Industry & Company News

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a major dent in the career prospects of young people. According to research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, lockdowns will have hit the youngest people the hardest and “threatens to have a prolonged negative economic impact on them as a result. Read this full report within.

UK recruiters signalled a further sharp increase in hiring activity midway through the fourth quarter, according to the latest KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, with permanent placement growth quickening since October and temp billings continuing to rise strongly. Full report within.

REC have produced a UK recruitment industry status report, this is their annual report and it gives the final word on what happened in 2020, now all business books have closed on the whole year. It also gives an insight into the recovery in the first half of this year. We have collated all the headlines from this for you, you can read these within.