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The value of regular pay falls 2.9% in the three months to August 2022, as the squeeze on workers’ pay continues.

Getting on for half of HR leaders have reported that their company is losing up to 15% in revenues because of the UK labour shortage.

Many of those whose jobs will disappear will be encouraged to apply for the 500 existing vacancies in its head office, the company stated.

The Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham this week has produced plenty of headlines about political infighting, but what about the policies?

Business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has proposed stripping employment rights from people earning more than £50k.

There were 143,000 new job postings last week – the lowest number since early spring this year.

The TUC and Labour party reject the chancellor's handling of the UK economy as interest rates rise to highest level in 14 years.

Plans to increase working hours among the over 50s and benefits claimants are to be unveiled in tomorrow's mini-Budget.

Firms' plans to recruit more staff fly in face of warnings of recession.

Unemployment in the UK reaches its lowest since 1974 and the number of job vacancies has fallen.

Greater economic uncertainty, rising costs and candidate shortages all affected employers' ability to hire both permanent and temporary staff in August.

Fewer employers are relying on candidates having a degree, according to a new survey showing skills-based hiring is up 63%.

Last week, there were 2.08 million active job adverts in the UK, a new record high for 2022.

The cost of living crisis has driven one in three workers to consider moving employers, according to a survey by job site Reed.co.uk.

Regular wages fell by a record 3% in April to June 2022, as the rates employers were able to pay...