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17 Oct 2012

Flexible work drives record employment

Responding to the latest unemployment figures released today by the Office for National Statistics.

08 Oct 2012

REC/KPMG Report on Jobs: Permanent placements stabilise, while temp billings rise for second month in a row

Report on Jobs for October shows permanent placements stabilise, while temp billings rise for second month in a row

01 Oct 2012

Pensions auto-enrolment kicks in for largest employers

Today (October 1) marks the start of pensions auto-enrolment for the largest employers in the UK. Under the new scheme, businesses must automatically enrol qualifying workers into a workplace pensions scheme and make contributions of at least 1% of annual salary. This includes agency workers who must be enrolled by their agency if they meet the qualification criteria.

01 Oct 2012

Just four percent of employers cut back on temps because of AWR - REC

Only four percent of employers reported that they had reduced their use of agency workers in direct response to the Agency Worker Regulations, according to on-going analysis of the impact of the one-year-old rules conducted by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC

20 Sep 2012

Greater flexible working could be positive legacy of recession - REC

REC launches final report of the Flexible Work Commission

17 Sep 2012

REC joins forces with Skills CFA to develop first recruitment apprenticeship

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is joining forces with business apprenticeship issuing authority Skills CFA to develop the first Advanced and Higher Level Apprenticeship in recruitment.

10 Sep 2012

REC/KPMG Report on Jobs: Permanent placements fall at slower rate, while temp billings rise slightly in August

25 Apr 2012

JobsOutlook: Employer confidence at record high

The latest issue of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s JobsOutlook, the monthly survey of employers’ hiring intentions, shows employer confidence grew throughout the first quarter of 2012 to reach its highest level since the survey began in March 2009.

20 Apr 2012

Recruiters give back - support Julia Robertson of Impellam running London Marathon

Highlighting REC members who are giving back to the community.

18 Apr 2012

Increase in part-time working is good news, says REC

The REC response to the latest labour market statistics