• 19 Apr 2023
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The ONS has published its latest labour market update this morning. Commenting on the statistics, Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of REC, said:

• 18 Apr 2023
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By Jack Kennedy, UK & Ireland Economist, Indeed

• 17 Apr 2023
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Employers are scaling household bills support, instant access wages and home working allowances as 70% of workers are worried about their current salary during an ongoing cost of living crisis.

• 06 Apr 2023
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There were rises in both jobs and applications, with a particularly significant rise of 20% in applications, taking them to the highest levels we’ve seen in over a year.

• 06 Apr 2023
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Over three quarters (77%) of tech talent in the UK are unhappy in their current jobs and actively seeking out new roles, according to a new report out today.

• 28 Mar 2023
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Overall, 65% of parents who are either employed, unemployed, or on parental leave, said free childcare would encourage them to seek additional working hours, rising to 77% amongst parents who gave up work due to the cost of childcare.

• 02 Mar 2023
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Following a January boom in applications as well as a rise in jobs, February saw a dip in both jobs (-8%) and applications (-9%).

• 28 Feb 2023
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And the popularity of the four-day working week could see that number grow

• 28 Feb 2023
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There has been a 6.6% increase in the number of active postings in the week of 6-12 Feb compared to the previous week, with 1,323,315 active job adverts.

• 28 Feb 2023
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As an indicator that how people are working is rapidly changing in light of the cost-of-living crisis, global hiring platform Indeed’s top UK 15 rising search terms show a significant rise in demand for flexibility, part-time roles and roles where no experience is required.

• 28 Feb 2023
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Indeed Flex’s survey of UK workers found that despite high demand for a weekly top-up in wages, only 15% of employees are paid every seven days, with 5% paid fortnightly. More than three quarters (77%) of people receive their salary in one lump sum every month.

• 16 Feb 2023
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As hiring slows across the globe and businesses face doing more with less, companies are prioritising skills development to remain agile and retain talent amidst economic uncertainty.

• 15 Feb 2023
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More pay growth in store as over half of employers expect to raise pay further in 2023 to stay competitive

• 08 Feb 2023
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The new year, new job trend has arrived with a bang this year.

• 01 Feb 2023
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According to a new report from XpertHR, in conjunction with Executive Networks, 83% of global CHROs are facing a significant talent retention problem.

• 26 Jan 2023
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20.5% of the 1,700 surveyed reported that the recent freezing weather had made them change their working patterns and go into the office, rather than working from home. The reasons why were as follows:

• 26 Jan 2023
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Employers continue to turn to temporary staff to fill jobs in the face of economic uncertainty and labour shortages, according to new Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) data.

• 26 Jan 2023
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While there may be some caution from employers in the face of uncertainty, overall the jobs market remains robust judging by the demand for new staff. The number of active job vacancy postings across the UK has remained robust since mid-August 2022. Active job adverts went above 1.5 million in mid-December 2022 and remained there in the first week of January, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and Lightcast’s latest Labour Market Tracker.

• 18 Jan 2023
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Concerns around recession, inflation, and high operating costs are causing distress to UK small businesses as they enter this year, according to new SME Outlook 2023 research from iwoca – one of Europe’s largest small business lenders

• 18 Jan 2023
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In the three months to the end of December 2022, the whole-economy basic pay rise was 5%, unchanged on the previous month