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The Policy Advisor at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Scott Pendry, said that “It was encouraging to see first-hand that the views of the REC and the UK recruitment industry are being taken on board by senior Home Office officials. A sensible and pragmatic approach to both immigration and safe recruitment is needed to ensure […]

Andy Preston, Managing Director of BW Penman, an energy recruitment specialist told the Recruiter that “The drop in electricity generated from wind, hydro and other clean sources in the first half of 2010 has set back the government’s agendas on greener energy. However, the discussion at the Conservative Party Conference and a recent speech from […]

Iain McLaughlin, head of recruitment for KPMG, said that “The recruitment market has become more buoyant across the board in recent months. Demand has grown and so has supply, as people have become more confident about leaving their present position for other jobs. I look forward to making sure that KPMG’s recruitment function can continue […]

Speaking at the event the Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Kevin Green, said that \”We came to the Conservative Party Conference to engage with the new Government on the Agency Worker Regulations. We stressed that this is the first real test of the Government\’s stated commitment to limit red tape and getting out of […]

The investigation comes following the approval of BN66 rules which cleared the way for the HMRC to seek taxes retrospectively from users of such schemes. Earlier in the year an IT Contractor who used the Montpelier Group for 7 years named Robert Huitson failed in an attempt to fight the HMRC, he lost nearly £85,000. […]

In response to the figures the Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), Kevin Green, said that \”The ONS figures tally with our latest Report on Jobs which shows that the jobs market is starting to flatline with the growth in job placements at its slowest rate for a year. This \’deceleration\’ raises […]

The areas of the country most likely to be hit by cutbacks are Scotland (4.1%), Wales (4.3%) and the North East (4.1%). The Chief Economist at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, John Hawksworth, said that “Although the recovery may not be as strong this time as in the 1990s, we would expect at least some rise in private sector […]

The news will come as yet another blow to those highly skilled IT contractors working in the banking sector, many of whom have seen opportunities reduce significantly since the beginning of the recession. It is likely that many lower level IT roles will be lost to outsourcing arrangements over the next couple of years as […]

TUC Report Findings: It could take more than 20 years for some regions of the UK to make up for jobs lost in the recession 1.35 million private sector jobs have been lost since the second quarter of 2008 when jobs peaked at over 31 million 2.2 million private sector jobs will need to be […]

Mr Williamson told the Recruiter “It indicates that companies are looking outside the UK for future growth. If you are looking to expand rapidly, you need to look to new markets. The emerging world, in countries like China, India and Brazil, is where firms are expanding capacity, whether it is organic growth or acquisitions. You […]