Labour market
‘Good quality’ jobs should be measure of industrial success
The UK needs to manage industrial change far better than in the past if the economy is to harness new technology, become greener and provide better livelihoods
Deutsche Bank to cut 18,000 jobs in reorganisation
Deutsche Bank has announced it will cut 18,000 jobs over the next three years as part of a major reorganisation....
Post-Brexit regional skills funding under threat
Regions of the UK are at risk of losing out on £2.1 billion of funding per year, which includes subsidies...
Gig economy doubles in three years
One in 10 working-age adults in the UK work on gig economy platforms, double the number who did so in 2016.
Manufacturing sector could lose 20m jobs to automation
Up to 20 million jobs in manufacturing could be replaced by robots by 2030, with each new robot taking over...
Post-Brexit regional salary thresholds for migrants to be considered
The Migration Advisory Committee is to consider how salary thresholds should be calculated under a future immigration system – including...
Proportion of workers in low-paid roles at a 40-year low
The government is on track to eliminate low pay by the middle of the next decade, analysis has found.
Address north-south jobs divide, says inequality report
More than half of the UK’s future job growth will be in London and the south-east, according to a report...
British Steel collapse puts thousands of jobs at risk
British Steel is to go into administration, putting some 5,000 UK jobs at risk and endangering 20,000 roles in its...
Unemployment lowest since 1974 as candidate shortages bite
The unemployment rate in Britain has fallen to the lowest rate since 1974, with just over a third of those...
Good workforce planning can unlock AI’s potential, says CIPD
Artificial intelligence has the potential to create better, more fulfilling jobs for employees if it is implemented properly, according to a new report by the CIPD and PA Consulting.
Reliance on agency workers increases as confidence in economy drops
UK employers are increasingly likely to hire agency workers amid continuing falls in confidence in the economy, according to the...
How to get ahead in the labour market race
Matt Weston, managing director of recruitment firm Robert Half, looks at the current UK labour market and provides some insight...
How to draw up a blueprint for workforce planning
Workforce planning in today’s chaotic labour market may feel like an uphill struggle, but a methodological approach to sourcing talent...
‘Don’t fund level 6 and 7 apprenticeships’ say learning providers
Training providers have called on the government to remove the highest and degree level apprenticeships from the scope of funding...
