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PeopleManagement
Job market remains buoyant with 1.4 million active adverts, data showsLatest REC figures could be indicative of ‘new year, new me’ Christmas rush, but recruiters warn it isn’t necessarily good news for employers
IFA Magazine
UK labour market data: “We are seeing an increase in enquiries from people who have been dismissed” - reactionAs we digest the release of the ONS labour market data published this morning, the following comments give some interesting insight into the real temperature
The Intermediary
Unemployment hits 47-year low - ONSJust 3.5% of UK adults were unemployed in August 2022, down from 3.6% in July, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
IFA Magazine
ONS labour market data: “Employers putting in place food bank-style fridges” - reaction from HRs and recruitersFollowing the ONS labour market data published this morning expert recruiters and HRs have commented: Louise Skittrall, founder of Swindon-based Robinson Grac
Personnel Today
Illness and fewer part-time jobs see drop in over 50s in workThe percentage of over 50s in work has fallen since the pandemic, reversing an upward trend seen since the mid-1990s.
IFA Magazine
ONS labour market: “candidates are ghosting recruiters after job offers have been made” - reactionToday’s ONS labour market data provides yet more evidence - as if any were needed - to show the huge pressures which the UK economy is currently fa
Personnel Today
Hybrid working trends: ONS data on where people workThree months after ‘Freedom Day’ and Covid restrictions were almost entirely scrapped, the ONS releases data on hybrid working trends.
IFA Magazine
ONS Labour market data: “There is a gargantuan skills gap in the jobs market” - reaction from recruiters and HRsFollowing on from the ONS Labour market data (April) published this morning, five recruitment and HR experts share their views: Kieran Boyle, MD of Glouceste
Personnel Today
ONS: record job vacancies in January to March 2022Job vacancies in January to March 2022 reached yet another record, 1.28 million, although growth in demand is slowing down.
Construction News
Construction vacancies highlight ‘gargantuan skills gap’ | Construction NewsVacancies in the construction sector remain high as demand for workers continues to outstrip supply. There were 48,000 vacancies in the three months to
Business Matters
UK pay falls for second month in a row as cost-of-living bitesWages have fallen in real terms for the second month in a row as the cost-of-living crunch gathers pace.
IFA Magazine
Experts comment on today’s ONS Labour market data: “Candidates want the moon on a stick”Lauren Thomas, economist at Glassdoor: “It is still very much a job seekers’ market. The continued tight labour market means it’s tough to hire talent, p
Daily Mail
Firms try to get staff back to office as self isolation rules droppedBoris Johnson has revealed his intention to scrap the duty to self-isolate if a person tests positive in England as he fights for his political life.
Daily Mail
DAN WOOTTON: Don’t quit your job like holier-than-thou Harry advisesDAN WOOTTON: Prince Harry - a man paid tens of millions for doing sweet FA - hit a woke new low today by brazenly advising mere mortals ‘stuck in jobs that don’t bring them joy’ to quit.
The Independent
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak say they will self-isolate after exemption sparks outrageInitial attempt to avoid rules designed for ‘the plebs’ will undermine Test and Trace, warns Labour
Daily Mail
People stuck in jobs that don’t bring them joy should QUIT, says HarryThe Duke of Sussex told US business magazine Fast Company that ‘with self-awareness comes the need for change’ and that the many job resignations during the pandemic ‘aren’t all bad’.
Metro.co.uk
What the National Insurance hike means for your businessThe tax hike could hurt small businesses as much as working people.