The number of young people not in work, education or training at the end of 2023 increased, ONS reveals.
Labour market
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There were more than 870,000 new job postings in January 2024, and 1.8 million active job postings in the UK – a 4.2% increase from December 2023.
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The Flexible After Fifty report from a roundtable that includes the CIPD and the British Chamber of Commerce, calls for older people to be more active in the workforce, with flexibility the key.
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Pay growth barely continued to outpace inflation at the end of 2023, February 2024 labour market figures have shown.
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One in five HR professionals expect significant problems with filling vacancies in early 2024, the CIPD finds.
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New CBI president Rupert Soames says the Labour party's proposals for workers' rights should be watered down.
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Employer market power has been affected by the rise of hybrid working and the gig economy. A new report details how the labour market is responding.
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Hiring into permanent positions fell sharply at the start of 2024, according to the latest Report on Jobs.
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Government criticised for appearing to omit employment from its disability action plan, despite push for disabled people to find work.
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The proportion of the working-age population who are economically inactive is higher than previously suggested, the ONS has revealed.
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The governor of the Bank of England argues that employers must embrace the positives of AI.
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Seven in 10 employers across the UK are still witnessing a shortage of all types of candidates for their roles, new research reveals.
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Sickness absence by geography: Think tank finds areas with high levels of ill-health have growing long-term sickness trends.
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The UK jobs market experienced its biggest monthly fall in vacancies in more than three years in December, as business...
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The average number of hours worked in the UK has fallen at a rate equivalent to the loss of 310,000 workers, figures have suggested.