Great Britain: the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and Jobcentre Plus join forces to help people back into work

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Public-private partnership.  REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) chief executive Kevin Green and Darra Singh, chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, signed, on January 11th, a memorandum of understanding.  Followed an exchange between recruitment agencies and Jobcentre Plus representatives.  While the two organizations have informally been working together for over two years, this public-private partnership is a first for this sector.
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exchange between recruitment agencies and Jobcentre Plus representatives. While the two organizations have informally been working together for over two years, this public-private partnership is a first for this sector.

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