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Numbers forced into part-time work hit record high in 2011

Interesting tidbit in the latest Labour Market Statistics report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), published this morning (Wednesday 13 July 2011): The number of employees and self-employed people working part-time because they could not...

Published 13 Jul 2011 11:25 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: ons, labour market, economics, unemployment, part-time workers

Pay growth decreases as pay settlements dip

Alongside the weakness of the labour market , the labour market figures published yesterday showed pay growth slowing, with some sectors seeing average earnings shrinking. Before the recession, pay growth of around 4% to 5% was the norm. The latest statistics...

Published 16 Jun 2011 11:14 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, inflation, labour market, earnings

Unemployment: Set to roar back in 2011?

At the moment, unemployment figures are painting a mixed picture . While the headline unemployment rate has fallen back, the claimant count is on the rise. Some commentators argue that the current overall subdued picture for unemployment represent the...

Published 3 Nov 2010 7:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: labour market, economics, unemployment, george osborne, comprehensive spending review

Graduate recruitment & starting salaries 2010/2011: Take part in the XpertHR benchmarking survey

ur membership believes that a university degree still has a very high currency with employers. - Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) . It seems that graduates are increasingly likely to turn to lap dancing as a career of choice. - Kevin J Ball ....

Published 15 Sep 2010 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay rates, recruitment, labour market, benchmarking, graduate recruitment, starting salaries

Why it doesn't pay to be a graduate in 2010 (1): The UK graduate labour market

Spare a thought for this year's crop of new graduates just now entering a particularly difficult labour market. Over recent years, conditions for graduates appear to have been worsening progressively (as my round-ups of why it didn't pay to be...

Published 26 Jul 2010 8:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, labour market, graduate recruitment

General Election 2010: policy briefings on labour market issues

The Centre for Economic Performance (based at the London School of Economics) launched the first in a series of general election policy briefings last week on its website, attempting to inject some objectivity into controversial policy debates prior to...

Published 6 Apr 2010 10:12 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: labour market, economics, migrant workers, immigration, research

Public sector spending cuts could scupper jobs market recovery, REC warns

The UK jobs market is showing signs of recovery from the pounding it took during the recession, but post-election public spending cuts could harm its prospects (external website). This according to latest monthly research from the Recruitment & Employment...

Published 4 Mar 2010 7:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, labour market, economics, public spending

Managers' pay - the long-term story

The National Management Salary Survey is one of the largest pay surveys conducted by XpertHR through its Celre salary survey arm. The 2010 report is being launched today jointly with the Chartered Management Institute. There is more about the headline...

Published 23 Feb 2010 11:01 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: salary surveys, pay and benefits, celre, turnover, labour market, management, pay

Scientific report predicts multiple-limbed workers

Scientific advances will allow for individuals to grow new limbs and see a whole new range of career paths develop, including space pilots, weather modification police and body part makers, says a report commissioned by the Government. Read More...

Published 14 Jan 2010 10:25 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, job titles, labour market, jobs, future of hr

The UK labour market in 2010: Time for "cautious optimism"? (Part 1)

The UK labour market has reached a turning point with the arrival of 2010, and "a sense of cautious optimism is now building, [..'] reflected in an upturn in job supplies across many sectors", according to Totajobs director John Salt, commenting...

Published 28 Dec 2009 7:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, labour market, economics, economic indicators, unemployment, totaljobs

UK labour market looks healthy - for now

The latest Report on Jobs from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG suggests that confidence has returned to the UK jobs market, with the picture looking healthier than at any time in the past two-and-a-half years. Read More...

Published 9 Dec 2009 10:28 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, labour market, pre-budget report

Looking ahead: The key workplace issues for 2010

An exodus of disgruntled employees freed by a recovering job market, 'baby boomers' opting out of of retirement, and maintaining organisational reputations as the spread of social media continues. As both the year and the decade rapidly approach...

Published 3 Dec 2009 1:30 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: retirement, retention, labour market, hr policy and practice, hr policy and strategy, social networking, social media, baby boomers

Private sector jobs outlook improves, while public sector outlook worsens significantly

The UK jobs market continues to contract in Summer 2009, but the pace at which it is shrinking has slowed markedly, according to the latest labour market outlook survey from the CIPD and consultants KPMG. By sector, the results are striking: the private...

Published 11 Aug 2009 8:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, labour market, recession

Are latest US jobs figures a sign of better times ahead?

The cliché has it that "when America catches a cold, the world sneezes". But what happens when a bit of colour starts to return to America's cheeks? Latest US job figures would appear to give some reason to be optimistic (external website...

Published 10 Aug 2009 10:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: redundancy, labour market, economics, recession, us

Engage employees now to retain them when the economic upturn comes

The recession is staving off a mass exodus of dissatisfied employees (external website). So employers are well advised to focus on boosting employee engagement now in order to retain their workforce once economic recovery gets underway. These are among...

Published 27 Jul 2009 8:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: retention, labour market, hr policy and strategy, recession, employee engagement, engagement

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