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An increase in permanent staff and contract employee demand was seen in eight of the nine sectors of the REC/KPMG Report on Jobs for May – with construction the only blip on the chart. Produced by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and professional services firm KPMG, the report surveys 400 UK recruiters and shows [...]

A recent study commissioned by Bullhorn found that over 95 per cent of recruiters in the EMEA region use social media for recruitment, particularly the ‘big three’ – Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. It is clear from this statistic, along with similar figures from recruiters in Canada, Australia and the USA, that social media is a [...]

We are proud to announce that thanks to the great effort of Eloise Shelton, Director, we have successfully passed our compliance test with a staggering 94% achievement.  Eloise said, “I am really pleased and relieved to have renewed our accreditation as this means we can keep our REC badge for another year”. The Recruitment & [...]

Despite difficult market conditions, the UK recruitment industry grew by 4.3% in the financial year ending April 2012 to reach £25.7bn, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC’s) Recruitment Industry Trends Survey 2011/12. The growth was driven by a 5.5% increase in turnover from temporary/contract business, from £22.1bn in 2010/11 to £23.3bn. However, turnover [...]

The UK’s demand for a flexible workforce remains strong, according to new evidence from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC) latest JobsOutlook survey, a monthly poll of employer hiring intentions. The research confirms that, despite fears at the time, the introduction of Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) in October 2011 has not fundamentally altered the demand [...]