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According to the latest data from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, there are more apprenticeship roles than ever before on offer, up +28% on 2021, +203% on 2020 and +251% up on 2019 (based on year-to-date figures).

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Employers expect inflation to have a bigger impact on the labour market than Covid-19 in 2022, according to Totaljobs’ latest Hiring Trends Index

Whether they pick up again in January will be the real test as to the state of the job market as we enter 2022

Business confidence in the UK economy fell by nine percentage points to a net: -6, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)’s latest JobsOutlook survey.

The recruitment sector continued to provide a vital service to businesses, place tens of thousands of people into work and add billions to the value of the UK economy during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pandemic will force firms to address key candidate concerns to attract and retain talent

The current advice from the Government to carry on with Christmas plans, will come as welcome news to UK professionals

After a slight fall in October, jobs are on the ascendence once more.

The number of active job adverts in the UK continued to grow rapidly throughout November as businesses rush to hire staff ahead of Christmas.

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.

But just 1% of young people received support to apply for an apprenticeship while at school