The REC will be attending all the main party conferences this year to ensure the voice of recruitment is heard loud and clear by politicians of all hues.

The REC has reacted to Government proposals to bring about changes in the education workforce under future public funding.

The Prime Minister's announcement at the TUC Conference in Liverpool and a leak from Lord Mandelson’s office on implementation dates this week have once again thrown the spotlight back on the EU Agency Workers Directive.

In spite of the way it has been reported in some of today's national press, the Prime Minister's announcement about 'fast-tracking' the EU Agency Workers Directive does not signal any change in policy or in timescales, the REC has assured.

The REC is pleased to announce a new media partnership with Telegraph Media Group (TMG).

The REC has warned that the first signs of recovery in the jobs market could be jeopardised by a heavy-handed implementation of new EU regulations that could restrict the flexibility of the UK labour market.

The number of people out of work in the UK has increased to 2.47 million, a rise of 210,000 in the three months to July according to the Office of National Statistics' figures published today.

In a speech to the TUC Conference in Liverpool today, Gordon Brown has indicated that the Agency Workers Directive will be included in the new legislative programme for the next parliamentary session. This means that the Directive cannot be implemented in April 2010.