The CIPD has responded to the official labour market overview statistics for the period April – June 2019 from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Today’s labour market figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the employment rate at 76.1% for April to June 2019, the joint-highest since comparable records began.
Peter Gold, Principal Consultant, at Cornerstone OnDemand believes that the report is a wake-up call for employers and shows the needs to re-train and re-skill staff, focussing on the potential of their current workforce: