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ONS labour market statistics, published this morning for the period between December 2019 and February 2020, show a steady jobs market but the situation is very different in reality, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has warned.
Responding to the latest set of UK labour market data from Office for National Statistics (ONS),covering the three months to February 2020, Gerwyn Davies, the CIPD’s Senior Labour Market Adviser comments:
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Chief Executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation Neil Carberry said:
Peter Cheese, Chief Executive of the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development said:
Richard Harris – Chief Legal Officer at global recruitment consultancy (31 countries) Robert Walters Plc:
Lack of clarity on essential work, and the delay in support for self-employed and contract workers is creating too much ambiguity and putting people at risk
REC Chief Executive, Neil Carberry said:
In response to the Chancellor’s unprecedented package of financial measures to support workers, Peter Cheese, chief executive of the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development comments: