Schneider Electric will double the number of ex-military personnel it recruits in a bid to address a shortage of skills in the transition to green energy.
Economics, government & business
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Despite financial pressure from national insurance and national living wage changes, the number of planned redundancies is falling.
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NHS England’s workforce will be cut by half, with around 6,500 jobs to go, in a bid to save at least £175m annually.
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The AI Action Plan acknowledges the pressing need to train tens of thousands of AI professionals by 2030 to turn the government’s ambition into reality – but the UK is ill equipped to achieve this.
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With surveys suggesting hiring confidence is at a low, Simon Fowler proposes a pragmatic and long-term approach to managing headcount.
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The UK labour market saw a softer decline in recruitment activity in February 2025.
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Pay rises in the private sector remained at 4% in the three months ending in January 2025, according to new figures.
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Chris Chesterman explores how organisations are shifting focus from traditional job roles to a dynamic, skills-based approach.
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Opinion over the Employment Rights Bill remains divided as the initial raft of amendments become known in response to consultation.
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MP says the Employment Rights Bill bolsters maternity rights, without consideration of rights of fathers.
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The CIPD is urging the government to provide clarity for employers as new amendments to the Employment Rights Bill are unveiled.
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As many as 10,000 university jobs could go as higher education in the UK faces an “unprecedented crisis”, a union warns.
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MPs urge government to close loopholes that allow companies to exploit work insecurity and undercut Britain’s outstanding employers.
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There was a further steep fall in UK work visas granted in 2024 as arrivals continue to decrease in the wake of rules introduced at the end of 2023 by the previous government.
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Figures from the Office for National Statistics show there were about 987,000 young people aged 16 to 24 who were Neets in October to December 2024.