Skills shortages

When it comes to recruiting young people, could employers be confusing a lack of confidence with low employability?

Skills England has published its latest data on future employment needs and the skills that will be required to fulfil...

Five in six dairy farmers have received ‘zero or very few’ applications from qualified people for their job vacancies, leading to concerns about food security.

A sixth (16%) of UK businesses have recruitment policies in place that proactively target hiring ex-offenders, research suggests.

The government is being urged to ringfence its planned Growth and Skills Levy funding of higher and degree apprenticeships, to narrow the skills gap employers are experiencing.

There has been a decline in skills shortage vacancies according to new figures from the Department for Education.

A critical shortage of skilled workers is jeopardising the government’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029.

The government needs to step up efforts to boost student enrolment and employer engagement with T-Levels if the qualification is to achieve its intended impact

Decision to cut Level 7 apprenticeship levy funding for those aged over 21 will cost employers around £214m in additional training costs.

Employees had a more a positive outlook on proposed plans to close the skills gap than business leaders, the O'Reilly research suggests.

Dentists from overseas are being forced to work in McDonald’s due to bureaucracy preventing them working in the UK.

We round up reaction from labour market commentators to chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spending Review, published today.

Migrant workers in IT and engineering professionals have a positive financial impact on the UK, finds MAC study.

The largest oil and gas field operator in the North Sea is cutting 250 jobs because of what it calls the ‘punitive’ fiscal regime in oil and gas.

More than a quarter of UK employers are struggling to recruit for sustainability-related roles, according to hiring platform Indeed.