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REC/IRP - The Week Ahead

Last week saw the last leg of the party conference season with the Conservative Party event in Birmingham.  Our fringe event in association with the PCG produced some lively debate and was a good platform for taking key industry messages forward with MPs and MEPs. The three party conferences have also showcased the findings of our Flexible Work Commission. Feedback from the Conservative Party conference is at: http://www.rec.uk.com/press/news/2215
 
Other highlights over the last week included the latest meeting of our Marketing, Media & Creative Industries sector group which focused on skills shortages and changing employer needs in the sector. On the media front, it has already been a bumper month with appearances on Newsnight, Sky News and BBC London Radio as well as coverage in the FT, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mirror, Evening Standards, City AM and on Reuters.

Looking ahead, key developments and activities over the coming week include a meeting with the new Employment Minister Mark Hoban MP, the latest meeting of REC Office Professionals, a sell-out equality & inclusion event in association with Diversity Works for London and our latest discussions with The Pensions Regulator (TPS) on auto-enrolement measures. Other activities include the Eurociett Public Affairs Committee in Brussels and the Gangmaster Licensing Authority (GLA) Board meeting in Nottingham.

In summary, key REC activities and external announcements over the coming week include:
 
Monday October 15

• REC meeting with The Pensions Regulator (TPS) to discuss latest feedback on auto-enrolement measures
• Interim Management Association (IMA) – Monthly briefing session for  IMA Executive
• Media focus on care sector following information from Care Quality Commission (CQC) on lack of vetting and suitability checks  - REC Healthcare will take stock of
• Prime minister David Cameron meets Scottish first minister Alex Salmond to discuss the referendum on independence

Tuesday October 16

• REC meeting with Minister for Employment, Mark Hoban MP
• Eurociett Public Affairs Committee (Brussels)
• Meeting with Institute of Employability Professionals (IEP) – Aim is to explore possible co-operation with our Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP)
• Shadow schools minister Kevin Brennan and Liz Truss MP attend a Westminster Forum event on A-level reform
• HM Revenue and Customs publishes the UK overseas trade statistics with the European Union for August 2012
• The Office for National Statistics publishes the consumer price indices for September 2012 and the productivity conundrum  (explanations and analysis of the interactions of GDP and the labour market)

Wednesday October 17

• Latest ONS employment figures are published
• Equality & inclusion event (‘Better Business through Inclusive Recruitment’) hosted by the REC in association with RfO and Diversity Works for London
• Eurociett / Uni-Europa Social Dialogue meeting , Brussels
• Board meeting of the Gangmaster Licensing Authority (GLA), Nottingham – REC represented
• The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills publishes the business population estimates for the UK and regions for 2012, the BIS private sector employment indicator for quarter 2, 2012

Thursday October 18

• REC Office Professionals meeting, Dorset House London
• REC speaking at Payroll World Autumn Conference  - Session on payroll issues for temporary staff
• The Scottish National Party holds its autumn conference. First minister Alex Salmond and deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon deliver keynote speeches.
• The Department for Education publishes the GCSE and equivalent results for England for 2011/12, the GCE/VCE A/AS and equivalent examination results in England for 2011/12

Friday October 19

• Meeting to discuss the Recruitment Agency Expo  2013
• The Office for National Statistics publishes the public sector finances for September 2012 and the turnover and orders in production and services industries data for August 2012
• The Welsh Government publishes the key Welsh economic statistics for October 2012