April Industry News
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Here's a selection of hand-picked recruitment news from April?that particularly stand?out to us!
Topics cover a lift in the job market, as well as?the latest news from the Office For?National Statistics, safety in recruitment, talent retention in education, and more.
We hope you find this information useful - happy reading recruiters!
The UK employment rate was estimated at 75.8% in December 2022 to February 2023, 0.2 percentage points higher than September to November 2022.
The increase in employment over the latest three-month period was driven by part-time employees and self-employed workers.
Staffing companies and EOR providers need to be on their guard right now against sophisticated scams targeting both them and the contract recruitment industry, writes Simon Duff, director of?Leap29.?These scams potentially cost companies hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The latest KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global, showed that economic uncertainty and rising costs continued to impact hiring trends in March. Recruiters recorded a?fall in permanent staff placements across the UK, while temp billings growth quickened to a 6-month high.
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One way employers are responding to this is to make sure that?their jobs are more aligned with contemporary lifestyle choices, and they're doing this by offering remote and flexible working options.
Recession clouds are receding from the UK jobs market as companies gradually regain confidence about hiring workers following a batch of better than expected economic data since the turn of the year, new figures out in April reveal.
Tania Bowers, global public policy director at APSCo, said:?“Although there’s a shortage of staff across the entire education remit, our members have identified a critical need to prioritise Early Years teachers and support staff.?
The learning which takes place during this stage cannot be postponed until a later date and, as such, education will be lost permanently, adding to longer-term learning challenges."