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IT industry sees silver lining in Budget cuts

...s Budget," said FPB chief executive Phil Orford in a statement. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation welcomed the Chancellor's plan to lower corporation tax... Read more

23 June, 2010 by Tom Espiner

IT jobs: Hiring back to pre-recession levels

...reported an increased demand for IT workers. The survey, conducted by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and professional services firm KPMG, reported that growth in... Read more

16 February, 2011 by Shelley Portet

IT workers - back in demand again

...high last month, according to the latest recruitment survey conducted by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and professional services firm KPMG. Although demand for... Read more

13 January, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

HR: It's time to make friends with the IT department

...and knows who to talk to. David Smith, vice chair of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's technology group (REC) told silicon.com: "Compared to... Read more

18 November, 2010 by Tim Ferguson
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...for their valuable support, as well as to leading industry bodies the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD... Read more

24 August, 2010

Job vacancies are on the up and up

...in demand in the sector for a year. The findings, from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's Report on Jobs also revealed increased opportunities for... Read more

8 May, 2002 by Christian Sadler

EC proposes standardised CVs

...their employability across the EU. Marcia Roberts, external relations director of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, was sceptical about the proposal, but said it could... Read more

11 April, 2002 by Andrew Swinton

IT jobs market on the mend, say recruiters

...IT is improving, according to an organisation that represents recruitment agencies. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said the worst of the recession has now... Read more

8 April, 2010 by Richard Thurston

Tech-job demand bucks economic trend

...those in other sectors. According to a survey by KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), demand seen by recruitment consultants for permanent IT... Read more

9 January, 2009 by Tim Ferguson

Demand for IT staff is highest since 2001

...to the latest quarterly IT and comms sector group report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The third quarter of 2007 also showed a... Read more

9 January, 2008 by Tim Ferguson

Banking crisis narrows north-south IT pay divide

...are mostly optimistic about UK IT job prospects. A report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation released last week said 'IT and computing' was the... Read more

14 April, 2010 by Richard Thurston

Industry experts offer tips for IT job hunters

...possible for future employers to find them. Sean Gallagher, director at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and MD of IT Human ResourcesPeople who out of... Read more

14 January, 2009 by Natasha Lomas

Government releases more details of UK ID Card

Not got time to digest this at the moment but here's the information from the government press office on the trial of... Read more

25 September, 2008

Credit crunch looms over IT jobs market

Although demand for tech workers to fill vacancies is still strong, the ecomonic climate has begun to affect recruitment in the banking sector Read more

11 January, 2008 by Natasha Lomas

Taxation changes may hit IT sector

...as recruitment agencies would be liable for the bill. The UK's Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said that while it broadly welcomes the aim... Read more

19 January, 2007 by Andy McCue

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