How to address the escalating challenge of job scams

How people come to find jobs has fundamentally changed. It has become much more digitalised, increasing accessibility and creating more opportunities. But this has come at a cost. It’s made it easier...

‘Iceberg’ labour market continues to cool

The latest labour market figures show unemployment on the rise and vacancies continuing to drop, but lower inflation has seen real-terms pay growth increase.

Uptick in temporary hires suggests "cautious optimism"

Temporary staff hires are up 69% in 2024, according to data from hiring platform Totaljobs.

Recruitment declines while labour supply jumps

Recruitment continued to decline in March, a survey of 400 recruitment and employment consultancies by KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) showed today.

John Lewis hints at further redundancies

John Lewis has hinted that it will continue to make job cuts in 2024, despite reporting a return to profit.

Vacancies fall while real pay growth strengthens

Vacancies have continued to fall but lower inflation has spurred pay growth, according to the latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Unexpected rise in pay growth while vacancies fall

Annual pay growth rose by 1.4% in the last year, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Actions employers can take to close the green skills gap

Becky Schnauffer was right in her reflections on COP28: HR professionals will play a pivotal role in cultivating green skills within their organisation. And this is a responsibility shared by...

AI will not destroy jobs, says Bank of England boss

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey told the BBC that although AI holds risks, he is optimistic about its impact on jobs.

Number of UK workers worried about job loss doubles

Research found 42% of workers in the UK are worried about losing their jobs, up from 28% last year.

Pay growth picks up speed as candidate numbers surge

Candidate supply has continued to rise sharply in December 2023 as pay growth picked up from November lows, according to the latest figures from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and...

12 Months of 2023: December

In December, vacancies continued to fall, geopolitical risk was named as the fastest growing danger to business and Spotify made mass redundancies.