on the REC website

05 Oct 2008

Regions & Sectors

Stay at the forefront of your profession - be aware of what is happening locally, nationally and with your colleagues and competition. Use these new microsites to network with colleagues in your sector, find out what the latest legal and legislative changes mean for you, find training and briefing seminars locally and find out how to use them to further your own business.

19 Sep 2008

Legal Reference Guide

The REC's Legal Reference Guide is the most comprehensive collection of employment legal issues. Available to Corporate Members only.

16 Sep 2008

News E-mail Archive

If you are a Corporate member and you feel you may have missed an update - visit the news archive here.

15 Sep 2008

Professional Individual Membership Recruitment Awards 2008

The 2008 Annual REC IM Recruitment Awards - You have to be in it to win it! Top prize: A trip to Monte Carlo.

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