21-02-2012
IRP and UK Recruiter staging special workshop on client relationships
The Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP) will be joining forces with UK Recruiter and Jobsite to host a professional development workshop in London. ...
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21-02-2012
Youth employment ´ REC response to Deputy PM´s plans to incentivise employers
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has today announced plans to incentivise employers and charities providing job opportunities to young people. Funding will be targeted at young people who are at the highest risk of long term unemployment. ...
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21-02-2012
REC Life Sciences meeting considers the possibility of a future 'skills crunch'
Holding their first general meeting of 2012, REC Life Sciences, the group for recruiters working in the life sciences industries, hosted an expert panel on the growing skills shortages facing the industry. ...
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20-02-2012
Leading speaker joins stellar cast for 2012 CIETT Conference
The REC is today pleased to announce that Bryan Peña, Vice President of Staffing Industry Analysis, is the latest speaker to be confirmed CIETT´s World Employment Conference which the REC is hosting in London in May. ...
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20-02-2012
REC/IRP ´ the week ahead
This is the weekly snapshot of REC and IRP activities including events, launches, external meetings and policy developments with implications for the recruitment industry. ...
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17-02-2012
Standards - GTCE closure will not jeopardise teacher supply, says REC Education
The abolition of the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE) from 31 March 2012 was confirmed in a letter this week from its Chief Executive Alan Meyric . The new Teaching Agency will take on some of the GTCE´s remit, but there will no longer be a formal registration scheme for teachers. ...
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17-02-2012
AWR latest ´ NI recruiters give their verdict
This week´s Policy Forum in Belfast provided the latest update on how the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are impacting in Northern Ireland. The feedback underlined the significant cost and bureaucracy that agencies have had to absorb but also confirmed that the demand for flexible staffing had remained strong and was increasing in some sectors. ...
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16-02-2012
Public sector resourcing ´ Procurement of recruitment services must protect safety and sustainability of supply, says REC
The REC has been in dialogue with Cabinet Office and the Government Procurement Service (GPS), following recent Government announcements on changes to public procurement procedures. Immediate priorities have been to underline the need to recognise quality and safety of supply and to collate the initial feedback from public sector recruiters. ...
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16-02-2012
Youth employment ´ Boosting technical courses key to future skills, says Chair of REC Construction
A report published this week by CITB-ConstructionSkills has highlighted practical measures for enhancing skills and the relevance of technical courses in the sector. This has been welcomed by specialist recruiters as a way of ensuring that future skills needs are met and providing better opportunities for young job-seekers. ...
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15-02-2012
Latest employment figures - REC response
UK unemployment rose by 48,000 to 2.67 million in the three months to December, official figures have shown. ...
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14-02-2012
REC Professional Standards Committee hands out two year reprimand to member
The REC has issued a public reprimand to IT Talent Solutions (ITTS) following an investigation and hearing which found the agency to have seriously breached the REC´s Code of Professional Practice. ...
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14-02-2012
Time to unshackle the agency market across Europe - REC supports Eurociett campaign
More needs to be done to lift barriers to agency work across the EU and recognise its positive contribution to national labour markets. Driving this message forward is one of the core aims of Eurociett ´ the representative body for the recruitment industry in Europe ´ and could result in new market opportunities for recruiters across the EU. ...
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13-02-2012
Government must show progress on late payment ahead of 2013 EU Directive
There was confirmation last week that the Government would not be seeking an early implementation of a new EU Directive aimed at addressing late payment issues. The REC has raised this and other challenges for SMEs in discussions with Business Minister Mark Prisk and will continue to push for effective action at national level. ...
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10-02-2012
Women on Boards: Action needed, but quotas not the answer, says AER
The Association of Executive Recruiters (AER), the REC´s specialist sector group for executive search firms, has responded to Prime Minister´s recent statement on gender balance in UK boardrooms. More progress needs to be made and executive recruiters have a key role to play in delivering tangible change. However, imposing specific quotas would be counter-productive and is not the answer, according to the AER. ...
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10-02-2012
REC regional directors in the media spotlight
The increasing focus on employment issues has resulted in REC Regional Directors stepping into the media spotlight to provide an industry perspective on the jobs market. ...
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10-02-2012
REC/IRP - The Week Ahead
This is the weekly snapshot of REC and IRP activities including events, launches, external meetings and policy developments with implications for the recruitment industry. ...
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09-02-2012
REC responds to race and recruitment report
The REC has responded to the report published today by Race for Opportunity (RfO) and Diversity Works for London (DWfL) on race and recruitment by underlining the industry´s commitment to enhancing diversity and inclusion in UK workplaces. At the same time, the REC has questioned some of the assumptions in the report. ...
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09-02-2012
HMRC launches webinars on self-employment, limited companies & CIS
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09-02-2012
Government announces new framework for recruitment services
The Government Procurement Service (GPS) today announced the creation of a new framework for the provision of contingent labour services. To coincide with the announcement senior Government officials attended this afternoon´s REC Employment Policy Committee to discuss the rationale behind the changes with recruiters. ...
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09-02-2012
Do you love recruitment´ Valentine's Day Training offer
Are you loving your job in recruitment but want to improve your skills further´ Then the REC has a Valentine´s Day offer you cannot refuse. ...
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09-02-2012
Scottish recruiters: have your say at regional policy forum
The first REC Scottish Policy Forum of 2012 is taking place next week in Glasgow. ...
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