‘More people are rejoining the labour market in the cost-of-living crisis’, says the CIPD
Responding to the publication of first-ever Long Term NHS Workforce Plan, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) Deputy Chief Executive Kate Shoesmith said:
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has written to the Department of Health (DoH) in Northern Ireland asking for urgent clarity about its threat to ‘ban’ agency social workers within weeks.
Responding to this morning’s statistics showing net migration to the UK in 2022, Kate Shoesmith, REC Deputy Chief Executive, said:
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Ben Willmott, head of public policy for the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, says the Government needs to continue to refine the points-based immigration system and reform skills policy to help address labour and skills shortages:
The ONS has published its latest labour market update this morning. Commenting on the statistics, Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of REC, said:
‘With the UK economy having avoided recession, the labour market shows continued resilience’, says the CIPD
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Responding to a speech by Home Secretary Suella Braverman at National Conservatism conference today, Neil Carberry, REC Chief Executive, said:
Responding to the final report of a four-year project on labour market enforcement by Resolution Foundation, Kate Shoesmith, REC Deputy Chief Executive, said:
Responding to the think-tank Resolution Foundation’s Low Pay Britain 2023 report published today, Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of REC, said:
The number of active social care work placements have reached an all-time high, with average pay rates on the rise in an effort from businesses and councils to attract more candidates into vital roles, according to data from market-leading workforce technology and services platform Matrix.
In recent years, employees have had to navigate one hurdle after the next – a global pandemic, followed by a cost of living crisis, unprecedented energy price spikes, and rampant inflation. These realities have taken a toll on the mental health and wellbeing of the nation and have no doubt permeated into the workplace.
‘Keeping pay up with inflation is hard but employers can focus on the whole package’, says the CIPD
