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Ahead of the introduction of the new National Living Wage tomorrow (Friday 1 April), Charles Cotton, Performance and Reward Adviser at the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, comments:

The ability to define a clear business vision and knowing when to bring in executive support are essential for recruitment businesses seeking to expand, according to The Scale Up Workbook published today by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).

The recovery of the jobs market has slowed significantly as uncertainty surrounding Brexit may have dampened demand for new hires, according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna.co.uk.

Study Reveals “Adjusted” Pay Gap Even at Specific Job Title and Company Level; Discrimination Not a Major Factor

Eight in ten employers (79 per cent) believe that economic conditions are improving, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).

Global professional services recruiter Morgan McKinley’s 2016 IT Salary Guide has revealed that there has been a rise in demand for highly-skilled IT professionals with huge growth in front end development and software engineering.

New research challenges HR leaders’ opinion of Generation Z and reveals the workforce expectations of this generation are not far from what companies already offer.

Needing to fill skills gaps is the key reason for taking on apprentices, according to a Tech Partnership research survey of tech employers. But other factors are also important: apprentices offer improved access to talent, and increased productivity at reasonable cost.

A new research report 'What do graduates want?' published today, reveals what over 2000 students studying at UK universities think about their future career prospects.

Private-sector employers expect to give their employees a pay rise of 2% in 2016, according to XpertHR's latest survey of pay forecasts.

Doug Monro, co-founder of Adzuna, comments:

The world’s largest job site, Indeed, has launched its first global Job Happiness Index. The happiness ranking rounds up Indeed’s 10 million company reviews to show which employees give the highest marks for areas such as work-life balance, management and salary/benefits.

A growing number of job seekers are including false or inaccurate information on their CVs. A recent analysis of 5,500 CVs by The Risk Advisory Group’s employee screening experts found that 70 per cent contained inaccuracies. This is up from 63 per cent of CVs containing discrepancies last year and suggests that employers without adequate screening procedures in place could be making hiring decisions without all the facts.

New research released to mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week has found businesses place apprentices at the heart of their plans to rise to the top and rank hiring the right staff as the most important factor in helping them grow.

New CIPD report finds poor quality careers advice at school and poor line management at work to blame, particularly among those from poorer backgrounds