Over the early summer there has rightly been a lot of positivity about the state of play in the jobs market. As COVID restrictions were lifted, hiring activity got underway at pace. However, we need to temper that positivity with a little caution. Indeed, Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the REC, highlights the issue by saying, […]
The big news from the latest Report on Jobs centres on the headline statement ‘candidate availability falls sharply’. This is the picture emerging from the past few months which is now bedding in as a notable trend. What’s going on in the recruitment arena? The recovery continues apace for many businesses and this is reflected […]
The current state of the jobs market is a tale of two halves. We absolutely don’t want to shy away from the tremendous recovery, evidenced in record-breaking data. However, we need to temper this by honestly acknowledging the difficulties we are facing due to not enough candidate supply. As Claire Warnes, Partner and Head of […]
Overall, the outlook for the jobs market on the back of May 2021 data is extremely positive. The market is really getting going again after the challenges of the Covid pandemic. As with last month, we’re seeing record breaking improvements. However, we need to temper this a little with how the supply of candidates is […]
The recruitment figures, across the nation, are spectacular for April 2021, giving us all room to feel confident that recovery in the jobs market is most definitely underway. Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the REC, paints the picture for us in the latest Report on Jobs: “The jobs market is improving at one of the […]
The latest REC Report on Jobs launches us into a very positive mood with the headline ‘Roadmap for lifting lockdown leads to substantial increase in hiring activity in March’. As soon as you dive into the data, you become aware that this isn’t hyperbole, but in fact, the recovery is immense and there are fantastic […]
This months Report on Jobs across the UK gives us a glimmer of optimism. There’s nothing surprising when we look at the available data for November regarding the state of the jobs market in the UK. Much of what is occurring is summed up in three key points: A modest but notable reduction in permanent […]
It would be easy to have a kneejerk reaction to the latest reports on the state of the jobs market. However, we need to look at this data realistically, within a wider context. We cannot escape that the economic impact of Covid-19 is tough, but we also need to look at the recent evidence that […]
Are we seeing the green shoots we’ve longed for amongst the doom and gloom of redundancies, local lockdowns and furlough ending? We certainly hope so.
A tale of true Northern resilience is the core feature of the most recent KPMG and REC Jobs Outlook Report. Whilst there are challenging times ahead across the country in the jobs marketplace, there are signs of positive movement. The North has been struck by more localised lock-downs than anywhere else, and we believe that […]
