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  • Wave data proves job advert timing is vital

    Time. It’s arguably a recruiter’s greatest commodity

  • Wave Q3 Recruitment Trends Report reveals uplifts in jobs and applications

    With the news headlines full of warnings that the UK economy is set to slow in 2023 and 2024, that inflation will remain relatively high and that the cost of living continues to bite, Wave’s jobs and applications data for Q3 is proving that the market is remaining buoyant.

  • Three-quarters of UK businesses struggling to source staff, according to BCC

    The post-pandemic hiring boom is in decline as three-quarters of UK businesses admit to struggles with staff recruitment, according to new research from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

  • Over a quarter of women say menopause has had a negative impact on their career progression, new CIPD research finds

    CIPD calls for increased employer support to help those experiencing menopause to stay and progress in work

  • Over 80 per cent of firms have changed to accommodate hybrid working

    82 per cent of businesses have changed their office space needs to accommodate a flexible working approach which includes more than half of businesses opening offices or working spaces outside of city centres, according to a new survey from IWG.

  • SIX MONTHS: the average time it takes for a graduate to find a job in the current climate

    Half of new graduates* have stated that it’s taken them over six months to find professional employment since leaving university – whilst less than a fifth (17%) of experienced workers (non-grads) have stated that their job hunt has lasted this long.

  • Pay awards fall for second consecutive rolling quarter, finds XpertHR

    Falling for the second consecutive rolling quarter, from 5.4% (revised) in the three months to the end of July, to 5% in the three months to the end of August, this month’s research suggests pay awards have reached their peak.

  • One in Five Workers Undergoing Fertility Treatment Have Quit Their Job Due to The Way They Were Treated, With Women’s Progression Hit Hardest

    One in five workers who have undergone fertility treatment quit their job because of the way they were treated during the process, new research has revealed.

  • Stronger August for hiring hints at labour market resilience and possible recovery - REC

    The number of new job adverts this August has remained at a robust level each week, suggesting greater confidence among hiring companies than last summer, finds the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and Lightcast’s latest Labour Market Tracker.

  • Over 60% of FinTechs face dissatisfied graduates quitting grad schemes

    64 per cent of FinTechs face dissatisfied graduates quitting their grad schemes, according to research from strategic talent solutions partner FDM Group.

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