CBI director-general Dame Carolyn Fairbairn has termed the Covid pandemic recovery “a Darwinian moment” for UK business, with “winners and losers drawn very sharply”, in the opening keynote speech at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s REC 2020 conference on 8 September.
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The COVID pandemic has transformed the lives of millions of people across the world. With one of the most significant changes arising in the need for employees to begin working completely remotely. Yet, this comes with its associated problems.
Four veteran recruitment leaders who met through providing guidance to listeners of trade body webinars during the pandemic have formed a new advisory group to serve recruitment businesses.
Technology recruiter VIQU is expanding its offering to the Swedish enterprise resource planning (ERP) market.
Sarah Thewlis has been elected as the new chair of the (REC). Thewlis, managing director of executive search firm Thewlis Graham Associates, will succeed Chris Moore when his term ends on 8 October.
International employment services provider Workr Group has acquired Easypay Services, a Leeds-based company providing funding and back-office services to recruitment agencies.
Technology workers in Cambridge are the most in-demand workers in the UK at the moment, with Guildford in Surrey also having more jobs available than jobseekers, according to job search engine Adzuna.
Encore Personnel will launch its new customer relationship management (CRM) system for enrolling candidates in October, the company has announced.
Serial entrepreneur David Spencer-Percival (pictured) has launched a new venture, Life Science People, with an initial team of 20 and a personal investment of £2m.
With the UK officially in recession, employers are encouraged to consider five urgent questions to ensure their workforce is “recession-ready”.