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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...
Job vacancies drop as Brexit uncertainty bites
The number of job vacancies has continued to fall since early 2019, indicating that Brexit uncertainty is affecting employers’ hiring...
Productivity puzzle persists with fastest fall in five years
UK productivity in April to June fell at its fastest pace since 2014, when compared to the same quarter last...
Warnings as Brexit and China stifle recruitment firms
Two of the UK’s largest recruitment firms have both issued lacklustre trading statements as market conditions deteriorate, a trend confirmed with the latest data from the UK resourcing industry.
Thousands of jobs at stake as Pizza Express enters creditor talks
Around 10,000 jobs at UK Pizza Express outlets could be at risk as the scale of the debts facing the popular family chain emerge.
Fresh concern over jobs as UK service sector slumps
The UK's service sector, which makes up 80% of the country's economy, contracted in September prompting fears of a recession.
Women find it harder to get a job after leaving armed forces, says report
Female military service leavers are less likely to find a job than males, with many reluctant to apply for roles...
Robots and automation: UK lags behind G7
Entire regions of the UK face being left behind and British businesses could find themselves being uncompetitive, unless the government...
Businesses ‘crying out’ for apprenticeship levy clarity
The apprenticeship levy system needs to be more accessible and transparent and standards need to be reviewed regularly if the...
International graduates offered two-year work visa
International graduates will be able to stay in the UK for two years to find work under a new immigration...
Hiring declines at fastest rate for three years
Political and economic uncertainty continues to affect the labour market as data from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation and...
Mind the ‘double discrimination’ disability gap
Employers need to be mindful not just of the “disability gap” when it comes to employment but “double discrimination” around...
