Talking Recruitment

Emma Clapham, a Legal Advisor at the REC covers COVID-19, Coronavirus, Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Shielding, Self-Isolating and the Job Retention Scheme.

Recorded on 7 May before the Prime Minister's Sunday announcement. So far in our podcast series, Neil Carberry has been in conversation with some of the biggest names in the industry from leadership coaches to recruitment influencers. This episode explores how recruitment businesses are managing the impact of this crisis. We welcomed two of the biggest recruitment firms and REC members Harvey Nash...

Listen to the seventh podcast in our series about Mental well-being at home: Mastery. In collaboration with BradleyPlacks of To Augment and Chris Allan, mental health trainer. Visit www.rec.uk.com/mental-health (copy/paste the URL) for more mental health resources.

Week 7 in lockdown, and we are slowly seeing signs of the economy opening up, but there are a number of things businesses need to consider before they can confidently bring their people and business back to some semblance of normality. REC CEO, Neil Carberry and REC Director of Campaigns and Policy Tom Hadley, get together for a discussion on what the next phase of the crisis - returning to 'norma...

Listen to the sixth podcast in our series about Mental well-being at home: Endurance. In collaboration with BradleyPlacks of To Augment and Chris Allan, mental health trainer. Visit www.rec.uk.com/mental-health (copy/paste the URL) for more mental health resources.

"At the heart of what leaders need to build in a crisis is trust, and that's a challenging thing to navigate when we ourselves are not sure about what the future will bring." Penny de Valk, Leadership Coach As we start looking into a post-COVID-19 world, it's time for leaders to start thinking about taking your people with you on the journey ahead. Where do you get started, what leadership traits...

Listen to the fifth podcast in our series about Mental well-being at home: Versatility. In collaboration with BradleyPlacks of To Augment and Chris Allan, mental health trainer. Visit www.rec.uk.com/mental-health (copy/paste the URL) for more mental health resources.

CBI's Chief Economist Rain Newton-Smith joins our latest podcast to share some of the macroeconomic trends she has been monitoring during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. In this episode, Rain and Neil: • explores the key challenges we face now and the extent to which government schemes addresses these challenges, • examines the main differences between the current recession (led by a health crisis) a...

Listen to the fourth podcast in our series about Mental well-being at home: Positivity. In collaboration with BradleyPlacks of To Augment and Chris Allan, mental health trainer. Visit www.rec.uk.com/mental-health (copy/paste the URL) for more mental health resources.

"Recruiters are very resilient, we're used to change, we're used to playing a fairly high-risk type of business and pivoting quickly, these are in the DNA of any decent recruitment business." In our latest COVID-19 podcast, we're joined by one of the famed influencers from our industry - Hung Lee who heads the leading industry newsletter Recruiting Brainfood. Tune into Hung's thought-provoking dis...

Listen to the third podcast in our series about Mental well-being at home: Mindset. In collaboration with BradleyPlacks of To Augment and Chris Allan, mental health trainer. Visit www.rec.uk.com/mental-health (copy/paste the URL) for more mental health resources.

Join Neil Carberry for another episode of our COVID-19 podcast, this time joined by REC's Director of Policy and Campaigns Tom Hadley, and Director of Sales and Marketing Kate Shoesmith to explore: • Key trends we're observing across the healthcare, education and food sectors • How these industries are preparing for 'back to work' and contingencies • What government schemes are available to suppor...

Join Neil Carberry for another episode in our COVID-19 podcast series where he’ll take a detailed look at the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBIL) Scheme with Simon Conington, CEO of BPS World and Chair of the REC Engineering and Technical Sector Group. You’ll hear about: • Three things recruitment businesses should bear in mind when looking at the CBIL Scheme • How to demonstrate viabili...

Listen to the first podcast in our series about Mental well-being at home: Working From Home. In collaboration with BradleyPlacks of To Augment and Chris Allan, mental health trainer. Visit www.rec.uk.com/mental-health (copy/paste the URL) for more mental health resources.

Listen to the first podcast in our series about Mental well-being at home: Working From Home. In collaboration with BradleyPlacks of To Augment and Chris Allan, mental health trainer. Visit www.rec.uk.com/mental-health (copy/paste the URL) for more mental health resources.

In this week's episode, Neil Carberry is joined by REC's Director of Policy and Campaigns Tom Hadley where they discuss the recent updates and announcements around the big schemes including: • Job Retention Scheme (furlough scheme portal) • Local authority grant schemes • Insolvency regime • Business rates The discussion also looks further into the role of recruiters during this crisis and practic...

In this week’s episode, Neil Carberry is joined by accredited performance coach and Transformation Director of ebenable Rhonda D'Ambrosio to discuss the importance of managing mental health during COVID-19. Rhonda will be sharing some best practice guidance on reacting, adapting and choosing your responses for the new norm, and dives into the importance of social wellbeing across the remote busine...

Join Neil Carberry for yet another episode of our COVID-19 podcast series. Neil is joined by REC’s Director of Sales and Marketing Kate Shoesmith and Emsi UK’s Director of Consulting and Innovation Duncan Brown discussing how COVID-19 is changing our industry. Our experts will delve into the state of the recruitment industry analysing trends by sectors and regions while also sharing some feedback...

In the latest episode of our COVID-19 podcast series, Neil Carberry is joined by two legal experts - REC’s Head of Legal Support Lorraine Laryea and Eversheds Sutherland’s Partner and Head of Industrial Relations Marc Meryon - who’ll decode the technicalities around the recently announced Job Retention Scheme and insolvency regime, while also answering the big questions raised by members via the R...

Listen to our latest thought-provoking episode in the COVID-19 response podcast series, where Neil Carberry and our expert speakers, James Osborne, Chairman of The Recruitment Network(TRN), and Matt Hamnett, Founder of MH+A delve into the theme of steering your business in time of a crisis. Throughout the discussion, we’ll look at: • Mindset of a business leader and what’s effective in a situation...

In our second episode in the COVID-19 response podcast series, REC's CEO Neil Carberry and Director of Sales and Marketing Kate Shoesmith look at some of the recent developments in the industry including: • Feedback from REC members including most commonly asked questions around COVID-19 • The recently announced Government package • Sectoral differences and what the REC is doing to support members...

In uniquely challenging times, many recruitment business leaders are worried about how they can sustain performance without compromising the wellbeing of their people. In this podcast with guest experts Matt Hamnett and Caroline Rae, we reflect on how leaders can find common cause with their people, change the workplace dynamic, build capability, resilience …and performance.

Introducing our new, regular podcast: keeping you up to date on the latest issues affecting the recruitment industry. In this episode: SSP, staff wellbeing and working from home policies.