In January the UK’s biggest neobank, Revolut, announced the formation of something it called CultureLab – an internal team of behavioural scientists and psychologists with the task of overseeing employees’ adherence to a new list of “value-based behaviours”. By the standards of conventional HR practice, it was a remarkable move. The crucial context is that…

Added to this, over three-quarters (77%) of employees have also applied for a new job while working in their current role, and 62% of these have interviewed for a new role. The news comes from leading recruitment agency, Aspire, which surveyed over 900 jobseekers to understand candidate motivations and the wider trends impacting the world…

New data released today shows the reality of pay expectations in the UK compared to inflation and rising cost of living. The new People at Work 2023 report from ADP Research Institute shows almost three quarters of UK workers (74%) expect a salary increase this year – with an average 5.6% uplift in mind This…

Employers in the public sector are increasing salaries to record levels in response to labour shortages and the cost of living crisis, with half (52 per cent) of them reporting hard-to-fill vacancies, a report from the CIPD has found. The CIPD Labour Market Outlook found that recruiting in the strike-affected health and education sectors was particularly difficult,…

We know that personalization works. When recruiters personalize InMails, they see a 40% increase in acceptance rates. But we know that manually researching each candidate and personalizing every message is nearly impossible to do at scale. That’s why we’re rolling out AI-assisted messages in LinkedIn Recruiter that will help you save time and engage with…

New research has revealed the UK industries that have had the smallest increase in wages, with some industries even seeing a decrease. The study by UK financial services provider CMC Markets analysed the latest release from the Office for National Statistics, featuring results from their Wages and Salaries Survey since January 2000. It found that the Financial…

The survey of 2,145 white collar professionals in the UK, conducted by FTSE 250 recruiter PageGroup, also found a further 36% were not ruling out looking for a new job, but were waiting until the economy improves or for the right opportunity to arise. Only one in 10 employees were confident they would remain in…

With this growth, it is imperative businesses start taking action to improve gender equality within the industry in order to see its continued growth. At the current rate, the gender gap is not expected to close until 2120 – which demonstrates the need for proactive change and significant strides to be made. In fact, according…

The job site found that 74% of companies with up to 49 employees admitted to hiring three candidates annually who didn’t work out, with inadequate soft skills the biggest cause of mismatch. Around half of those who hired unsuitable candidates said soft skills were an issue, while 45% said the new recruits lacked role-specific skills….

But that doesn’t mean the workers aren’t still in demand. An Indeed survey of employers found that 82% are currently hiring and there are still 1.1 million open roles. The challenge is filling these roles efficiently and the reality is that many still face barriers finding the right people. For example, more than half of the…

One in 10 people in the UK has never stayed with the same employer for more than a year. That’s one of the findings by Acuity Training, who recently surveyed 2,000+ people in the UK to ask them the longest time they’ve remained in a position with a single employer. The survey also found: On average, the…

That’s according to the latest statistics from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) – the trade body for the professional recruitment sector. The data – provided by the global leader in software for the staffing industry, Bullhorn – revealed that permanent and contract vacancies fell 16% and 13% respectively between March and April. The…