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A guide to Project RPO
Project RPO applies the same vigour and delivery mechanisms that a full RPO would provide, however, aligned to a project of work typically encompassing single or multiple hires or volume pieces of work that are defined and ensuring all positions are filled.

RPO, Project & On-Demand Solutions
The impact of Covid-19 has had a heavy strain on the labour market throughout 2020, but a two-speed recovery is emerging.

Covid-19: The Face of Business Change
As workers begin to return to work, many companies will be rethinking the way they operate and the future of their workforce. We have been gathering thoughts and opinions to ensure our services continue to support strategic, operational and geographical objectives during this ever-changing landscape.
Market Insights

Pay growth softens while vacancies continue to fall
The latest ONS data cover the period from August to September 2023 and show a labour market that continues to soften.

Wages outpace inflation while unemployment increases and vacancies continue to fall
The latest ONS data cover the period from May to July 2023 and show a labour market that remains tight but with increasing signs of softening. The employment rate decreased while both the unemployment and inactivity rate increased. Vacancies continue to fall although remain above pre-pandemic levels. Real time Pay-As-You-Earn data for August 2023 remained broadly unchanged from the previous quarter – with 30.1 million payrolled employees in the labour market.

Pay rises faster than inflation for the first time in almost two years, while economic inactivity and vacancies continue to fall
The latest ONS data cover the period from April to June 2023 and show a labour market that continues to softening, with the employment rate decreasing, unemployment increasing, and economic inactivity and vacancies both falling.

Wage growth remains strong while economic inactivity and vacancies continue to fall
The latest ONS data cover the period from March to May 2023 and show a labour market that remains tight but continues to cool down, with employment and unemployment rates both increasing and economic inactivity and vacancies both falling.

Further increase in economic inactivity as pay growth continues to fall
The latest ONS data cover the period from June to August 2022 and show a labour market that is continuing to tighten, with the employment rate decreasing, unemployment decreasing, economic inactivity rising sharply and vacancies falling for the third quarter in a row.
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