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The news is organised by the following topics: News archives, Partnerships, Launches, Appointments, Statistics and Opinions.

- 27 Aug 2021
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Extend digital right to work checks until permanent solution in place, urges REC
- 23 Aug 2021
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Helping Our Customers Source and Build More Diverse Talent Pools
- 09 Aug 2021
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Campaign to boost youth employment launched as new research shows 48 per cent of young Scots feel the pandemic has harmed their long-term career prospects
- 30 Jul 2021
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REC response to TUC call for umbrella companies to be banned
- 08 Jul 2021
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“Freedom Day shouldn’t signal a mass return to workplaces but could signal greater freedom in how, when and where we work” says CIPD chief executive
- 30 Jun 2021
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CIPD responds to Work and Pensions Committee report response
- 15 Jun 2021
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In the Spotlight - Rob Green, Founder & Director, Rectec
- 15 Jun 2021
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Statement from UK's leading independent job board on delay in lifting of restrictions

- 15 Jun 2021
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Latest official statistics confirm recovery is underway and confidence has returned with some sectors seeing particularly strong demand for labour
The CIPD responds to the latest labour market statistics from the ONS
- 09 Jun 2021
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Single enforcement body - REC reaction
The government has officially announced that it will be creating a single enforcement body to protect the rights of workers and clamp down on bad practice in the labour market.
- 03 Jun 2021
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Recruitment body calls for dedicated umbrella company abuse hotline as part of plan to protect workers
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), the professional body for the UK recruitment industry, has called on HMRC to set up a dedicated hotline for workers to report bad practice by umbrella companies.
- 27 May 2021
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In the Spotlight - Tristan Finch, Director, TPF Recruitment
Onrec sat down with Tristan Finch of TPF Recruitment to talk about his new venture
- 19 May 2021
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How can employers think more strategically when searching for new talent?
As the demand for staff has risen to its highest level, how can employers think more strategically when searching for new talent?
- 19 May 2021
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REC response to ONS labour market stats, May 2021
Responding to this morning’s ONS labour market figures, Chief Executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) Neil Carberry said:
- 19 May 2021
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ONS Labour Market Statistics reaction from UK's leading independent job board
In reaction to today’s ONS Labour Market Statistics report, Lee Biggins, CEO and Founder of CV-Library, the UK's leading independent job board said:
- 26 Apr 2021
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Five tips for reducing ‘time to hire’ from skeeled
Article by Nicolas Speeckaert, provider of AI predictive talent acquisition software
- 22 Apr 2021
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ONS working from home data comment
Following the recent ONS data on working from home, Andy Ingham, Senior Vice President Sales, EMEA & APAC at Bullhorn says:
- 20 Apr 2021
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ONS Home Working Statistics - Comment
By Nick Nooren, Head of Proteus Marketplace developed by Xergy:
- 06 Apr 2021
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Controversy about employer's NIC deduction by umbrellas unjustified
In recent weeks, many agencies and umbrella companies have been concerned about reports in the press and circulating through social media that contractors who provide services through an umbrella company are having employer NICs and other employer costs unlawfully deducted from their pay packet. Adrian Marlowe explains the position.
- 30 Mar 2021
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Will Weekend Interviews Become the Norm?
By James McGill, Vice President, Customer Success at HireVue
- 25 Mar 2021
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Job opportunities for young people must be at the heart of UK jobs recovery, says CIPD
Gerwyn Davies, senior labour market adviser for the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development comments on today’s ONS figures:
- 02 Mar 2021
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Business confidence in hiring continues to improve as lockdown exit plan announced
Employers’ confidence in their ability to hire new staff rose to net: +7 in November 2020-January 2021, an increase of two percentage points on the previous rolling quarter, according to new REC data.
- 24 Feb 2021
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CIPD welcomes news that gender pay gap reporting enforcement won’t be suspended, but says delay could send the wrong signal to employers
The CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has responded to the news that gender pay gap reporting enforcement will be delayed until Monday 4 October 2021
- 23 Feb 2021
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Uber – importance of app platforms for getting people into the job market shouldn’t be overlooked
Comments from Patrick Brodie, Employment Partner at law firm RPC:
- 23 Feb 2021
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ONS labour market stats - REC response
In response to this morning’s ONS labour market statistics, Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), said:
- 23 Feb 2021
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Room for both optimism and pessimism in official jobs figures, says CIPD
CIPD responds to latest labour market statistics
- 23 Feb 2021
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ONS unemployment stats - Paul Naha-Biswas, Founder of Sixley recruitment tech platform
With the unemployment rate standing at 5.1%, today’s ONS unemployment figures show that the UK is a very different country to the one it was less than 12-months ago.
- 23 Feb 2021
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Employment rates expected to improve in the medium term
The latest ONS figures show the UK unemployment rate in the three months from October to December 2020 was an estimated 5.1%, 1.3% higher than a year earlier and 0.4% than the previous quarter. The redundancy rate during the same period was estimated at 12.3 people per thousand employees, slightly improved on the record high reported in January 2021.