Rec Scale Up Podcast

Guest speaker: • Kate Shoesmith, Deputy CEO, REC Our latest Recruitment Industry Status report (RISR) demonstrates the huge role recruitment and staffing firms have played in driving the recovery from the pandemic. Our industry made 22.4 million temporary / contract placements and 540,000 permanent placements in 2021. However, ongoing skills shortages presents a big challenge for our economy, and could constrain growth. Our Overcoming Shortages report predicts that, without a strategy to address growing labour demand, UK GDP would fall by between £30 & £39 billion a year from 2024. In addition, we are in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis and one of the most turbulent periods in UK political history. But the outlook for 2023 isn't all gloomy, and the opportunities are out there for recruitment consultancies that get it right. So, what does it take to overcome the ongoing challenges and stand out from the crowd? Our final podcast of 2022 takes you through some of our predictions for next year - backed b