Labour market
Australia rejects visa-free immigration deal with UK
The Australian government is not keen on the idea of an influx of unskilled UK labour heading Down Under after Brexit.
Number of people who have never worked grows by half
The number of people who have never worked grew by 52% in the past 20 years, according to the Resolution...
Artificial intelligence roles head up list of UK emerging jobs
Artificial intelligence and tech roles fill the top ranks of the UK's fastest emerging jobs according to new data revealed by LinkedIn.
Conservative voters more confident about career prospects
People who feel “politically homeless” have lower job confidence than those who identify with a particular political party, and Conservative...
Main parties’ migration policies pose threat to NHS staffing
Both the Conservatives’ and Labour’s migration policies would worsen understaffing in the NHS and social care, according to a report...
Factories lay off workers at fastest rate in seven years
Employment in the manufacturing sector has fallen for the eighth month in a row as factories lay off workers at...
RB opens £200m innovation hub in Hull
Health and hygiene supplier RB, formerly Reckitt Benckiser, today opens a £200m centre in Hull as a “magnet” for the best scientific talent with 200 new jobs created.
Business leaders question migration policy as EU workers return ‘home’
The CBI has queried how a post-Brexit immigration system would function as new figures confirm the decline in EU net...
Need for home care workers outstrips police and nurses
As many as 90,000 home care workers for the over 65s are needed if the main parties’ manifesto pledges to...
Uncertainty forcing employers to hold back on recruitment
Employers are ready to increase staffing levels but their ambitions are being held back by political and economic uncertainty, new...
Minimum wage pledges will benefit the wrong people
Increases in the national minimum wage pledged in the general election could be a “gamble” and will inadvertently benefit middle-...
Home Office holds up NHS overseas doctors scheme
Plans to expand a scheme that allows medical trainees from overseas to learn and work in the NHS, have been...
Record proportion of mothers in work
Three-quarters of mothers with dependent children are in work – a record high for the UK, according to the latest...
Manufacturing headcount falls at fastest rate since 2010
The CBI’s quarterly industrial trends survey has seen the fastest fall in headcount since April 2010, with firms anticipating an...
Unemployment may be three times higher than statistics suggest
The amount of “hidden” unemployment in the UK means that the number of people out of work could be nearly...
