by Sarah Rice | Jun 22, 2021 | Talent & Recruitment
Warnings of employee absences during big sporting tournaments are familiar articles in business and HR publications, but it was a news bulletin very much absent itself last year as the pandemic put pay to most events. However, with the Euros warming up and a summer of...
by Sarah Rice | Jun 10, 2021 | Talent & Recruitment
Job quality in the UK has been surprisingly unaffected by the Covid pandemic so far but continues to fall short on a number of key measures, according to the CIPD’s annual Good Work Index. The report, which provides a window into the current state of work in the UK...
by Sarah Rice | Jun 7, 2021 | Talent & Recruitment
Salary benchmarking and grade structures are at the forefront of upcoming organisation reward plans, according to new research. As coronavirus restrictions ease, the impacts of the pandemic will continue to be felt, with budgets remaining constrained, according to the...
by Sarah Rice | May 25, 2021 | Talent & Recruitment
New research has revealed that a third (31%) of UK jobseekers would now consider working in social care, with the pandemic significantly improving people’s perceptions of working in the sector. The report from The Work Foundation and Totaljobs – Social care: a guide...
by Sarah Rice | May 18, 2021 | Talent & Recruitment
Almost a quarter (22%) of 16-17 year olds have decided to pursue a career in tech since the pandemic, according to research from UK scaleup Talent Works. However, females find it harder (31%) to secure their first tech roles compared to men (21%). A fifth of all...
by Sarah Rice | May 18, 2021 | Talent & Recruitment
UK job vacancies have reached their highest level since the start of the pandemic with the easing of lockdown restrictions giving employers hiring confidence. From February to April there were 657,000 vacancies, up about 48,400 on the previous quarter, according...
