Economic uncertainty has taken root in the UK and globally, with mass layoffs one of its most troubling consequences. Last month came the news that nearly 15,000 British retail jobs have been cut...
Nearly a million (913,000) young people have been lost from the labour market over the last 30 years, according to CIPD analysis released today.
Demand for workers remains high in the UK economy, though vacancies are increasingly being filled by temporary workers as companies hesitate to take on permanent staff.
Salary increases are often an excellent way for businesses to support their employees through a cost of living crisis. The latest ONS figures show that many employers have already awarded salary...
An employment appeal tribunal has allowed 45 medical couriers to pursue a claim for unlimited backdated holiday pay.
Business priorities have evolved frequently and rapidly over the past few decades. However, this has proved even more tangible in the last five years, with the Covid-19 pandemic acting as a...
Imposing big changes on workers will naturally be worrying for them, but with the right preparation, employees can be reassured and concerns overcome.
In the UK, two market forces are colliding with almost unprecedented consequences. On the one hand, unemployment remains at its lowest level since 1974. On the other, job vacancies, according to the...
If the pandemic has done anything, it has given us the opportunity to think differently and start again. But how can you encourage this momentum?
A private member’s bill giving workers the legal right to request a predictable working pattern has found cross-party support in the House of Commons.
UK employers are looking at a range of cost-cutting measures due to continued economic uncertainty.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out his vision of the UK as an innovation hub to rival Silicon Valley on Friday (27 January). Think tanks have warned, however, that more action will be needed to reach his...
