The latest forecast from XpertHR shows that the median basic pay award in the 12 months to the end of December 2023 is predicted to stand at 5% – with pay awards peaking at 6% in the first quarter and easing throughout the year. XpertHR’s research finds that 90% of UK employees can expect a…

A spokesperson for https://whenworkworks.org/ commented on this. “We have noticed that businesses with high staff turnover rates have a few common problems. And more often than not, these problems are on the workplace and management side. Another crucial thing we learned from the employees is that they were genuinely unhappy and gradually found their workplace…

The UK has risen up the rankings of countries most attractive to highly qualified workers, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The country moved up nine places to 7th, from 16th in 2019. It also ranked above the US and Canada for the first time in the OECD’s Talent Attractiveness 2023 report. The…

Global employment is growing exponentially on the back of remote work. The business benefits of a worldwide team are endless, but “Leaders cannot take for granted on a distributed team what they do in an office,” warns Job van der Voort, CEO of international hiring and EOR service Remote. Signs remote teams are going global:…

As technology advances, people question its impact on jobs and employment. People have wondered how technologies like Artificial intelligence (AI) and robots will revolutionize job search and acquisition in different industries globally. This concern has become important following the accelerated pace of automation and digitalization in different sectors. In this article, we will discuss some…

Respondents were asked whether they are fairly financially compensated at work. The research shows just 39% of respondents feel their salary is fair, and in line with their skills and abilities. Asked about competency in the workplace, 59% feel they are ‘very good’ at their job, yet within this group, only 27% feel they are…

The momentum around the four-day-work week is gathering pace in the UK.  Fresh from the positive results of the national pilot scheme – which saw 92% of participating companies keep the shorter weel, at least in the short term – its organiser, the 4 Day Week Campaign, has launched a national rollout programme aimed at encouraging more businesses…

Whenever you’re looking to spend money on something, you probably take the time to research the product you want. Whether it’s a new phone, a new house or even just a new pair of running shoes, you want to get it right the first time. You might spend hours comparing online, cross-referencing reviews and asking…

The UK employment rate was estimated at 75.7 percent in November 2022 to January 2023, 0.1 percentage points higher than the previous three-month period. Pay rolled employees for February 2023 shows another monthly increase, up 98,000 on the revised January 2023 figures, to 30.0 million. The unemployment rate for November 2022 to January 2023 was largely…

Permanent staff appointments in the UK fell for the fifth consecutive month in February, but temporary billing has increased, a poll of employers has found. The latest Report on Jobs survey, by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG registered a permanent placement index of 46.3 in February, while the temporary placement index was 51.1. As…

Almost half (47 per cent) of UK employees say the praise they receive at work is meaningless and feels like an empty gesture, a study has found. The OC Tanner 2023 Global Culture report, which polled 4,653 UK employees, leaders, HR practitioners, and business executives, revealed that two thirds (61 per cent) of employees said leaders acknowledged…

The data for the BCC’s Quarterly Recruitment Outlook for Q4 2022 was drawn from a survey of more than 5,600 businesses, 92% of whom were SMEs. Attempted recruitment in Q4 remained virtually unchanged from the previous quarter, with 61% of firms looking to find staff. Overall, over eight in ten firms (82%) attempting to recruit…