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Ever wondered how many recruitment agencies there actually are in the UK? You’d be hard-pressed to keep up, as data from Companies House shows that the number of active recruitment agencies in the UK has grown by an average of 27% every year between 2008 and 2018.   This means an enormous 32,886 agencies have entered the

The latest UK Report on Jobs from KPMG and REC has revealed that UK recruiters hit record-breaking permanent placement rates in August 2021. The survey of around 400 recruitment and employment consultants found the sharpest increase in permanent staff appointments on record, with similarly impressive increases in temporary placements.   As the country’s economy restarts following the

Across all industries, the main priority during the pandemic has been health and safety. This has been achieved with a variety of strategies, mostly involving remote working and government support. But now we are emerging into a new post-Covid era where business is not exactly returning to normal but evolving into a ‘new norm’.  

The global pandemic affected nearly all industries, in the UK and worldwide. Recruitment didn’t escape unscathed, as hiring activity dropped considerably in 2020 along with employer confidence. People weren’t moving roles as much due to fears over job security, and furlough acted as a blocker to hiring activity. 2020 was a year of great uncertainty,

As the economy starts to recover from the pandemic, hiring activity has picked up dramatically. Now that furlough is coming to an end and businesses get back to full strength, the jobs market is thriving. UK job vacancies are the highest they’ve been since the start of the pandemic, and employers across many industries are

Most people working in tech realise that women are underrepresented in the sector, but not everyone realises how wide the gender gap has become. According to research by PwC, just 15% of STEM roles in the UK are taken by women, and just 5% of tech leaders are female. These are disappointing figures, demonstrating a

Your employees are one of your organisation’s most valuable assets. You’ll have put time, money and resources into attracting and hiring brilliant people, so it would be a real waste to lose them. In fact, it can be hugely expensive. Some research has found that it costs between 6 months to over 2 years of

  The recruitment sector is one of the UK’s most critical service industries, and it’s also one of the largest in Europe. In total, it supports an enormous £86 billion to the UK economy. But here’s something you may not have realised – recruitment activity is also one of the most influential drivers of productivity

  The coronavirus pandemic flipped priorities for many industries upside down, including recruitment. But now that a very difficult 2020 is behind us and there’s a faint glimmer of normality on the horizon, what’s next for recruitment? Let’s look ahead to the second half of 2021, at the recruitment industry trends we can expect to

1st September saw two events for RGH – our first partner, Ani Jackson, made her first placement, and our latest partner, Vernon Rose, brought his first baby into the world! These momentous occasions coincided with our inaugural Collaboration Event, the first of a series of get togethers for our global team. Having launched RGH on 1st March