Employers Offer Chancellor Fixes for Youth Worklessness

Employers are calling for tax breaks, wage subsidies and a major rethink of training to tackle the barriers stopping young people from getting hired, according…

Statistics Released on the Spending Split and On Apprenticeship Levy and Underspend over the Past 5 years

MP Peter Bedford (Conservative) asked a Parliamentary question on the spending split on the Apprenticeship Levy over the past five years on the 11th April.…

REC and Career Returners call on recruiters and employers to break free from misconceptions

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and return-to-work experts Career Returners are calling on recruiters and employers to break free from misconceptions and take concrete…

Industrial Strategy needs to be on the Job!

Let’s start with the obvious: business and government agree that having a well-functioning labour market is absolutely crucial for sustainable economic growth. It is the…

MPs warned of undercooked and unworkable elements of the Employment Rights Bill, at key Parliamentary Committee hearing

Chief Executive at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Neil Carberry warned of the threat of ‘false self-employment’ booming in response to elements of the…

New industrial strategy must drive workforce skills and productivity policy, suggest employers

Employers are urging the government to follow through on its commitment to focus on workforce issues in its new industrial strategy, according to a survey…

Employers’ confidence is up – but new government must help them shift to hiring mode

Firms are feeling more confident about their business and the economy, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) latest JobsOutlook. In the latest representative…

REC Survey: Employers demand focus on tax and skills from the next government’s first 100 days

As the General Election campaign comes to an end, employers in a survey insist that the next government must cut business taxes and reform the…

REC backs more coherent regulation of labour market with the Labour Party's Single Fair Work Agency proposal

REC (@RECmembers) backs more coherent regulation of labour market Commenting on reports of Labour proposing a Single Fair Work Agency, as part of their ‘Make…

CBI’s 100-day deadline for Apprenticeship Levy Reform

The CBI’s Business Manifesto, shaped by input from over 400 business leaders and 70 Trade Associations, maps out the steps the next Government can take…

Here to stay! Agency workers’ role in labour markets to grow, suggests survey. 

Demand for agency workers is set to grow as staff seek greater flexibility and employers back the fresh thinking and specialised skills that temps offer.…

More employers are feeling positive about the economy – but work still to do, suggests poll.

More employers are feeling positive about the economy, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) latest JobsOutlook. In the poll of 501 employers, they…

Welfare Reform: 'Tougher sanctions regimes are only going to work with enhanced employment support '

Commenting on the Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride’s plan for major welfare changes, REC (@RECmembers) Deputy Chief Executive Kate Shoesmith said: “Growth comes from…

REC announces recruitment award winners for 2023

A recruiter’s success at helping people in an area with few opportunities to gain STEM skills and another’s work to get Ukrainians into work were…

REC announces shortlist for its 2023 recruitment awards

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has released the shortlist for the 14th REC Awards, including for its first-ever Agency Star of the Year award.…

Stronger August for hiring hints at labour market resilience and possible recovery - REC

The number of new job adverts this August has remained at a robust level each week, suggesting greater confidence among hiring companies than last summer,…

Nearly half of employers do not state interest in hearing from a range of diverse applicants in their job adverts, finds REC survey

Many employers are failing to take basic steps to improve equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in their hiring processes. REC commissioned a survey of 167…

Employers confident about the skills of people with criminal records - REC

A REC survey shows the confidence employers have in the work skills of people with criminal records, but fears of them reoffending are holding back…

Job adverts remain at high levels despite inflation concerns

There were 205,947 new job postings in the week of 6-12 Mar 2023 – 1.5% higher compared to the week before (27 Feb-5 Mar), according…

<strong>REC backs plan to rectify holiday pay unfairness to help workers and companies</strong>

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has backed plans to lessen the unfairness and uncertainty in holiday pay rules after a binding law court judgment.…

Winning the war of words isn't enough to deliver growth

REC’s take on the Party Conferences for FE News The atmosphere at the two major political party conferences this Autumn could not have been more…

More employers look to hire permanent staff despite economic worries

Employers’ confidence in the UK economy took a turn for the worse during the first quarter of 2022 as inflation reached its highest for 30…