Labour market

The Office for National Statistics will spend £8 million hiring temporary staff in a bid to fix problems with its Labour Force Survey (LFS).

Rolls-Royce Submarines will provide manufacturing and providing support services for nuclear reactors for the UK’s fleet.

Sainsbury’s has revealed plans to axe 3,000 jobs by cutting most of its cafes and hot food counters and reducing management roles by a fifth.

The UK government will publish an immigration white paper later this year that will review the current rules around recruiting high-skilled workers from overseas.

Median pay rise for autumn 2024 declined to 3.3%, according to Brightmine, as national insurance change begins to have an impact.

The south-west has been ranked the best place to work in a new employment index.

Labour market statistics released in January 2025 show that real wages increased by 3.4% year on year, their quickest pace since 2021.

The hospitality industry is calling for the government to delay plans to increase employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs).

The number of job postings in December 2024 drops back in line with pre-pandemic rates, according to new figures.

EHRC briefs MPs on impact of Employment Rights Bill, including compatibility of the rights regarding harassment and freedom of expression.

Global recruitment firm PageGroup reveals it reduced fee earner headcount to 5,370 by slashing 130 jobs in the final three months of 2024.

The rise in employers’ national insurance contributions from this April is likely to cause an overall slowing of long-term wage growth.

The fall in vacancies was at the steepest recorded in more than four years, with the fall in demand for permanent staff being more severe than at any time since August 2020

Regional skills gaps are getting worse as graduates feel the 'magnetic pull' of London and other higher-skilled UK cities.

High Pay Centre analysis shows CEO pay in FTSE 100 will surpass the median worker's 2025 salary at around 11:30 this morning.