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Every year, National Trustees Week is celebrated in the first week of November. Trustees Week celebrates the hundreds of thousands of volunteers who contribute their time, expertise, knowledge and experience to ensure that civil society continues to run and deliver for the people who need it to. Read the full article within.

#GivingTuesday was created in 2012 in New York to encourage people to do good by volunteering time or making donations to charities. Over the last decade, this has developed into a global movement that inspires millions of people to collaborate and donate time, skills and resources and celebrate generosity. Read the full article within.

Recruitment activity across the UK weakened at the start of the final quarter, according to the latest KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global. Recruiters signalled a renewed drop in permanent placements and stagnant temp billings as heightened uncertainty over the economic outlook weighed on staff hiring. Concurrently, there was a further slowdown in rates of vacancy growth for both permanent and temporary staff. Greater hesitancy to look for or switch roles alongside a generally low level of unemployment led to a further steep drop in the supply of workers. The sustained decline in candidate numbers and cost-of-living pressures continued to place upward pressure on starting pay. However, rates of salary inflation and temp pay growth fell to 18- and 17-month lows, respectively.

London Plus is delighted to welcome Sarah Mulley as the new Chair of its Board of trustees. Sarah took on the role at a recent Board meeting after a successful open recruitment process led by Thewlis Graham Associates. We are delighted to have been part of this process and wish Sarah all the best in her new role. See within for more details.

In August-October 2022, business confidence in the UK economy fell by a further 2% from the previous rolling quarter to net: -69, a new record low. At net: -68 in October, the barometer has been in negative territory for 12 months. However, employers in October (net: -68) were more optimistic than in September (net: -69) and August (net: -71). Employers’ confidence in making hiring and investment decisions stayed the same as the previous rolling quarter at net: -27. Similarly, there was a slight uptick in October to net: -24 from net: -26 in September and net: -31 in August. Full article within.