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A new comprehensive report from leading UK based jobs search engine Adzuna reveals that the most sought-after job in the UK is an Emergency Ambulance Driver offering only £16,634 a year.

The vast majority of workers in the UK are not motivated primarily by how much they are paid, according to surprising research conducted by the world’s largest job site, Indeed.

The IHS Markit/REC Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies

The unemployment rate in the United States currently sits at about 4.1 percent, the lowest it has been in nearly two decades.

…With job vacancies also seeing an increase in April

Three-fourths of US employers are creating job listings using nondescript buzzwords that could fit any candidate, risking missing out or alienating the skilled candidates who would truly be qualified for the roles, according to data from global job search engine Adzuna.

For over a decade we have been warned that human jobs could be ‘stolen’ by automation or AI, with the general consensus estimating that robots will be responsible for making as many as half of all current jobs obsolete by 2035.

There will be no Labour Day festivities to cheer for young people set to enter the world of work this year. Over two-thirds (67.3%) of final-year students have yet to secure employment, according to Magnet.me, the UK’sbiggest student and graduate careers site.

Increase in people going to work when ill linked to increases in stress, anxiety and depression

Of the 400 companies surveyed, 65% have concerns about whether they’ve done enough to comply.

With just under a year to go until Brexit, 96% of HR professionals and recruiters say it’s having an impact on their hiring strategies – with 46% seeing a ‘big’ or ‘huge’ impact.

Pay awards in the first quarter of 2018 are worth a median 2.5%, according to the latest data from pay analysts XpertHR. They have not been higher than this since the end of 2008.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge might want to consider how the name they choose for the new Royal Baby could affect their offspring's future earning potential, with Alberts and Arthurs earning the most, according to new research by job search-engine Adzuna.

As the Brexit countdown clock ticked past the ‘one year to go’ point, the number of UK workers planning a move to the EU returned to its post-referendum high, according to new data from Indeed, the world’s largest job site.

A study has found that workers in Birmingham are the most likely to stay at work after hours to keep up appearances, with 44% of the city’s workforce impacted by a growing trend known as presenteeism.