Three-tier coronavirus system needs to be united with government intervention

?Yesterday the UK government confirmed its three-tier lockdown rule to protect the public from coronavirus.

People moves- who's gone where in the HR sector?

Despite the ongoing challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, there has still been plenty of job changes in the HR sector. Here, we roundup our top movers and shakers.

How businesses are helping people back into work – part 2

As HR teams prepare for the long months ahead – facing redundancies, blended working, end of furlough and a turbulent job market – we highlight some of the brilliant initiatives helping employees get...

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Government's labour market interventions risk disjointing Plan for Jobs

?The Department for Work & Pensions’ (DWP) £238 million Job Entry Targeted Support (JETS) has provided another piece in the puzzle faced by people left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic, yet critics...

Kickstart scheme applications top 65,000

The government’s £2 billion Kickstart job placement scheme has attracted more than 65,000 applications in its first month, as the UK’s benefits system braces for a significant rise in unemployment as...

Why the Job Support Scheme is not enough to prevent redundancies

?Last week the chancellor announced his winter economic plans, with chilling consequences for millions of workers.

Job Support Scheme offers lifeline to some businesses

?The UK’s Job Support Scheme has created new measures to help secure the jobs of workers hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Employers redesigning roles in response to pandemic

Nearly a third of employers are currently redesigning job roles in response to the coronavirus pandemic as they look to build more agile, adaptable workforces moving forward, according to new research...

Embracing neurodiversity in a post-COVID world

As the UK plunges into a recession, organisations up and down the UK are having to take difficult decisions to consolidate their financial positions and target resource in the most efficient areas.

Coronavirus has affected female hiring and job confidence

?The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the professional lives of women in the UK, according to new data from LinkedIn.

Chancellor says furlough has worked but Labour calls for successor scheme

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has hailed the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) a success but Labour has called for a successor to the scheme as well as a ban on “fire and re-hire” methods.

UK facing 450,000 job losses this autumn

Nearly half a million redundancies could be seen this autumn alone in the UK according to estimates from the Institute for Employment Studies (IES).