Confidence in making hiring and investment decisions surged in the three months to June.
Labour market
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The DWP has set out its blueprint for getting people back into work, after a report by a Labour adviser called for the long-term sick to be forced to seek work.
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Impact of April’s 9.8% increase to NLW continues to affect the median pay award, currently almost three percentage points above inflation.
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Annual wage growth slows to 5.7% in the ONS July 2024 labour market statistics, the slowest rate since August 2022.
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Kate Shoesmith, deputy chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), writes an open letter to MPs.
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Dr Emily Andrews from the Centre for Ageing Better argues that ageist employers harm both themselves and the economy.
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The BDO index indicates that despite worries over unemployment and skills, businesses are feeling more optimistic than at any time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has set out what the new Labour government's Back to Work plan will entail.
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The Labour government has begun its first week in power with announcements and meetings related to its election pledges on employment.
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We round up the major political parties' policies for employers ahead of the general election 2024, taking place on 4 July.
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Job postings are down by a fifth over the past year, according to job site Indeed, but interest from foreign jobseekers has increased.
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The Resolution Foundation claims real wages have barely moved since 2010, when the Conservative government rose to power
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Median basic pay award in the three months to the end of May 2024 increased slightly to 4.6%, according to Brightmine.
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Increased use of GenAI is not replacing jobs, according to Nash Squared's pulse survey of technology leaders.
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Number of people in insecure work reaches a record high of 4.1 million, according to TUC analysis published today.