Three in 10 jobseekers have expressed a preference for positions at companies that offer mental health support, a new study has found. At the same time, the vast majority (88 per cent) are favouring ‘work from anywhere’ (WFA) roles. The Flexa Index research – which analysed data insights from more than 350,000 job searches as well…

The Liberal Democrats have said that care workers’ pay needed to be brought up to at least £11.50 with immediate effect and be set at £12.42 from April 2024. The new policy is a response to a sharp rise in the number of patients remaining in hospitals awaiting social care packages  despite being medically fit…

In April-June 2023, employers’ confidence in making hiring and investment decisions for their own businesses continued to rally. A net balance of +7 showed more businesses growing in belief than those who were doubtful. The metric moved into positive territory in the Spring for the first time since early 2022. Businesses’ views on the wider…

Three quarters (77 per cent) of employees would actively look for a new job or be willing to consider one if their company’s flexible work policies were to be reversed, a study has found. The Candidate Experience Report by Greenhouse, which polled more than 800 UK-based employees, also discovered that inflexible businesses will struggle to hire top…

Specifically, the report — which is compiled by S&P Global from responses to questionnaires sent to around 100 Scottish recruitment and employment consultancies — found a further decline in permanent staff appointments across Scotland. This continued fall marks the fifth month of the current contraction. That said, the rate at which permanent appointments decreased in Scotland was…

More than three-quarters (77%) of respondents born after 1996 reported being put off by not being able to speak to someone directly during recruitment processes and less than a third (31%) wanted to see more automation during the recruitment process. The younger cohort of candidates, found the study by Reed Talent Solutions, was also more…

The ONS figures show that the number of payroll employees is now above pre-pandemic levels, with the number of vacancies in March to May 2023 at 1,051,000, a decrease of 79,000 from December 2022 to February 2023. It was the 11th consecutive period that vacancies had fallen – surely good news… However, many business leaders…

The CIPD’s Good Work Index for 2023 estimates that between 6 million and 9 million people could be experiencing “poor quality” work, and compared to 2019, employees are less enthused about work, less likely to perceive their job as useful, and more likely to see their work as “doing it for the money”. Forty-three per…

In February-April 2023, the net balance of employers’ confidence in making hiring and investment decisions was +2 – restoring to positive territory the first time since January-March 2022. Employers’ confidence in the UK economy has also started to improve to -43 from -51. As confidence improved, employers reported that forecast demand for both permanent and…

51% of UK recruiters claim that finding candidates with the necessary skills is the most significant challenge they will face in the next three years, according to a new survey by Monster, one of the world’s largest recruitment firms. The research report, titled “Recruitment Survival Guide 2023,” highlights that the UK’s battle for talent is…

Recruitment is a growing struggle for many estate agencies across the UK, with many employers facing issues, leaving many firms short of quality staff. Danielle Nash, operations director at Property Academy, says the key to tackling this problem is to be proactive, think differently and target potential employees from other sectors – putting transferable skills,…

Under-pressure public sector employers are struggling to find the staff they need to deliver public services, with more than half (52%) reporting hard to fill vacancies, despite the highest pay increase expectations seen in the public sector in a decade. This is a key finding from the CIPD’s Spring Labour Market Outlook survey, which shows…