Furloughed workers who lose their jobs are less likely to have higher-level qualifications than the general population, impacting their search for new job opportunities.
The government has been urged to give regional economies in the UK greater autonomy over skills and employment in order to create grassroots recovery strategies following the pandemic.
HR leaders across the globe have experienced the most stressful year of their careers due to coronavirus pandemic.
Companies’ digital transformation projects are failing due to a lack of staff buy-in, according to new research from software provider IFS.
Hiring has reportedly returned to pre-pandemic levels, but it is not set to improve at a rate that will offset the nation’s rising unemployment.
There is a disagreement among HR departments and staff within public sector organisations regarding how productive remote workers are.
The younger generation could be the key to economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and reverse mentoring could help drive positive change, says new research by Barclays.
Half of employers would not employ a neurodivergent person as they would be ‘uncomfortable’ employing or line managing someone with a neurological difference.
BAME workers in the UK have been ‘overexposed, under-protected, stigmatised and overlooked’ during the COVID-19 pandemic.
?The CIPD has said that many of those who have lost their job due to the pandemic have been left without the necessary skills to secure a new one.
The coronavirus pandemic has reportedly had the biggest impact on young people, especially those from a deprived background, as their education and job prospects have been largely affected.
Employers in the private sector are expected to increase pay by an average of just 1% in the year ahead as a result of COVID-19.
