• 06 Jan 2021
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• Opinion

Responding to the announcement that the UK and the EU have reached a Brexit deal, Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the REC, said:

• 18 Dec 2020
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• Opinion

Responding to the latest labour market figures from the ONS published this morning, Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said:

• 16 Dec 2020
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• Opinion

Joanne Frew, head of employment at DWF, comments on the ONS employment figures. She said:

• 30 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

It is no secret that 2020 has presented challenge after challenge for businesses in every industry.

• 27 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

In his Spending Review yesterday the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, highlighted a disparity between public sector and private sector wages, adding he "cannot justify a significant, across-the-board" pay increase for all public sector workers in the circumstances.

• 26 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

Ben Willmott, Head of Public Policy for the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has responded to the Chancellor's Spending Review.

• 26 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

Following the news that Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce a £4.6bn package to help the unemployed back to work in the Spending Review, please find a reactive comment from Mariano Mamertino, Senior Economist for EMEA at LinkedIn, below:

• 26 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), commented:

• 18 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

A proposal to ban temporary staff from moving between care homes would be catastrophic and could result in more hospital admissions.

• 17 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

The first lockdown undoubtedly had a huge impact on the UK economy and workforce.

• 16 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

Unemployment though low by historic standards at 4.8%, rose sharply by 0.7 percentage points on the quarter. Redundancies reached a record high of 314,000 suggesting that unemployment will continue to rise over the winter.

• 16 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said:

• 09 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

By Leigh Anderson, Managing Director, Bis Henderson Recruitment

• 09 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

Neil Pattison, Director at Caterer.com, the UK hospitality industry job board:

• 06 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

Janine Chamberlin, Senior Director at LinkedIn, said:

• 06 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been extended further to March 2021 following the Chancellor's announcement. The CJRS will now remain open for a further five months until the end of March 2021. Joanne Frew, head of employment practice at legal business DWF, commented:

• 06 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library comments:

• 06 Nov 2020
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The CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, welcomes the extension of the furlough scheme to help employers to plan for and save jobs in those sectors directly impacted through this period of lockdowns and loss of business. At the same time, the CIPD would urge government to also provide more support for those people who do lose their jobs with funding for training, coaching and support to find alternative work.

• 06 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement extending the furlough scheme today, Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, said:

• 06 Nov 2020
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• Opinion

Responding to the Chancellor’s extension of the furlough scheme until March, Musab Hemsi, Partner, LexLeyton said: