UK job market ‘still in good health’ despite dip in number of people in work
56,000 less people in jobs from the June-to-August 2019 period.
Category: Recruitment News
Permanent staff appointments fall for seventh consecutive month
Overall vacancies are rising at the weakest rate since January 2012.
October is the second-most popular period of the year for job applications
13 per cent more job applications made in London during October.
CEOs place more importance on workplace culture than CHROs whilst hiring
94 per cent of CEOs believe HR has a clear influence at board level.
Risk taking recruiters: Majority take on candidates who lack experience
How many consultants are willing to hire candidates who lie on their application?
Over half of graduates believe that grad schemes are ‘overplayed’
Why are graduates shunning grad schemes in favour for other routes into business?
Career expert predicts what jobs will emerge due to rise of automation
Can recruiters fill the position of a space nurse or AI psychologist?
Vacancies remain low as employment is at peak – businesses and bodies react
The employment rate is at 76.1 per cent, the joint-highest number on record.
Brexit blamed for slowest rate of hiring permanent staff in three years
UK candidates are reluctant to look for new roles due to Brexit uncertainty.
Hard to retain Gen Z talent as they are far more likely to move jobs after two years
Is flexibility the answer to keeping a Gen Z employee working for you?
Global Talent Acquisition Day: a day for HR professionals
Use the hashtag #GlobalTADay to get involved with the day.
Low confidence in UK economy but rising demand to hire staff say REC
How many employers said they have little surplus capacity in their workforce.
UK workers put off from applying to jobs due to jargon used in advertisements
Are you a blue-sky thinker or an action-orientated individual?
‘War on talent’ maybe eased by 1 million EU nationals granted settled status
How many do the one million represent of the EU nationals in the UK?
Training and employee retention are the two main talent management concerns
How long do executives believe employee retention and training will be a problem for?