European online retail sales grew by 18‰ from 2009 to 2010 and are expected to grow 13‰ in 2011 according to a new report from Forrester Research

Despite a healthy outlook overall for online retail in 2011, there is evidence that many businesses are continuing to lose potential e–commerce revenues at an alarming rate.

Retailers are supporting British pig farmers while keeping prices down for customers.

As National Apprenticeships Week (NAW) comes to an end, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) group representing recruiters in the accounting and financial services sector has today emphasised the positive impact apprentices can have on the industry’s profile.

REC Legal and HR, the sector group dedicated to supporting legal and HR recruiters, has published a paper highlighting the findings of its recent meeting which analysed the relationship between agencies and HR.

With Scotland bucking the overall UK trend through recording a fall in the number of people out of work, the trade body representing the private recruitment industry has highlighted the need for more help to be given to its increasing numbers of young people.

Following the REC’s recent appointment to the Office of Tax Simplification’s small business consultative committee, REC member companies met today with the OTS to discuss their views on the IR35 tax rules.

The REC will be staging its second Agency Workers Regulation (AWR) webinar today (February 21) as part of its new Your AWR Advisor campaign for corporate members.

The REC today welcomed Government proposals to open up the range of providers in public services, and highlighted the advantages of using private recruitment agencies instead of in–house staffing banks.

The REC attended the latest Public Affairs Committee meeting in Brussels organised by Eurociett, the representative body of the recruitment industry in Europe.