In this episode, Neil Carberry, REC Chief Executive interviews Steve Johnson, Growth Leader of Commercial Workplace Savings at Mercer Marsh. They discuss the key requirements needed by employers to retain, engage and motivate employees. In this episode, you’ll hear more about: The challenges being seen by SME businesses and the need to adapt to change, including the impact of the great resignation The specific issues/shifts being seen around the attraction, retention and motivation of employees. How the benefits package offered is relative to employee physical and psychological well-being. How ..read more

In this episode, Neil Carberry, REC Chief Executive interviews Suhail Mirza, Non Executive Director at Newcross Healthcare and a global speaker and coach on inner wellness. They discuss wellbeing in the workplace in high pressured roles, the need to step back and assess how to maintain healthy practices and how to help individuals to flourish. Tune in to hear about: * The challenges and opportunities that we are now facing post pandemic * How to promote and facilitate a better culture in the workplace, and the need to eliminate toxic working cultures, micromanagement and the stigmatisation of ..read more

In this episode, our Chief Executive Neil Carberry interviews Samantha Beggs, Campaigns and Government Relations Manager, REC. They discuss the politics, economics and the upcoming Fiscal event, looking ahead to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget announcement. In this episode, you’ll hear more about: • The challenges the Chancellor will face around spending down, boosting growth and providing support • How we obtain growth in the UK economy and what we need to do to get there, taking the levelling up strategy into consideration • The solutions the REC will bring to Government for what will do as ..read more

Guest speaker: • Ed Thompson, CEO and Founder, Uptimize Our recent research in partnership with neurodivergent training experts Uptimize revealed some astonishing findings about the state of neuroinclusive recruitment in the UK. We surveyed REC members to understand the level of awareness of neuroinclusive recruitment practices within organisations. Here are some key findings: • Only 30% of recruiters in our study have knowingly placed neurodivergent candidates. • Almost 80% of respondents said they had received no training on neuroinclusive recruitment and only 20% understood how to conduct a ..read more

Guest speaker: • Mark Thompson, Group Head of Sales, Sonovate As we navigate ongoing skills shortages and a cost-of-living crisis, how can you ensure your business stays attractive to top talent and clients? Gone are the days where the option of work from home was seen as a "perk". So what does it take to entice highly skilled workers and remain competitive? We spoke to Mark Thompson of Sonovate on the revelations in their latest Future World of Work report 2023 . "Flexibility “was a recurring theme and the report uncovers what this could means for businesses, clients and candidates including ..read more

Guest speaker: • Kate Shoesmith, Deputy CEO, REC Our latest Recruitment Industry Status report (RISR) demonstrates the huge role recruitment and staffing firms have played in driving the recovery from the pandemic. Our industry made 22.4 million temporary / contract placements and 540,000 permanent placements in 2021. However, ongoing skills shortages presents a big challenge for our economy, and could constrain growth. Our Overcoming Shortages report predicts that, without a strategy to address growing labour demand, UK GDP would fall by between £30 & £39 billion a year from 2024. In addi ..read more

Guest speaker: • Richard Skellett, Founder of Globalution Group As we approach the end of this year, there is a lot to reflect on. But it's also time to think about what our market will look like in the coming years. Our annual industry status report 2021/2022 shows the vital role the recruitment industry has played in the economic recovery, at a time when businesses underwent significant change and workers reorganised. One of the major issues most companies have is around fixed costs. We spoke to future of work expert, visionary leader and Founder of The Globalution Group, Richard Skellett, t ..read more

Guest speaker: • Paul Chamberlain, Partner and Head of Employment, JMW Solicitors LLP On 20 July 2022, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel regarding the calculation of annual leave and holiday pay for employees with irregular working patterns. We spoke to Paul Chamberlain, Partner and Head of Employment of JMW Solicitors LLP, to take us through: • The facts of the case • Calculating holiday pay the right way • Key commercial aspects to consider as recruitment agency owners • Managing client relationships and arrangements • How agencies are re ..read more

Guest speakers • Nicola Inge, Employment & Skills Director, BITC • Hayley Tatum, Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer from Asda Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) isn't a corporate craze that'll disappear in a few years. What can be missing is not realising the commercial benefits of being a truly diverse and inclusive organisation. Being an inclusive organisation improves your desirability as an employer which is crucial to talent attraction and retention. Who better to explain the impact of EDI in talent attraction and recruitment than Nicola Inge, Employment & Skills Dire ..read more

Guest speaker: • Vanessa Raath, Head Cheerleader A recruiter wears many hats during their career - from being a marketer building brands and deploying marketing strategies to source the best talent, to forging long-lasting relationships and partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders. As Global Talent Sourcing Trainer and renowned Keynote Speaker Vanessa Raath puts it "If you're going to be a recruiter for life, your partnerships and your relationships are golden." But how can you up your talent sourcing game? Are you relying solely on active talent to fulfil your clients' requirements or t ..read more