The REC has been invited to take part in a roundtable on the future of the UK labour market, organised by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and Ellwood and Atfield.
It has been confirmed that the Government has granted an extension to the Jobsearch scheme for high end job seekers which the REC has been undertaking under the auspices of the Department of Work and Pensions.
After 12 years of service, Fiona Coombe, the REC’s Director of Professional Services, will be leaving the organisation this month to pursue other interests.
Students receiving their GCSE results today (Tuesday) need support to explore the options open to them and to equip themselves with the skills and abilities that employers now demand.
The REC has announced it is changing the date of its National Convention and IRP Awards. The events will now take place on Tuesday October 26 instead of Wednesday October 20.
Today, the new coalition Government reaches its 100 day milestone with the REC’s overall assessment being that it has the right intentions but now needs to follow-up with concrete action on jobs and regulations.
The REC’s official response to the Government’s Pension Reforms Review has re-emphasised the specific issues that auto-enrolement raises for temporary staffing agencies.
The latest ONS jobs figures published this morning show that unemployment is down by 49,000.
REC Chief Executive, Kevin Green and Tom Hadley, Director of External Relations met Edward Davey, the new Employment Relations Minister yesterday (Tuesday) to take forward the recruitment industry’s ongoing concerns over the forthcoming Agency Workers Regulations.
The Report on Jobs published today by the REC and KPMG signalled further increases in permanent and temporary staff appointments during July. However, in both cases the rates of growth continued to ease, reaching nine-month lows.
