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On today's passing of the Employment Rights Bill by the House of Lords, @RECNeil said: “Passing the Employment Rights Bill is a milestone, but the real test is implementation. Get it wrong and jobs and growth are at risk. On guaranteed hours and union rights, businesses expect
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Responding to today’s @ONS data, @RECNeil said: “The picture is not totally gloomy, as vacancies are stabilising, economic inactivity dropping and pay normalising. A turgid overall picture will improve if we can get growth going.” https://t.co/08W9bs93tl
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Cutting agency staff was sold as saving the NHS money but data shows Bank costs are climbing and taxpayers are footing the bill, reports the @Telegraph @szupingc . Some NHS trusts now pay almost double for Bank shifts. REC warns that the reckless crackdown is costing taxpayers
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Health Secretary accused of ‘sacrificing facts and patient safety to ideology’ with ‘reckless crusade’
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The latest #ReportOnJobs shows permanent staff appointments fell again in November, though the rate of decline eased. Temp billings slipped back into contraction amid Budget uncertainty. 🔹 Demand fell, but at the slowest pace in 5 months 🔹 Rising candidate availability shaped
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"Later kick-offs at the 2026 World Cup will give hospitality a huge boost and create great chances for people to pick up shifts and get started in a fantastic industry. After a tough few years, public authorities should support venues so they can meet the extra demand," says
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Caps only work when they’re reviewed regularly and delivered in partnership, not imposed and left unchanged like the NHS workforce crisis, says @RECNeil responding to the government’s new cap on agency supply. https://t.co/i3r2VUl1LC
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Sometimes words are not hyperbole. Sir Alec Reed was a titan. He built a great business the right way and, as the @BigGive shows, had an impact far beyond it. The thoughts of everyone @RECPress and I’m sure all @RECmembers are with the whole Reed family & the @reedcouk team.
We’re deeply saddened to share that our beloved founder, Sir Alec Reed, has passed away. That he left us on Giving Tuesday feels especially meaningful, as his vision and generosity shaped Big Give from the very beginning. Read our full tribute: https://t.co/4oTdHmm2lL
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📣 Breaking news! Following tripartite negotiations between business groups including the REC, unions and government, an amendment to the ERB has been agreed to ensure there will be a 6 month qualifying period for unfair dismissal. In another win for the REC we have been told
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"An approach that involves and engages the private sector would yield so much more, and help close the fiscal gap on the back of a more prosperous country.” Our CEO @RECNeil responds to a budget that offers too little to get business investing. https://t.co/xJzMPD4xYx
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Bad news for good businesses trying to do the right thing by employees on pension contributions.
Significant reform of how pension contributions are made via "salary sacrifice" won't be implemented till 2029, a general election year, when it will raise £4.7bn. Here is what the OBR says about it: "Salary-sacrificed pension contributions above an annual £2,000 threshold will
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This already looks like a bad budget for good business. Electrified your vehicles? Taxed. Taking longevity risk from Govt with good pensions. Taxed. #Budget2025
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Chancellor must revive employer confidence at tomorrow’s Budget. Recent #JobsOutlook surveys had shown employers remain strikingly confident in their own businesses, even as their faith in the wider economy faltered. But that confidence in their intention to hire and invest in
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Data from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) shows 'a gently improving sense of confidence' from their members about their own possibilities in the current economic environment. But they feel less optimism about the wider UK economy, REC CEO Neil Carberry told a
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However, they feel less optimism about the wider UK economy, REC CEO Neil Carberry (pictured) told a London audience of recruiters last Thursday night [20 November 2025].At the same event, Sir...
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Recruiters who went above and beyond during a tough year for the sector and the wider economy were honoured at the #RECAwards25 #RECAwards2025 last night. Winners included firms supporting career returners, helping homeless people prepare for work and training NEETs. Kate Allen,
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