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Most recruitment experts would say that hiring activity has exploded over the last year, in the wake of disruption caused by Covid-19. But a new report has shed a different light on the UK jobs market, claiming that the pace of change has actually slowed to its lowest level in decades.   Forming part of

  Across many industries, there’s an enormous productivity gap between high and average performers. In fact, for the most complex tasks within a given job role, the most talented employees could be as much as 800% more productive. In recruitment, finding the best talent is absolutely critical. But attracting it and then keeping it can be

Ever wondered how many recruitment agencies there actually are in the UK? You’d be hard-pressed to keep up, as data from Companies House shows that the number of active recruitment agencies in the UK has grown by an average of 27% every year between 2008 and 2018.   This means an enormous 32,886 agencies have entered the

The latest UK Report on Jobs from KPMG and REC has revealed that UK recruiters hit record-breaking permanent placement rates in August 2021. The survey of around 400 recruitment and employment consultants found the sharpest increase in permanent staff appointments on record, with similarly impressive increases in temporary placements.   As the country’s economy restarts following the

Across all industries, the main priority during the pandemic has been health and safety. This has been achieved with a variety of strategies, mostly involving remote working and government support. But now we are emerging into a new post-Covid era where business is not exactly returning to normal but evolving into a ‘new norm’.  

The global pandemic affected nearly all industries, in the UK and worldwide. Recruitment didn’t escape unscathed, as hiring activity dropped considerably in 2020 along with employer confidence. People weren’t moving roles as much due to fears over job security, and furlough acted as a blocker to hiring activity. 2020 was a year of great uncertainty,

As the economy starts to recover from the pandemic, hiring activity has picked up dramatically. Now that furlough is coming to an end and businesses get back to full strength, the jobs market is thriving. UK job vacancies are the highest they’ve been since the start of the pandemic, and employers across many industries are

Most people working in tech realise that women are underrepresented in the sector, but not everyone realises how wide the gender gap has become. According to research by PwC, just 15% of STEM roles in the UK are taken by women, and just 5% of tech leaders are female. These are disappointing figures, demonstrating a

Your employees are one of your organisation’s most valuable assets. You’ll have put time, money and resources into attracting and hiring brilliant people, so it would be a real waste to lose them. In fact, it can be hugely expensive. Some research has found that it costs between 6 months to over 2 years of

  The recruitment sector is one of the UK’s most critical service industries, and it’s also one of the largest in Europe. In total, it supports an enormous £86 billion to the UK economy. But here’s something you may not have realised – recruitment activity is also one of the most influential drivers of productivity