• 18 Nov 2020
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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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The first lockdown undoubtedly had a huge impact on the UK economy and workforce.

• 16 Nov 2020
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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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Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said:

• 09 Nov 2020
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By Leigh Anderson, Managing Director, Bis Henderson Recruitment

• 09 Nov 2020
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Neil Pattison, Director at Caterer.com, the UK hospitality industry job board:

• 06 Nov 2020
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Janine Chamberlin, Senior Director at LinkedIn, said:

• 06 Nov 2020
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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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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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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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Responding to the Chancellor’s extension of the furlough scheme until March, Musab Hemsi, Partner, LexLeyton said:

• 03 Nov 2020
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Responding to the announcement that England will re-enter lockdown from Thursday, Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, said:

• 28 Oct 2020
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Quarter ending in September saw steady optimism in businesses’ hiring confidence, and growing intentions to hire – REC

• 26 Oct 2020
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Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library comments:

• 23 Oct 2020
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Responding to today’s announcement of additional support for businesses, Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said:

• 23 Oct 2020
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Dean Sadler, CEO and Founder at Tribepad

• 19 Oct 2020
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Last week saw the first fall in the number of active job adverts in the UK since July, according to figures from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).

• 19 Oct 2020
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The UK economy grew by 6.6% in July, but still remains far below pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)[i] The UK unemployment rate has also risen to its highest level for two years[ii].

• 19 Oct 2020
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Another day, another set of figures released by the Office for National Statistics that are jumped upon by the press to spell out doom and gloom.