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• ONS comment from totaljobs

  19-01-2017 12:16 via onrec.com
  John Salt, Group Sales and Marketing Director at Totaljobs GroupPosted inOpinionon19 Jan 2017
  Company ProfileTotaljobsView profile »“It’s great to see to unemployment continue to fall, with the job market finishing strongly in what was a turbulent year in many ways.
  “Our most recent Totaljobs Employment Index also reflected the strength of the job market, with applications up 11% in the last three months of 2016 compared to the three months’ prior (July, August and
  
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• GetMyFirstJob partners with National Citizen Service to boost young people’s social and professional skills

  19-01-2017 12:07 via onrec.com
  Today, the leading apprenticeship matching service and social enterprise, GetMyFirstJob, has announced a new partnership with National Citizen Service (NCS) to help improve the social and professional skills of young people in the UK.Posted inNews archiveon19 Jan 2017
  The partnership will provide NCS graduates with access to the many apprenticeship opportunities GetMyFirstJob offers on its site. GetMyFirstJob will also be tracking apprenticeship applicants who are NCS graduates into successful a
  
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• Schools are making the recruitment crisis worse

  19-01-2017 12:05 via onrec.com
  Complicated application forms and arduous recruitment processes are deterring teachers from applying for jobs according to 3,000 teachers surveyed as part of new research published today.Posted inNews archiveon19 Jan 2017
  Company ProfileEteachView profile »A radical overhaul to the teaching recruitment processes employed by most schools is needed if we are to stem the flow of teachers leaving the profession, reports Eteach, the UK’s leading education recruitment providers. They found
  
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• REC statement in response to the Prime Minister’s speech on leaving the EU

  19-01-2017 11:51 via onrec.com
  Responding to today’s speech by Theresa May, which outlined the government’s objectives when negotiating the UK’s relationship with the EU, Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) Chief Executive Kevin Green says:Posted inNews archiveon19 Jan 2017
  Company ProfileRECView profile »“Today’s speech by the Prime Minister will be cold comfort to UK employers. The government’s plan risks putting the jobs market in reverse by leaving the single market a
  
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• UK Gender Pay Gap at its Lowest Level to Date

  19-01-2017 11:45 via onrec.com
  The UK gender pay gap is currently at its lowest level ever, the Government reports it is committed to ensuring the gap is eliminated within a generation.Posted inNews archiveon19 Jan 2017
  Company ProfileRecruitiveView profile »December last year marked the average pay gap at 19.2%, highlighting how slowly the gap is being closed. Last year’s Equal Pay Day was on 9 November, signifying the glacial pace of difference from 19.3% in 2015 to 18.1% in 2016.
  Whilst this is encouraging, Rec
  
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