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Employee referrals, counter-offers and downgraded expectations will be top of the UK recruitment trends for 2016, while our international counterparts will be focussing on the quality and speed of hire and their employer branding. That’s according to UK recruiter Expectations! Recruitment Services who predict that UK employers will have to radically change the way they hire talent in 2016, and will also have to invest more in specialist recruitment to ensure they remain fully staffed and able to grow.

As Britain went back to work this week, the expected January jobs rush has more than lived up to its billing, according to the UK’s largest job board, reed.co.uk.

In 2015, the UK experienced a significant increase in the number of people breaking away from traditional employment into freelance and self-employed roles. According to official figures from the Bank of England, between 2008 and 2015, the number of self-employed workers rose by 700,000.

Recruitment company Keene and Lord have secured a £4 million funding agreement with the UK’s largest invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS).

Over half (54%) of UK workers wish they could change career, rising to 72% for those aged between 25 and 34, according to research by long term investment savings specialist Standard Life. But worry about being too old to change direction (11%), valuing their current stability (11%), not knowing where to start (10%), and a lack of confidence (10%) are key reasons for not taking the plunge.

UK office workers are the most likely in Europe to look for a new job if they request a payrise but are turned down, according to new research by specialist recruitment firm Robert Half

Staff retention is set to become one of the biggest HR challenges for 2016

71% of UK employees feel satisfied in their current job, according to research by business psychologists, OPP. The study of more than 2,500 employees found that while employee satisfaction is on the rise, there are key regional differences as to where Britain’s most satisfied employees reside.

Low Temporary Employment and Youth Unemployment Support Favourable Job Prospects in Britain

The increasing gap between chief executive pay and that of the average employee risks undermining the morale and motivation of the workforce

Today’s graduates overwhelmingly believe that finance and technology will be the highest-paying sectors for university leavers a decade from now, new research suggests.

The UK’s IT sector is full of budding Mark Zuckerbergs, according to research undertaken by IT recruiter Randstad Technologies. More than a third of IT workers across the UK (37%) share key personality traits with the Facebook founder.

New research has revealed that two fifths, 41%, of British women have been asked ‘inappropriate’ questions during an interview. By comparison, less than an eighth of men, 12%, had faced the same kind of questions.

Glassdoor survey examines resignation ‘tipping points’ and how they vary by age, gender and location throughout the country.

ILM study finds one third of workers plan to leave their current job in 2016