Labour market

UK unemployment increased to highest rate in two and half years, according to ONS labour market figures released in June 2024.

The Federation of Small Businesses has published its 'manifesto', highlighting what SMEs would like to see from the next government.

Permanent staff appointments continued to fall in May, according to the latest survey of UK recruitment consultants.

The Lib Dems have pledged to fund mental health checks to reduce levels of long-term sickness.

Reform UK would introduce an ‘employer immigration tax’ to cure the UK’s ‘deadly addiction’ to cheap overseas labour, Richard Tice announces.

Sharp fall in health and social care visas threatens services and growth, warns immigration expert.

Nursing roles top the list of the most in-demand jobs in the UK, with care workers, sales roles and teaching...

Unemployed people in the UK will be sent to skills 'bootcamps' that will train them to fill roles where there is a shortage of workers.

UK employers are willing to pay a 14% wage premium for workers with AI skills, according to PwC research.

Active job postings in April this year were down 36% on the equivalent period in 2023, but remain above pre-pandemic levels.

OVG chief executive says root cause of the delays was a shortage of construction workers caused by Brexit and the pandemic.

UK unemployment and economic inactivity have continued to grow, the latest official labour market figures have shown.

The CIPD’s spring 2024 labour market outlook suggests maintaining headcount at the current level is preferred by most employers.

Starting salaries grew at a steeper rate in April 2024 as employers continued to battle for staff in a dwindling pool of suitable candidates.

Heineken UK is set to invest £39m in reopening and upgrading its pubs, creating an estimated 1,075 new jobs.