The new MAC announcement: unwanted surprises for HR

Internal transfer employees will need two years’ overseas employment before being eligible to enter the UK

Three-quarter transport and storage jobs to be lost to computers

In wholesale and retail, 59% of roles are threatened by automation, and in the human health and social work sector 28% of employees could be replaced

Avoiding interview discrimination – a timely reminder

The nature of interviews means it is all too easy to make snap subjective assessments

Employment rate highest since records began

There were 31.39 million people in work in September to November 2015, the highest on record

Penguin Random House removes degree requirement for new starters

The publisher has removed the degree filter from all job advertisements and role descriptions

UK seventh best at attracting skilled migrants

Switzerland was found to be the most successful at attracting skilled migrants, followed by Singapore

Improving gender balance in manufacturing

Getting an even gender split in manufacturing won't happen overnight, and it won't be easy

Back to school for business

Employers must do much more to engage with and partner schools at primary level

British workers spend £5,000 a year on work-related costs

Women's expenses tend to be higher because of expectations surrounding their wardrobes

Pay growth expected to remain at 1.5% to 2.5% in 2016

The rate of growth in December was the slowest it has been in more than two years

January the 'most popular month for job changes'

The top reason employees left a job was low salary, chosen by more than one in three (35%) respondents

A third of employees would prefer flexible working over a pay rise

A third (34%) of employees would prefer a more flexible approach to working hours than a 3% pay rise