Skills shortages
Employer confidence shredded by coronavirus crisis
Demand for temporary and permanent staff holds up well despite lockdown measures amid sharp, but predictable, fall in employer confidence.
Budget 2020: Seven things employers may have missed
Given the covid-19 coronavirus has now been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcement...
Budget 2020: Coronavirus help ‘not enough’ to avoid hardship
Measures announced in the Budget today will make it easier for workers’ to self-isolate if they suspect they have the...
Ten key points about the sponsor licence system
Gaining a sponsor licence will be crucial for many organisations under the new immigration system; but it can be a complex procedure.
EU immigration hits 15-year low, adding to business skills fears
Non-EU immigration has increased again but is driven by people - predominantly from Asia - coming to study.
Firms ‘underutilising’ employees existing skills, report suggests
Six in 10 workers think their skills are underutilised at least half of the time.
Points-based immigration: five things employers can do now
Employers have been advised not to panic in reaction to the newly published details on the proposed points-based immigration system...
Points-based immigration scheme shuts out low-skilled workers
Low-skilled workers would not get a visa under the government’s proposed points-based immigration scheme, details of which have been published...
Fall in visa applications triggers skills warning for private sector
Business consultancy warns of skills shortfall as number of visa applications from non-EU skilled workers has fallen.
Public sector recruitment confidence hits 12-year high
Employment growth in the public sector is expected to match the private sector for the first time in 12 years.
Prime minister sets date for points-based immigration system
Downing Street has announced that the new points-based immigration system will be implemented from 1 January 2021.
IR35 will force out half of contractor workforce
Half of contractors plan to leave clients in the next eight weeks thanks to changes to the IR35 ‘off-payroll’ rules...
HS2 ‘will deliver jobs and skills investment’
Prime minister Boris Johnson has given the “green signal” for the construction of the HS2 high-speed rail project, which business...
Migrant worker salary threshold set to be lowered to £25,600
Boris Johnson and home secretary Priti Patel are expected to announce their immigration reforms on Friday, which reportedly include plans...
Talent shortage worst since 2008, says recruiter
Almost a quarter of employers in the UK are unable to find the talent they need.
