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<title><![CDATA[Jobs Outlook Survey points to the return of longer term job prospects]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Increasing numbers of employers are planning to grow their permanent workforce in the next year, according to the REC's latest JobsOutlook. In the April survey, published today, more than a third indicated they would be adding to their existing staff.
Just below one in four, or 23 per cent, say they are planning to grow their permanent workforce in the next three months while another 64 per cent intend to keep numbers static.
At the same time, demand for temporary and contract staff remains strong with 93 per cent saying they will either keep their use of agency workers at existing levels or grow them in the short-term with another 81 per doing the same in the longer term.
Commenting on the latest JobsOutlook findings, Roger Tweedy, the REC&rsquo;s Director of Research, said:
&ldquo;The current figures really do show we have a transitional jobs market borne out last week by the slight decrease in the unemployment figures. Confidence among employers about their hiring intentions has stayed the same level as last month. At the same time, their reliance on temporary and contract staff is still strong but it is starting to ease slightly.
&ldquo;The long-term prospects for the jobs market ties in with forecasts that private sector investment and trade will start accelerating in the second half of the year. However, until then, our jobs market will show signs of volatility until the infrastructure for private sector growth is in place to enable more jobs to be created within it.&rdquo;
The report also shows that because of the April and May Bank Holidays, there is currently a strong short-term demand for sales and retail staff, while demand for engineering and technical staff remains static.&nbsp; However, there are signs that there will be long term demand in this sector which may be due to the forecast economic upturn later in the year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 09:00:00 -0530</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UK jobless total climbs to 2.4m1]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The number of people out of work in the UK has risen to its highest level since 1995, official figures have shown.
Unemployment increased by 220,000 to 2,435,000 in the three months to June, taking the jobless rate to 7.8%.
Claims for unemployment benefit were the highest in 12 years, increasing by 24,900 from June to 1.58 million.
Average earnings, excluding bonuses, grew at their slowest rate since records began in 2001, the Office for National Statistics said.

Earnings rose at an annual rate of 2.5% in the three months to June - though those in manufacturing only averaged pay increases of 1.1%, while the public sector saw an average rise of 3.7%.
BBC employment correspondent Martin Shankleman says the figures confirm that unemployment continues to rise remorselessly, with no early respite.
Our correspondent adds that the full impact of joblessness among those who recently left school or college and are now looking for work is not reflected in these figures and has yet to be felt.
'Slow' recovery
The figures come as the Bank of England's latest quarterly inflation report warned that the UK economy still had some way to go before it recovered from the effects of the financial crisis.
Bank governor Mervyn King warned that any recovery in 2010 would be &quot;slow and protracted&quot;.
He also hinted that further measures might be needed to stimulate the economy, in addition to the Bank's programme of quantitative easing (QE) to spur growth.
The British Chambers of Commerce warned that unemployment was likely to continue rising at a rapid pace, even if the economy started growing again, and could exceed three million.
And the Institute of Directors said that almost a million people were working part-time because they could not find a full-time job, meaning the impact of the recession on employment was &quot;even greater than the headline figures suggest&quot;.




'Lost to work'
According to BBC calculations based on ONS data, the unemployment rate among 16-24 year olds has risen to 12.6%, with about 928,000 people in that age range classed as unemployed.
There is rising concern about youth unemployment, and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said the government needed the help of businesses to tackle it.
Work experience, mentoring and internships were needed to avoid a generation &quot;lost to work&quot;, Lord Mandelson told the BBC.
&quot;This is something the whole country has got to rally to. We need public and private employers, as well as those in the [charity] sector, to help us mount this national campaign to back young Britain.&quot;
However, the shadow work and pensions minister, Mark Harper, accused the government of failing to improve training for younger people during the economic boom.
&quot;Disturbingly, there are now nearly one million young people unemployed, cast adrift by a government sleepwalking through this crisis.&quot;
A group called the Youth Fight for Jobs Campaign says there is a lack of training and affordable housing for younger people.
&quot;It's about highlighting that there's a problem, and also saying to the government, and local MPs, and councillors, what are you going to do about it?,&quot; said campaigner Manuel Dominguez.
&quot;Young people don't get proper training, a lot of working class young people get put off from going to university and being saddled with debt.&quot;
A new crop of school leavers and university graduates will join the jobs market this summer.
'Marked weakening'
Earlier this week, the government said it had launched an investigation into the gap between the number of people out of work and those who were claiming unemployment benefit.
While the latest data shows that the jobless rate, under International Labour Organisation (ILO) rules, rose to 7.8% in the three months to June - the highest rate since the final quarter of 1996, the rate of people claiming unemployment benefit in July was just 4.9%.
One possible explanation for this discrepancy could be that some people who have recently lost their jobs are relying on their partner's income, their own savings or redundancy payments rather than drawing on benefits.
&quot;Recently the broader ILO measure of joblessness has indicated a more marked weakening in the labour market, and that trend has continued,&quot; said Colin Ellis, European economist at Daiwa Securities.
Meanwhile, an investigation by Radio 4's Face the Facts has found that some frontline staff at Jobcentre Plus, the government agency tasked with getting people back to work, are cutting interview times to cope with the increase in claimants.
However, Employment Minister Angela Eagle dismissed the idea that government cuts to the agency before the recession were proving detrimental to those out of work, saying staff had done &quot;a magnificent job in difficult circumstances&quot;.
She added that 9,000 new staff had been recruited and that 80% of people registering after they had lost their jobs were getting an interview with a personal adviser within three days. Benefits payments were also being processed &quot;well within targets&quot;, she said.
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The number of people out of work in the UK has risen to its highest level since 1995]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The number of people out of work in the UK has risen to its highest level since 1995, official figures have shown.
Unemployment increased by 220,000 to 2.44 million in the three months to June, taking the jobless rate to 7.8%.
Claims for unemployment benefit grew to its worst level in 12 years, increasing by 24,900 from June to 1.58 million.
Average earnings, excluding bonuses, grew at their slowest rate since records began in 2001, the Office for National Statistics said.

Earnings rose at an annual rate of 2.5% in the three months to June - though those in manufacturing only averaged pay increases of 1.1%, while the public sector saw an average rise of 3.7%.
The figures come as the Bank of England's latest quarterly inflation report warned that the UK economy still had some way to go before it recovered from the effects of the financial crisis.
The British Chambers of Commerce warned that unemployment was likely to continue rising at a rapid pace, even if the economy started growing again, and could exceed three million.
And the Institute of Directors said that almost a million people were working part-time because they could not find a full-time job, meaning the impact of the recession on employment was &quot;even greater than the headline figures suggest&quot;.
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0530</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:00:00 -0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tough Penalties for Rogue Employers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Government today published the Employment Bill aimed at toughening penalties for rogue employers who pay under the minimum wage.&nbsp; It also seeks to strengthen the powers of the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate.

Commenting on the Bill, Tom Hadley, the REC's Director of External Relations said: &ldquo;We welcome this Bill as it aims to crack down on those employers and agencies that are breaking the rules.&nbsp; REC members abide by our Code of Professional Practice as well as the law.&nbsp; It is not right for them to be undercut by agencies that are cutting corners and mistreating workers.&rdquo;

The Bill aims to introduce new penalties for employers who do not pay the minimum wage.&nbsp; The Inspectorate who governs the recruitment industry will also be given more investigative powers and access to unlimited fines for those who flout the law.

Commenting on these new powers, Tom Hadley added: &ldquo;Over recent years, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate has re-focused its resources to a risk-based approach.&nbsp; The plans to increase the number of inspectors as well as the powers of the inspectorate can only be welcome by the recruitment industry.

&ldquo;Our industry should be applauded for placing 1.3 million people into temporary jobs every week.&nbsp; For too long the actions of a few rogue agencies have tarnished this reputation.&nbsp; The REC hopes that the new powers and resource for the inspectorate will result in the rogues being put out of business for good.&quot;

The REC polices its Code of Professional Practice through a complaints procedure.&nbsp; For further information see: http://www.rec.uk.com/about-recruitment/standards/Complaints-Disciplinary-Procedure

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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Managers not managing underperformance]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[According to research by Watson Wyatt Managers need to do more to help poorer performing staff."Managers find it easy to motivate high performing indviduals but are not so adept when it comes to supporting poorer performing employees" says Carol Hathaway of Watson Wyatt."Some of the greatest opportunities for improved organisational performance lie in helping Managers raise the bar for moderate and poorer performers but it appears from our study that few employers are doing this".In it's 2007/2008 Global Strategic rewards study Watson Wyatt found that only a third of poor performers said their Manager does a good job in commuicating expectations for organisational financial performance, of establishing goals for their individual performance linked back to business objectives or of providing direct feedback on their personnal performance.However, a top performer was 66% more likely to say that their immediate Supervisor does a good job of communicating organisational and performance management issues than a poor performer would, the survey found.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Job Interview]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Personal Hygiene has been cited as a key problem among job hunters with 47% of recruiters questioned said they had received negative feedback from employers found a survey recently conducted by the REC.The survey also revealed anecdotes such as acandidate turning up in a ball gown for an interview with a fashion company, another candidate claimed he was very proficient at Sony Playstation, several candidates tried to charm their interviewer by offering them sweets and one candidate was too cain to wear her glasses at interview and mistook a cupboard for the exit on her way out.Almost all respondants (93%) had received feedback from employers about a job hunters interview appearance with 16-20 year olds identified as the worst offenders for dressing inappropriately. Casual clothing was an issue according to 63% of recruiters with one in four (23%) mentioning inappropriate footwear, one in three (29%) citing revealing clothing and one in five (19%), excessive jewellery.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[National Minimum Wage to rise this October]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise from October 2008.Adults who receive GBP5.52 an hour will receive GBP5.73, 18-21-year-olds will get a rise of 17p an hour to GBP4.77 and 16-17-year-olds will be paid GBP3.53, up from GBP3.40.The government said nearly one million low paid employees, two thirds of them women, will benefit from the increase.The government has also boosted funding for enforcement of the NMW and is planning tough new penalties for rogue employers who underpay staff as part of the Employment Bill, now before the Parliament.Business Secretary John Hutton said: "The National Minimum Wage remains one of the most important rights introduced by the government in the last decade. Before it was introduced, some workers could expect to be paid as little as 35p an hour; our legislation has ensured that can no longer happen.""I am proud of the minimum wage; it makes a real difference to the lives of many of our lowest-paid workers and protects them from exploitation. It also creates a level playing field for business and boosts the economy."When the NMW was launched the main rate was GBP3.60.New measures which aim to enforce the minimum wage and crack down on rogue employers include a fairer method for dealing with NMW arrears, calculated so that workers do not lose out as a result of underpayment and increasing the maximum penalty for non-payment of the NMW to an unlimited fine. The most serious cases of non-compliance will be tried in a crown court.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Working Mums]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Most workers feel their bosses do not do enough to encourage women on maternity leave to return to work, according to research by Monster. 

The poll found that only 17% of workers felt their employers did everything to encourage women back to work, but a further 36% believed that their employer would discourage mothers to return to work because they would rather employ someone without commitments. 

Employment legislation provides new and expectant mothers with special rights and protection, including: the right to takes time off for antenatal care; maternity leave and pay, return to work to the same job; request flexible working and protection from suffering a detriment or dismissal on pregnancy grounds.

However Julian Acquari, Managing Director of Monster UK and Ireland , said the measures were not enough. 

He said: Our poll demonstrates that, despite legislation, there is still a feeling among workers that new mothers do not receive the support in coming back to work that they deserve from their employers. 

&quot;Women's careers don't end with having children - many women look forward to rejoining the work force, not to mention that raising a child can be expensive and many new mothers still need to work to provide the vital added income.&quot;]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Challenging times for Engineering]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;The engineering sector is suffering from a graduate candidate shortage says the confederation of British Industry (CBI). &nbsp;Sarah Morris at the CBI in the South-West told the BBC: &#8220;Over the next four Years we&#8217;ll be creating two million new jobs that need science, technology, engineering and maths. &nbsp;We&#8217;re calling onto the Government to invest a modest &pound;120 million in specific careers advise, to show young people exactly how promising a career in engineering can be. If we don&#8217;t do something, Britain will loose jobs to foreign competitors.&#8221;&nbsp;Paul Alekna Says: &nbsp;With little emphasis placed on how are we going to dress our marketplace for success it&#8217;s not surprising to see suitable talent move for technology based industry instead of engineering. &nbsp;Without doubt investment in appropriate apprentiship schemes would provide a better platform for future success. Let&#8217;s hope the CBI&#8217;s proposals stick&#8230;]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Power of a PA]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[We have worked with many seriously talented PA's over the
Years and having recently met with Dr. Gareth Osborne; Chairman of the
Association of Personal Assistants (APA) the following is an extract from his
personal blog highlighting the significance of the unsung hero's at work:



It's a simple mathematical calculation but if new research by the
Association of Personal Assistants (APA) is right then every senior manager,
leader and principal must employ a PA if they want to achieve and exceed
corporate targets. In a report published today the APA details the results of
its survey of over 5,000 business leaders and suggests that their effectiveness
is hugely enhanced by having an Aid and most report an improvement in excess of
30%.

If the average salary of a CEO for the Top 500 listed companies in the UK is over
&pound;750,000 per year then a 30% increase in their effectiveness is sufficient to
fund an entire department. And that level of return on investment makes real
economic sense says the APA. In a small business, where the owner director
fulfils every major management role, a PA is doubly essential to ensure all the
competing plates are kept spinning and none of the business critical ones are
dropped; in this size business MDs also suggested that their PA is the sole
guardian of their corporate quality of life and director of their work life
balance.

Gone are the days when a PA was a glorified secretary (a 'Miss Jones') and even
less true is the stereotype portraying the PA as a flunky who runs errands,
makes coffee and looks attractive in the outer office. Modern PAs are highly
business savvy, using every technological means at their disposal and are
increasingly well educated, trained and qualified to maximise their boss's
time. They plan meetings and diaries, co-ordinate travel plans and
accommodation and process all of the day-to-day issues of an executive office

A PA has to be a great communicator and even better negotiator; managing
people's expectations when they hope to access the boss, and making sure that
all priority tasks are processed quickly. If you ask the modern boss what takes
the most time in their busy working life most will say meetings and emails and
their PA is of fundamental importance in managing the problems associated with
both. As our research suggests, a good PA is worth a fortune and every business
leader should have one.

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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flexible Working]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The government is to consult business on ways to deal with flexible workings requests.

The consultation, published today, follows the announcement that the government would extend the right to request flexible working to parents with children who are 16 and under. 

The consultation will also consider weather to scrap the requirement for employers to provide formal notification on whether an application has proved successful.

Pat McFadden, employment relations minister, said: &ldquo;the right to request flexible working has worked well because it helps employees to balance their home and work lives, but at the same time gives employers the right to say no where there is legitimate business concerns.

Parenting requirements don&rsquo;t end as children get older. We think it is right to extend this scheme and help parents of older children access the flexibility they need.&rdquo; 

Paul Alekna says;
Having spent a fair amount of time studying the information we have available to us in-house it is clear that the more pro-active employers are working towards offering alternative employment terms that meet and exceed the common cheers from those us wanting more flexible terms. 

It is clear these businesses are benefiting from a stronger retention rate and improved skill base; something we haven&rsquo;t yet been able to put a price on&hellip;
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<title><![CDATA[BBC Highlights importance of recruiters interaction with Job Centre Plus]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kevin Green, the REC's Chief Executive has appeared on national BBC television and radio today (Tuesday) to highlight the importance of the recruitment industry in working with Jobcentre Plus at a time when cuts are being made to a&nbsp; number of its branches. &nbsp;  The REC has worked constructively with Jobcentre Plus over a number of years which has resulted tangible initiatives such as the Diversity Pledge. As well as this strategic level work, there are also a number of examples of practical co-operation on a local level between REC members and Jobcentre branches. It is now recognised that private agencies provide 40 per cent of all the roles that Jobcentres offer.   Kevin stressed the close relationship between the public sector and the private sector recruitment industry in ensuring the continuing co-operation between the two so that jobseekers did not lose out and were aware of the alternative ways of finding jobs.   He emphasised that recruitment agencies were there to assist employers find suitable candidates for their vacancies especially as some were reluctant to use Jobcentres when looking for skilled staff. Jobcentres have a key role to play &quot;particularly in supporting those jobseekers, who were not sufficiently prepared to return to the jobs market&quot;, he said.   Kevin was interviewed on BBC Breakfast News by Declan Curry. He was also interviewed on BBC Radio Four's 'Today' programme and BBC Radio Five Live's 'Wake Up To Money'. &nbsp;  In the radio interviews, Kevin also stressed the importance of the Department for Work and Pensions commissioning strategy and the critical role that private sector agencies should play in getting people off benefit and back into work.   The REC has continued to take forward a pro-active media strategy to raise the profile of the industry and to promote the views and concerns of members.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Employees to get right to take out to train]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Government has announced plans for the introduction of a right to request time off to undertake training, as part of its draft legislative programme for 2008/09.The new right will be modelled on the right to request flexible working. Employers will be obliged to consider seriously requests that they receive, but will be able to refuse a request where there is a good business reason for doing so. Employers will not be obliged to meet the salary or training costs to enable a request for time off to train to be met. The Government is to issue a consultation on the details of the proposals.The Government intends to introduce the right through the Education and Skills Bill, which will also create a national apprenticeship service and provide a statutory entitlement to apprenticeships for all suitably qualified young people.]]></description>
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