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| 10.08.2026 | Burnham facing calls to cut employment red tape as job seekers grow for 41 months | The government is facing calls to strip red tape around employment after the pool of people looking for jobs in the UK grew for a 41st consecutive month.
The number of people on the hunt for work has now grown for nearly three and a half ye... |
| 08.06.2026 | Jobs slump as economy ‘held up by uncertainty’ | The UK jobs market has been handed another blow as businesses ditch permanent hires as the economy battles against domestic and international uncertainty.
The latest jobs report from KPMG and REC, the professional body for recruiters, showe... |
| 11.05.2026 | London to be hit hardest as jobs market struggles through 2026 | The jobs market is set to worsen throughout the year, with UK employment forecast to suffer a net loss of 163,000 jobs.
That’s according to research from the ITEM Club, which has found that London is set to bear the largest absolute decline... |
| 09.03.2026 | UK jobs market ‘facing sustained shocks’ | The Labour government is facing a rallying cry to ease the cost burden on businesses to avoid derailing a recovery in the jobs market.
The latest jobs report from KPMG and the REC, the professional body for recruiters, showed hiring for per... |
| 11.02.2026 | AI minister promises UK visa fast-track for global talent | Britain will reimburse visa fees and speed up processing for international AI talent, as the government pushes to turn the country into a global hub for the technology.
Speaking at the London AI Hub last night, AI minister Kanishka Narayan ... |
| 09.02.2026 | UK businesses turn to overseas talent and AI as Reeves’ taxes bite | British businesses are facing a “trade off” as rising costs for employers push firms into investing in overseas talent and leveraging AI.
Whilst businesses are ditching the “wait-and-see” approach that engulfed firms amidst the tax uncertai... |
| 12.01.2026 | Jobseeker numbers rise ‘sharply’ in labour market setback | The number of jobseekers rose “sharply” in December alongside a slump in demand for new hires, analysis has shown, posing a threat to the future of the UK labour market.
Analysis of S&P Global’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) indicate... |
| 20.12.2025 | Global Job Market Wobbles: AI and Layoffs Reshape Future Employment | Global labor markets face severe headwinds. Unemployment rises, particularly among youth. Layoffs surge to levels not seen in years, signaling widespread economic fragility. AI rapidly reshapes industries, displacing entry-level jobs and ac... |
| 19.12.2025 | Bailey sounds alarm on AI as youth unemployment jumps | AI could displace workers on a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned, as the UK jobs market shows fresh signs of strain.
Bailey said the rapid adoption of AI across the economy was... |
| 17.12.2025 | CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: When growth got stuck in the chimney: A look back at the UK in 2025 | A major surprise of 2025 was the fact that the Bank of England did not cut interest rates by as much as expected — as inflation remained stubbornly high.
Pressure on consumers has also weighed on quarters of the U.K. stock market this year ... |
| 15.12.2025 | Business chiefs back Employment Rights Bill progression despite ‘concerns’ | Business leaders have called on parliament to pass the Employment Rights Bill after it secured a compromise on day one rights for unfair dismissal.
Six industry groups have written a joint letter to business secretary Peter Kyle stating the... |
| 21.10.2025 | Third of employers would hire young people if offered tax credits | Over a third of employers would hire more young people if they were offered tax credits, fresh research has found, amid reports the government is drawing up a plan to subsidise employment for under 24-year-olds.
Research by the Recruitment ... |
| 14.10.2025 | Public sector pay outpaces private amid Budget pressures | Public sector pay has outstripped private sector pay on an annual basis, according to new official data, with the added pressures on public finances set to force Chancellor Rachel Reeves to hike taxes at the Budget.
The Office for National ... |
| 10.10.2025 | Number of job seekers spike as high taxes continue to hurt UK economy | The number of job seekers has spiked while a rise in starting salaries was “fractional”, according to analysis of leading survey data, in signs the jobs market is struggling to shake off higher taxes and low growth prospects.
New monthly fi... |
| 15.09.2025 | OpenAI: The Big Tech that took your job wants to get you a new one | London’s job market is feeling the squeeze. Permanent hires fell for the fifth month in a row, while temporary placements have tumbled for the twentieth consecutive month, according to KPMG and the Recruitment & Employment Confederation... |
| 08.09.2025 | London hiring slumps as employers suffer from rising costs | London hiring has continued its steep decline as employers suffer the consequences of Reeves’ tax raid and rising costs.
The latest jobs report from KPMG and the REC showed demand for workers in the capital has “continued to deteriorate” wi... |
| 08.09.2025 | UK Economic Activity Reflects Cautious Approach to Hiring and Persistent Pressures on Public Finances : Research | The UK’s economic sector in August 2025 continues to reflect a cautious approach to hiring and persistent pressures on public finances, as detailed in two key reports from KPMG and the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
The K... |
| 22.08.2025 | Job postings fall in ‘summer slowdown’ | Fewer jobs postings were made in July in signs that a “summer slowdown” will hit the UK economy and test Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ commitment to get more Brits into work.
Data provided by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) a... |
| 14.08.2025 | Training investment has dropped by £10.9bn since apprenticeship levy introduced | Investment in training has dropped by £10.9bn since the apprenticeship levy was introduced in 2017, fresh analysis has shown, with calls growing for Labour to speed up its overhaul of skills programmes.
In a new report by the Fabian Society... |
| 12.08.2025 | Why business confidence is all over the place | Kemi Badenoch looked aghast but Keir Starmer was defiant. Business confidence was at a nine-year high, the prime minister declared in the House of Commons in mid-July. The Conservative Party leader was not having any of it. Neither were man... |
| 11.08.2025 | UK economy expected to rebound | The UK economy is expected to have returned to growth in June after two consecutive months of declines amid concerns about the impact President Donald Trump’s tariffs have had on the economy.
Economists polled by Bloomberg expect the Office... |
| 11.08.2025 | Starting pay growth at slowest pace since 2021 | Pay for new hires rose at the slowest pace in over four years, fresh data has indicated, in signs redundancies and higher taxes are depressing wage growth.
The lack of demand among recruiters and the larger number of job seekers in the UK e... |
| 31.07.2025 | UK business confidence highest in 10 years, Lloyds Bank says | UK business confidence is at its highest level in 10 years as the service sector saw the biggest jump in optimism month-on-month, according to Lloyds Bank.
Firms were more optimistic for the third consecutive month, with the rise driven by ... |
| 15.07.2025 | Bank of England looks for jobs data revisions ahead of rate decision | The Bank of England will be looking out for any revisions to the number of people pushed out of work on Thursday when the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes fresh jobs data, with an interest rate decision set to hinge on the ext... |
| 14.07.2025 | Andrew Bailey calls for lower interest rates if job market stalls | The Governor of the Bank of England has called for more dramatic cuts to interest rates if the jobs market sees a substantial slowdown.
In an interview with The Times, Andrew Bailey insisted: “I really do believe the path is downward” for r... |
| 14.07.2025 | London hiring plunges as Rachel Reeves’ tax grab weighs | London hiring has suffered a steep drop as rising costs weigh on employers following Rachel Reeves’ tax grab.
Permanent staff places in the capital – hires with no fixed end date – fell at the sharpest rate in 22 months in June.
Meanwhile, ... |
| 19.06.2025 | Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.25 per cent | The Bank of England has held interest rates to “squeeze out persistent inflationary pressures” amid tensions between Israel and Iran risking an alarming uptick in energy prices later this year.
Officials said high inflation predictions and ... |
| 18.06.2025 | St James’ Place: Labour’s dividend tax plans could backfire | Any attempt to yield more revenues through increasing the top rate of tax on dividends may backfire and instead dry up revenue streams, Chancellor Reeves has been warned, as investors look to this year’s Autumn Budget with a sense of dread.... |
| 14.06.2025 | Nationwide to Greggs: King’s honours list champions UK business leaders | Entrepreneurs and company chiefs in tech, recruitment and banking have been recognised for their contributions to UK business in the King’s birthday honours.
Microsoft UK boss Clare Barclay and ceramics founder Emma Bridgewater, dubbed the ... |
| 13.05.2025 | Immigration reforms won’t solve labour shortages, businesses warn | Government plans to draw back immigration levels and tighten criteria for visas will put efforts to fill labour shortages at risk, with leading industry groups urging Keir Starmer to fast-track apprenticeship reforms.
The immigration white ... |
| 08.05.2025 | Firms will have to ‘train British workers’ under immigration plans | UK firms will reportedly have to train British workers if they wish to hire staff from abroad as part of government efforts to lessen the economy’s reliance on mass immigration.
Firms have lowered expectations for investment in training, ac... |
| 17.04.2025 | The Ripple Effect of Rising Costs: Mitie Group and the UK Job Market | In the world of business, every decision sends ripples through the economy. Recently, Mitie Group, a key player in facilities management, unveiled a staggering £50 million hit from increased National Insurance Contributions (NICs). This rev... |
| 17.04.2025 | Jobs market saw March boost ahead of ‘Awful April’ | Job postings steadily increased in March in signs that employers have built some resilience ahead of tax hikes and sweeping cost rises in what has been labelled ’Awful April’.
Active job postings grew by 3.3 per cent compared to the month b... |
| 11.04.2025 | Layoffs creating bigger pool of jobseekers, recruiters say | More people were added to the large pool of jobseekers in March than at any point since the pandemic, according to recruiters, as high levels of redundancies are driving a “steeper rise” in staff availability.
Employers have come under grea... |
| 08.04.2025 | Reeves held responsible as marginal growth expected | Chancellor Rachel Reeves has had to watch the UK economy trudge along since she took up residence at 11 Downing Street.
But even more bad news has been forecast to come before another lot this summer, and potentially no better news later th... |
| 06.04.2025 | The Financial Storm: Fines and Tax Hikes Rock the UK Economy | The UK is facing a financial tempest. Two recent events highlight the turbulent waters: the Bank of England's fine on financier Jay Hambro and Chancellor Rachel Reeves' hefty national insurance tax hike. Both incidents expose the fragility ... |
| 06.04.2025 | Reeves’ £25bn national insurance tax raid has arrived. What happens now? | Sorry, Lionel Richie. Businesses aren’t feeling easy like a Sunday morning. The new tax year is here. And Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ £25bn national insurance tax raid has fallen on thousands of firms.
From today, employers will pay a tax rat... |
| 28.03.2025 | Employers still nervous as £20bn tax rise ‘hangs over like a fog’, survey says | Employers remain pessimistic about hiring new staff as businesses “hoped for more” from the Spring Statement, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
Chancellor Rachel Reeves‘ Spring Statement saw multi-billion poun... |
| 26.03.2025 | Mid-sized firms ‘considering leaving UK’ as pressure on Reeves heats up | Around a third of mid-sized businesses are considering leaving the UK in the next two years, a new survey has suggested, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces intense pressure to make business-friendly announcements at the Spring Statement.
The... |
| 21.03.2025 | The Happiness Paradox: Lessons from Finland and the UK’s Economic Struggles | In a world where happiness and economic stability often seem at odds, Finland shines like a beacon. For the eighth consecutive year, it has claimed the title of the happiest country on Earth. This Nordic nation stands tall, not just for its... |
| 21.03.2025 | OBR growth forecast ‘will be halved’ | Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ hopes for growth are set to be shattered as another forecaster looks to downgrade expectations.
The Bank of England halved its growth forecasts from 1.5 per cent to 0.75 per cent in February while the OECD recently... |
| 20.03.2025 | UK wage growth remains hot as Bank of England set to decide on interest rates | Wage growth has continued to soar, new figures have revealed.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that annual regular pay, excluding bonuses, grew 5.9 per cent between November 2024 and January 2025.
Total pay growth, which includ... |
| 06.02.2025 | HEADFIRST GLOBAL APPOINTS EDZARD OVERBEEK AS GROUP CEO TO DRIVE NEXT PHASE OF GROWTH AND GLOBAL EXPANSION | Renowned global technology leader Edzard Overbeek named as HeadFirst Global CEO
After 25 years, staffing industry leader Julia Robertson has decided to step down from leading HeadFirst Global
LONDON, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HeadFirst G... |
| 09.05.2024 | Labour market slowdown might be coming to an end raising questions for Bank of England | The recent easing in the labour market might be slowing, a new survey suggests, raising questions for the Bank of England as it considers when to start cutting interest rates.
Although the number of staff appointed to permanent places conti... |
| 23.08.2022 | Screenloop raises $7m to stop companies making bad hires | |
| 08.07.2022 | Winning The War For Talent With Recruitment Technology | 'Rec Tech': a key tool in the talent hunt getty |
| 28.06.2022 | Screenloop raises $7m to stop companies making bad hires | London-based hiring intelligence platform Screenloop — which offers candidate sourcing, interview analysis and reference automation — has raised $7m in seed funding led by Stride VC. What problem is Screenloop solving?
The speed at which ma... |
| 14.01.2022 | REC : closes Largest-ever Syndicated Term Loan by an Indian NBFC with USD 1,175 Million Term Loan | REC closes Largest-ever Syndicated Term Loan by an Indian NBFC with USD 1,175 Million Term Loan
Dated Jan 13 2022
In a landmark transaction, REC Limited (REC) successfully raised USD 1,175 Million from a consortium of seven banks as the Man... |
| 21.10.2021 | REC raises $75 mn term loan from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | State-run REC on Wednesday said that it has raised a USD 75 million (about Rs 561 crore) term loan from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).
The proceeds from this facility shall be utilised to fund power sector projects as permitted... |
| 28.09.2021 | REC gets shareholder nod to raise up to Rs 85,000 cr via bonds, debentures | State-owned REC has got shareholders' approval to raise up to Rs 85,000 crore through issuance of non-convertible bonds or debentures.
"All resolutions as set out in the Notice of 52nd AGM of the company have been duly approved & p... |
| 14.09.2021 | The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation Receives a Nearly $700K Grant from Texas Workforce Commission to Continue Expanding Robotics Throughout Texas | |
| 10.04.2021 | Rec Room: $100 Million Funding And $1.25 Billion Valuation | Rec Room announced it closed $100 million in a new round of funding at a valuation of $1.25 billion. These are the details.
Rec Room, a gaming platform for user-generated content, announced recently that it closed a $100 million round of fu... |
| 23.02.2021 | State-run REC raises $500 million through issuance of notes | State-run REC Ltd on Tuesday said it has raised USD 500 million through issuance of notes (bonds) under its USD 7 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme which would be used to finance the power sector.
"REC Limited has priced USD 50... |
| 14.01.2021 | Future Plans, Hugs And New Horizons: Reasons For Hope In 2021 | Two female colleagues hug in the officelechatnoir |
| 13.11.2020 | Rec Biotechnology raises US$ 226.6M in Series B funding | - |
| 24.07.2020 | Three charts suggest a V-shaped recovery, but economists are sceptical | British businesses reported the best growth in five years in July and shoppers spent their money at close to pre-coronavirus rates in June, data showed today in a positive sign for the UK economy. |
| 13.05.2020 | REC raises $500 million through overseas bonds at 4.75 per cent | First US Dollar cross border issuance out of India since Covid-19: REC
REC Limited has raised $500 million through US dollar-denominated bonds. This is the first overseas bond issuance for Indian issuers in the wake of Covid crisis.
“With t... |
| 16.01.2018 | REC gets shareholders’ nod to raise ₹ 50,000 cr via NCDs | Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) today said it has received shareholder’s nod to raise ₹ 50,000 crore by issuing non-convertible debentures (NCDs).
Shareholders approved the special resolution in the annual general meeting held on Se... |
| 14.12.2017 | It’s exam day… #GoodLuck ladies! | It’s exam day… #GoodLuck ladies!
14-12-2017
Please join aspire cambridge today, 14th December 2017 in wishing both Lydia Gonzalez and Eleanor Gillett #GoodLuck for their Level 3 Certificate in Recruitment Practice exam in London this aftern... |
| 29.09.2017 | Blockchain's usefulness extends beyond the financial market | Blockchain technology is a key disruption enabler of established and, most importantly, trusted broker industries -- financial services being the biggest and most lucrative trusted broker service in the world. Trillions of pounds are moved ... |
| 21.07.2017 | Recruitment Consultants at aspire cambridge awarded industry accreditations | Recruitment Consultants at aspire cambridge awarded industry accreditations
21-07-2017
aspire cambridge believes in, supports and encourages ongoing development and training of its employees towards their careers in recruitment, offering co... |
| 22.05.2017 | Reasons talented professionals choose temporary or contract work | Reasons talented professionals choose temporary or contract work
22-05-2017
aspire cambridge's recruitment consultants work with a whole range of talented and professional individuals who are looking for temporary work or contract opportuni... |
| 12.04.2017 | Why aspire cambridge offers combined recruitment and human resource solutions | Why aspire cambridge offers combined recruitment and human resource solutions
12-04-2017
aspire recruitment is not like other recruitment agencies or HR consultancies that want to get bums on seats or tie you into retained consultancy agree... |
| 05.04.2017 | aspire cambridge announces multiple promotions | aspire cambridge has recognised four of its employees for their outstanding levels of work.
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| 05.04.2017 | aspire cambridge announces multiple promotions | aspire cambridge announces multiple promotions
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| 10.08.2015 | Report on Jobs: permanent placements continue to rise, but rate of growth eases | Report on Jobs: permanent placements continue to rise, but rate of growth eases
10-08-2015
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour... |
| 08.04.2014 | Immigration restrictions are holding the economy back says new report | |
| 06.06.2012 | REC ends long-term wafer sales contract, receives US$35 million in compensation | - |
| 24.01.2011 | REC raises $500 m thru overseas bonds | Rural Electrification Corporation said on Thursday it has raised $500 million through an overseas bond issue.
The bonds, which were sold at a fixed coupon of 4.25 per cent, were subscribed almost three times, company officials said. The com... |
| 04.08.2008 | netXtra clients enjoy success in ‘Website Of The Year’ category at Trade Association Forum... | netXtra clients enjoy success in ‘Website Of The Year’ category at Trade Association Forum...
04-08-2008
At the recently announced 2008 Trade Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice Awards, Long Melford based, and Cambridge Network member, ne... |
| - | Zero-hour agency workers to be protected under Employment Rights Bill | Weeding out “exploitative” zero-hour contracts has been a pledge under the government’s Employment Rights Bill since it was first announced last summer.
This means that it will no longer be lawful for employers to only pay staff when they’r... |
| - | UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer attempts government reset less than 100 days into office | British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to reset his government and recover from a shaky first 100 days in office beset by policy misfires, doom mongering and a “freebie” scandal.
Analysts have questioned, however, whether the overha... |
