The driving factor is the belief it will make them more employable, with the desire for a more meaningful career, better long-term job security and being unable to find a suitable job with their current skills, the other main factors in choosing to re-skill.
The rate of growth in employer confidence in the UK dropped sharply in the three months to October, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)’s latest JobsOutlook survey.
More than a decade after their introduction and Fit Notes still need improvement. That is the clear outcome of research undertaken by Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing (Howden) in September this year.
With men’s mental health month in November, the latest survey from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, reveals that a whopping three quarters of workers feel that employers should do more to promote self-care in the workplace.