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Business Confidence Rising For Contract Roles

Following the latest ONS figures which show a fall in the rate of unemployment, the REC have also found through their latest Jobs Outlook that business confidence is rising. This follows a similar trend to the previous few months. This … Continue reading

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AWR Awareness Important For Employers

The latest JobsOutlook from the REC has raised further issues about how prepared both employers and employees are about the implementation of the Agency Workers Regulations. They found that awareness of the AWR is at just over 70%, but only … Continue reading

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Unemployment Falls As Business Confidence Rises

The latest UK employment figures from the Office for National Statistics show that unemployment has continued to fall, and is now at 2.46m; a rate of 7.7%. This fall of 36,000 in the three months to the end of March … Continue reading

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Unemployment Figures Show Need For Government Support

The latest UK unemployment figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that unemployment rose by 27,000 to 2.53 million, which is the highest figure since 1994. This means the rate of unemployment is at 8%; another … Continue reading

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‘Integral Contractors’ Benefit From Demand

Contractors are starting to experience an increase in demand and are seen as a vital part of private sector recruitment. At a time when public sector job cuts are starting to take effect, contractors are being favoured as replacements. The … Continue reading

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