| REC calls for clarity on what new education landscape will mean for recruiters |
| With key functions of the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE) due to be transferred to the new Teaching Agency from March 31st, the REC is taking forward a number of queries and concerns over how the change will impact on individual teachers and supply agencies.
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| Inaugural Meeting of REC Flexible Work Commission |
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| Scotland Office meeting amplifies voice of recruiters north of the border |
| The REC policy team met this week with senior representatives of the Scotland Office. The aim was to explore further opportunities for recruiters in Scotland to make a difference and feed into forthcoming initiatives on skills and youth employment. |
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| REC responds to latest immigration announcements |
| Following Immigration Minister Damian Green's speech on increased 'selectivity' for immigration policy, the REC has expressed concerns about the impact on economic growth.
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| Accounting & Financial Services: A hidden bonus to the French FTT? |
| As noted by Recruiter yesterday, City recruiters are welcoming Boris Johnson’s ambitious play for the business of the French financial services sector with a cautious optimism.
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| REC joins Ciett Taskforce on global industry brand |
| The REC has been invited to take part in a new Taskforce established by Ciett – the representative body for the global industry – to re-position and strengthen recruitment’s image worldwide.
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| Looking East - REC members invited to take part in CBI roundtable on business opportunities in China |
| The REC has been invited to involve its members in a round-table meeting with the CBI’s Chief Representative in China, Guy Drury, during his visit to the UK next month. The meeting will provide a first hand update on the latest developments and future prospects in the Far East.
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| 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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| REC Northern Ireland - Policy Forum to focus on AWR implementation and other priorities for NI recruiters |
| The latest REC Northern Ireland Policy Forum will take place in Belfast on February 15. The event will be an opportunity for NI recruiters to exchange views on recent and forthcoming policy developments - including AWR and public procurement - and to drive major REC campaigns for 2012.
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| REC Chair in the headlines on ITV Granada tonight |
| Neil Smith, Chair of the REC Council and Director of Kinetic plc will be appearing on ITV Granada television tonight to talk about the challenges faced by employers in the north-west region because of the mounting levels of red tape governing business.
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| AWR latest – Update on the education sector |
| Here is an update on the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) in the education sector and their interaction with Quality Mark scheme.
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| Esme’s recipe for success in new-look IRP qualification |
| Bristol recruiter Esme Bianchi Barry achieved a mark of distinction by becoming the top student in the first ever examinations for the new look Institute of Recruitment Professionals’ (IRP) Certificate in Recruitment Practice (CertRP).
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| NAO report on Work Programme - REC response |
| The REC has commented on this week's National Audit Office (NAO) report on the Work Programme.
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| REC’s JobsOutlook: Employers show more caution but many still plan to hire in 2012 |
| This month’s REC JobsOutlook shows more employer caution with regards to hiring new staff. However, a significant number of businesses still plan to increase their workforce in 2012 and finding the right candidates remains a major challenge in some sectors. This underlines the need to address the ‘skills dislocation’ within the UK jobs market.
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| Member Update: DWP confirms to REC revised Pensions Automatic Enrolment starting dates |
| The REC was given a 'heads up' this morning by the Department for Work and Pensions that the Government is setting out a revised timetable for when businesses must start enrolling their staff in a workplace pension scheme.
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| A mixed outlook for 2012 according to REC Sales & Retail |
| Following post-Christmas trading updates along with the official figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Office for National Statistic (ONS), members of the REC’s Sales and Retail specialist sector group is predicting a mixed outlook for 2012. |
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| REC AWR Monitor - Recruiters working through implementation challenges, demand for temps remains strong |
| The REC has published its latest AWR Monitor which tracks implementation issues and collates monthly data on the agency market. Although the regulations are creating specific challenges for agencies and their clients in some sectors, the demand for flexible staffing remains strong overall. |
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| Flexible staffing is part of the solution, says Chair of REC Healthcare |
| An article in today’s Daily Mirror has raised the issue over the role of temporary staff in the NHS and within Government Departments. REC Healthcare has responded by highlighting the positive contribution that temporary and locum workers make and by underlining the benefits of flexible staffing arrangements.
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| Review of executive pay a step in the right direction, says AER |
| The announcement by Dr Vincent Cable, Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills on the Government’s plans for executive pay has been welcomed as a step in the right direction by the REC’s Association of Executive Recruiters.
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| 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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| REC takes part in Migration Debate |
| The REC took part in the latest meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Migration, which focused on the role that immigration policy will play in economic growth this year. Speakers included Conservative MP Alok Sharma, Liberal Democrat MP Lorely Burt, Shadow Immigration Minister Chris Bryant MP, and experts from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and OECD.
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| Recruiters can play key part in helping Armed Forces staff make transition to ‘Civvy Street’, says IRP |
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The Ministry of Defence has just announced a further 4,200 redundancies in the Armed Forces. Recruiters can play a crucial role in helping those affected to find a new career path, according to members of the REC’s Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP). |
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| EU conference shines light on labour market trends and youth employment challenge |
| Last week’s EU conference in Copenhagen provided the latest update on current labour market trends across Europe and on specific issue such as youth unemployment. The event was an opportunity to take forward the UK recruitment industry’s perspective and to build links with representatives from the European Commission and global businesses. |
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| REC hosts study visit from Nordic and Irish recruitment federations |
| A delegation of members from the Nordic and Irish recruitment federations has today and yesterday been learning more about the UK recruitment industry and the current challenges it faces during a two day study visit to the REC.
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| New employment models may be lasting legacy of economic downturn, says REC |
| This week’s ONS employment figures highlighted the increased emergence of flexible and self-employed working patterns. Although this may currently be driven largely through necessity, the shift towards different ways of working may be a lasting legacy of the economic downturn. Taking stock of what these trends mean for workers, employers and Government will be a core aim of the REC’s new Flexible Work Commission.
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