UK skills shortages predate the pandemic and require a change of strategy, according to the CIPD.

A huge wave of change has hit the job market. Flooded with candidates and new opportunities, businesses can’t hire or fill talent gaps fast enough, as reported by Emma Greedy.

Almost two thirds (63%) of business leaders have said they are struggling to recruit as candidates lack the specialist skills and relevant experience they need.

A majority (79%) of employers now offer enhanced maternity pay, compared with 57% in 2017, according to a new poll.

Half of UK employers (50%) are looking to award higher pay increases to staff in 2022 compared with 2021.

There were a total of 1.66 million active job adverts in the UK at the end of August, with HGV drivers and nurses in the highest demand.

Almost two-thirds (63%) of talent teams are actively headhunting to find high-quality hires in the UK’s competitive job market, but what's the key to success?

More than a third (38%) of UK professionals have been approached more than five times for a new job in the past year.

2020 was a milestone year in many ways, not least because of the global pandemic, which turned everyday life on its head.

According to the CIPD, almost six in ten (57%) HR professionals have said they have suffered staff shortages in the last month due to employees being told to self-isolate by the NHS Test and Trace...

Businesses may be sleepwalking towards a costly talent exodus, as four in 10 employees (38%) are looking to change roles in either the next six or 12 months.

There’s a big disconnect between graduates and hirers on the prevalence of nepotism in recruitment, and HR must do more to strip out bias and promote clarity, says Peter Crush