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NHS has already shed 15,000 jobs due to Public Sector cuts says Royal College of Nursing

The Royal College of Nursing said that: The Southend University Foundation Trust has already closed one general medical ward and plans to close another later this year The University of Leicester NHS Trust has cut 325 jobs with a further 100 set for the chop The Accident and Emergency Department at Queen Mary’s Sidcup  is […]

REC provides input to Home Office at Business Advisory Panel Meeting

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 […]

Social Care reeling from introduction of the interim Immigration Cap

In response to the concerns the UK Border Agency’s national lead for temporary migration, Jeremy Oppenheim said that \”Under the interim limit, employers that urgently need to fill jobs in key-shortage occupations, including children and families\’ social work, can seek additional permits. There is already a streamlined route to recruit overseas social workers working with […]

Recruitment Firm says Energy Sector can lead the way

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 […]

KPMG announce plans to expand over the next three years

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 […]

REC raises AWR concerns to the Conservatives

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 […]

HMRC Clampdown on Offshore Contractor Tax Schemes

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. […]

Latest ONS Unemployment Figures show 2.45 Million People are out of work

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 […]

1 Million Jobs expected to be lost due to Public Sector Spending Cuts say PwC

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 […]

Lloyds Banking Group set for major IT Contractor Cutbacks

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 […]