Overview: 

Our inaugural ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast sees host Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening in UK politics and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Kate Shoesmith and Gordon Webb. 

They get into elections, local government, industry influences, purdah, Labour’s proposal of the ‘single status of worker’ and how you can use these discussions with your customers.  

Guests:  

Kate Shoesmith, Deputy Chief Executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation 

Gordon Webb, Director of Sales, Firefish Software  

0 m 15 s: Welcome 

1 m 37 s: Introduction to Kate Shoesmith and the REC 

4 m 14 s: Introduction to Gordon Webb and Firefish 

8 m 05 s: Insight into the 4 different governments that make up the UK 

12 m 15 s: Relationship building between recruiters and politicians  

16 m 43 s: The next UK general election  

18 m 43 s: The 2024 REC manifesto for growth 

23 m 40 s: Labour’s proposal of a ‘single status of worker’ & banning ‘Zero-hours contracts’ 

25 m 44 s: “No one wants to be a temp!” 

29 m 15 s: Purdah impact 

34 m 44 s: Gross domestic product discussion (GDP) 

38 m 40 s: Encouraging growth for UK businesses 

Links: 

The Future of the Recruitment Industry Report: 2024 

https://content.firefishsoftware.com/future-recruitment-industry-2024/future-of-the-recruitment-industry-2024 

The 2024 REC manifesto for growth  

https://www.rec.uk.com/our-view/policy-and-campaigns/rec-manifesto-growth 

Recruiting Gym 

https://recruitinggym.com/ 

Recruiting Gym Online Training platform 

https://train.recruitinggym.com/ 

Where to find us: 

LinkedIn: Recruiting Gym

Recruitment & Employment Confederation

Firefish Software 

Angela Cripps 

Kate Shoesmith 

Gordon Webb 

Twitter  @RecruitingGym 

Threads @RecruitingGym 

Instagram  @RecruitingGym 

Facebook  @RecruitingGym 

TikTok @RecruitingGym 

For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected]