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This report shows the hiring activity rates due to the economy and is compiled by collecting primary data through survey responses from recruitment agencies and workers. Here we will discuss and break down their findings.

With UK homeowners warned by the bank of England to expect “significant” increase in interest rates, in response to Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax-cutting mini-budget last week and the Prime Minister insisting the plans are ‘right’, half of the country's professionals are so concerned they’re intending to look for a new job as a direct result.

The number of active job adverts across the UK has been cooling-off since the end of July.

Slow, unresponsive processes more likely to cause application abandonment than salary or benefits concerns, reveals new survey

UK businesses are currently experiencing an incredibly challenging period.

Nealy two-thirds (64%) of UK business decision-makers say that they're experiencing more employees asking for pay rises more frequently as a result of the hike in living costs, according to new research by Applaud, the leading employee experience (EX) platform.

Although RPI remained unchanged at 12.3% and the CPI fell marginally from 10.1% to 9.9% in August, this alone is not enough to close the gap between pay and inflation.

The UK Net Employment Outlook has fallen to +25% for Q4, a decline of eight percentage-points on Q3, and a decrease of six percentage-points year-on-year according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS).

Employees are realistic about ability of pay to match inflation but expect wider package of support for winter months.

International survey by Alight, Business Group on Health identifies how companies can amplify wellbeing benefits

In what is usually a slow month, a rise in jobs is a positive sign - especially amidst mounting hiring caution in the face of soaring costs.

The number of active job adverts across the UK has remained between 1,600,000 and just under 2,08,000,000 since early June.

In the week of 25-31 July, the number of active job adverts across the UK hit a new record high for 2022, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)’s latest Labour Market Tracker

CIPD research shows zero-hours contract workers report better work-life balance and wellbeing than other workers, but improved enforcement of employment rights needed to protect those who are treated unfairly

Jobs offering 'enhanced parental leave' double in one year, as UK shifts to more inclusive approach to parenting and childcare