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The latest KPMG/REC survey landed last week, and the London cohort is interesting reading. It shows a fast and sharp rise in permanent placements in this the third quarter of…

Lis Truss, has recently pledged to review IR35 regulations if she is successful in her campaign to become the next UK Prime Minister. The regulations came into effect in April…

The British labour market has faced a number of staff shortages over many years, and the REC has been at the forefront of raising the issue throughout that time. Over…

Boris Johnson has been a defiant Prime Minister throughout what could be considered one of the most unusual and challenging periods in history. Never far from a hard hat photo…

RIBA’s latest Future Trends survey has found that expectations of future workloads has jumped an index figure of eight points in May, despite many fearing that the UK economy is…

In February 2022, we announced the recipients of the annual Velocity City Club incentive and promised to bring you news of the first quarter’s bonus-beneficiaries. Well, hot off the press…we…

Michael Gove was hitting the headlines last week after he scraps the planning reforms put forward by his predecessor Robert Jenrick (if you recall he set a target to build…

As recognition schemes goes, then this one from Construction News and New Civic Engineer, which aims to celebrate the achievements of women in the sector as well as the organisations…

It seems that the candidate shortage is deepening and restricting growth of both perm and temp placements. That is, according to the latest KMPG and REC Report on Jobs, which…

If the news that The Wates Group has just reported its highest ever operating profit of £40m (2021) is anything to go by, then it’s really no wonder the UK…