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Igloo RPO is proud to announce its membership of the IRP’s (Institute of Recruitment Professionals which is part of the REC – Recruitment and Employment Confederation) new Advocacy Programme.

The Advocacy Programme is specifically designed for REC/IRP Corporate Members who are committed to raising and establishing standards and positioning recruitment as a reputable and credible profession. The benefit for clients working with members of the Advocacy Programme is that they can be confident they are working with a service provider who works to a very specific Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and one that is completely committed to raising the standards of the Recruitment Industry.

Advocacy Programme members also follow a commitment to Continuing Professional Development of all staff and ensuring all team members are fully trained on the latest Employment Legislation.

A report  on jobs released today jointly by the REC and KPMG revealed that the last month has seen the sharpest number of permanent and temporary appointments made since May 2008.  For more info, and to read the full article, click here.

The REC and KPMG today released the Report on Jobs showing increases, albeit slight ones, in numbers of both permanent and temporary hires in September.

The key findings of the report included:

• Both permanent and temporary appointments posted small rises for the second straight month
• Growth of candidate availability eased further
• Weaker reductions in both permanent salaries and temp pay

This is certainly in line with Igloo RPO’s September figures with an increase of candidates available for reasons other than redundancy.  Earlier this year, candidates were generally not moving unless they were forced to through redundancy.  However, September saw a slight increase in candidates searching for roles simply because they were unhappy in their current role.  Whilst this is good for employers seeking new staff, this does indicate that it would be worth all employers taking the time now to review their employee retention strategies.

See the REC article here.