A total of 350 private sector recruitment agencies have signed up to a government initiative which is offering specialist job search support to newly unemployed professionals and executives.

The REC is calling on the Chancellor to deliver a confidence-building Budget focused on supporting business and improving the labour market during the current financial downturn.

The REC has today launched a survey of its membership on the proposed changes to the Employment Agencies Act Conduct Regulations which govern how recruitment agencies must operate.

REC Chief Executive Kevin Green is on the road in Kent, Surrey and Berkshire next week (Tuesday April 21 and Wednesday April 22) visiting members in the south east region.

The REC has announced plans for its flagship event, National Temporary Workers Week, which runs from June 1-5.

Advanced Resource Managers, the south coast-based recruitment consultancy has launched a new website dedicated to attracting the top recruiting talent and providing a behind-the-scenes view of the recruitment industry.

The REC's Technology Sector Group has defended claims in the Times that recruitment agencies could be breaching Cabinet Office guidelines through selecting only those private sector candidates who have transferable security clearance for public sector posts.

BBC’s Panorama programme tonight will be looking at Britain’s home-based care for elderly raising concerns over the standards of care that some patients receive and the qualifications and suitability of certain care workers in the sector.

The Association of Executive Recruiters, part of the REC, has responded to today’s report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on pay gaps in financial services.

The REC’s increasingly pro-active press campaigns have resulted in an unprecedented level of coverage in the first three months of 2009 – including over 100 ‘hits’ in national print and broadcast media.