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As well as working with Government on the official guidance for the new Agency Worker Regulations, the REC is developing a suite of practical tools to help recruiters implement the necessary changes and seize new opportunities.
New figures published today reveal that since April the Employment Agency Standards inspectorate (EAS) has won back nearly £200,000 in unpaid wages for agency workers. This is treble the amount clawed back in the previous year.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced today that there will be a freeze on the pay of top public sector employees as part of his “state of the economy” address and confirmation of the date of the Budget (March 24).
Five REC members have been named in the Sunday Times/CIPD prestigious 100 Best Companies to Work For list. Another five have featured in the newspaper’s 100 Best Small Companies to Work For.
This week’s House of Commons’ debate on the Pensions Act included a specific focus on how auto-enrolment would impact on the temporary work market. This has been a major focus for the REC’s lobbying work and the industry’s concerns were referred to at length during the course of the session.
The REC is in the running for the fourth year in succession for some of the most sought-after marketing awards in their field.
Growth of permanent staff placements accelerated in February, reaching its strongest since July 2007, according to the latest Report on Jobs published today by the REC and KPMG.
Recruiters are having to become more adaptable in the face of the changing economic landscape and the expected cuts in the public sector, according to the REC's Academy for Business.
The REC in conjunction with other business bodies including the CBI, the British Chambers of Commerce and the CIPD, is calling on its membership to sign a petition in protest of the one percent increase in employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) planned for April 2011.
Enhanced enforcement activity from Government inspectorates has increased demand for business support and underlined the need for recruiters to be up to speed with all regulatory requirements. On the back of this, the REC's Academy for Business (A4B) is geared up to providing compliance training and mentoring support.
