2018: 21.2 workdays lost per person due to stress, anxiety or depression.
UK employees would enjoy better mental health if they were unemployed
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Staff would consider looking for another job if there is a gender pay gap at their company
Progress on closing the gender pay gap is moving very slowly.
UK HR market reacts to ONS figures showing both unemployment and wage growth dropping
Unemployment dropped by 23,000 to 1.31 million.
Top home working tips as 4 million UK employees work from home
Scottish employees most unlikely to work from home.
Nick Burns: The UK’s shifting talent landscape – and what it means for EVPs
Non-financial benefits are becoming increasingly important to EVPs.
Mark Williams: Employee alignment – overlooked in the battle against low productivity
What is the best way to overcome low productivity?
Chinese workers in the UK paid highest hourly wage
Chinese workers earn more than Brits hourly, however what happens when the Asian workers are not born in the UK?
Employment stats in the UK at record high
See what HR and recruitment experts have to say.
UK’s employment total hits record high
The number of people in work in the UK has reached a record high of 32.54 million, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
Record vacancies highlight UK businesses’ need to innovate to attract staff
Today’s labour market statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the number of vacancies at 845,000 for August to October 2018, the highest since comparable records began in 2001 – 44,000 more than for a year earlier and 14,000 more than for May to July 2018.
Unemployment remains at 40-year low
Official figures show that unemployment has remained at 4.3%, the lowest rate since 1975.
Poor productivity explains lagging pay growth
Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the demand for labour remains strong, which includes a relatively high share of permanent, full-time jobs.
Real wages fall at fastest pace in nearly three years
Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that wages have once again failed to keep pace with inflation, leaving hundreds of thousands of people on low pay struggling to make ends meet.
London’s black male graduates less likely to be employed
Black male graduates in London are nearly twice as likely to be unemployed as their white counterparts, figures suggest. According to the data from the ONS, in 2016 there was an unemployment rate of 18 per cent for black male graduates aged 16 to 24 in the capital. The rate for their white counterparts was…
Real pay falls for first time in two years
British workers have suffered a decrease in their real pay for the first time in two years, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).