Opinion

  • ONS Labour Market Stats - REC Response

    Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the REC, said:

  • Strong employment growth, labour supply challenges and record high job to job moves point to higher pay inflation

    The latest labour market statistics provide further signals that mounting recruitment difficulties rather than higher cost of living may now be the main driver of higher pay inflation; with vacancies rising to another record high in the vast majority of industries

  • A landmark moment as jobs exceed pre-pandemic levels

    By Dave Jenkins, CEO, Wave

  • Substitution – an overfished red herring?

    The Court of Appeal has upheld an earlier employment tribunal decision that a courier rider should be classed as a ‘worker’ irrespective that they could allocate work to other riders in a pool.

  • Adzuna | Budget doesn't solve immediate skill shortage

    As Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivers his 2021 Budget, Andrew Hunter, co-founder of smarter job search engine Adzuna, comments:

  • CIPD warns Budget still leaves glaring gap on skills investment

    UK HR body warns that Chancellor’s ‘skills revolution’ at risk of being an evolution of practices that already aren’t delivering effectively for employers or jobseekers

  • REC response to the Budget

    In response to the Budget and spending review, Deputy CEO of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation Kate Shoesmith said:

  • [EXT]REC Response to Minimum Wage Increase

    REC Spokesperson said:

  • We need a training revolution, REC Chief Executive tells BEIS select committee

    Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) gave evidence to the Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee today (Tuesday 19 October), telling MPs that government must overhaul the skills system in order to solve current and future labour shortage issues.

  • REVEALED: As the UK is warned of a tough winter ahead, a third of UK workers would consider changing jobs rather than work with an unvaccinated colleague

    With yesterday’s news that COVID-19 cases are only 19,000 short of the peak number of cases ever recorded in the UK, a new study reveals that two in five (46%) workers are already feeling uncomfortable around unvaccinated colleagues.

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