The General Social Care Council (GSCC) has confirmed to the REC that it is postponing its proposal to extend registration to the wider care workforce, including home care workers.

With publication now imminent of the Government’s draft regulations on implementation of the EU Agency Workers Directive, the REC has re-emphasised the need to protect the viability of the UK’s temporary and contract work model.

Figures released today by the Office of National Statistics have revealed the current number of people out of work has now reach 2.47 million, an increase of 88,000. However, there is still an upward trend in the number of young people aged between 18 and 24 who are unemployed.

In a submission to the Government Equalities Office on the specific duties in the Single Equality Bill, the REC has made the case that the recruitment industry is in a good position to build upon the good work it has already done in promoting diversity within the UK’s workforce.

In a speech made at the Conservative Party Conference, Ken Clarke outlined his vision of a 'post-bureaucratic' age which could impact upon the way the recruitment sector is regulated.

A Sheffield recruitment agency has become the 500th new member of the REC in 2009.

Policy proposals put forward at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester included measures to enhance recruitment activity amongst start-up businesses through targeted tax breaks.

The REC's Childcare Group has pledged to forge closer links with Government departments and other key stakeholder groups in a bid to increase its voice on issues which may have wide-ranging effects on the sector.

Today's Report on Jobs published by the REC and KPMG signals further slight increases in both permanent and temporary staff employment during September.

Kevin Green, the REC's Chief Executive has commented on the announcement by Jonathon Djanogly at the Conservative Party Conference concerning the Agency Workers Directive.