Skills shortages
City firms ‘must coordinate skills development to avoid talent shortages’
Every role in the financial services sector will be affected by automation and...
Fast-track ‘Global Talent’ visas for top scientists unveiled
“Top” international scientists, mathematicians and researchers will be able to apply to work in the UK under a fast-track visa...
Probation officers overstretched and under-resourced, says Inspectorate
The National Probation Service, the organisation that supervises high-risk offenders in the community, is hampered by staff shortages...
Productivity continues to be outpaced by wage growth
The Office for National Statistics has published the latest productivity figures for the UK showing that output per hour rose...
‘Fake apprenticeships’ are turning training system into a farce
The UK's training system is becoming farcical with a levy system spiralling out of financial control - we need to learn from apprenticeships in Europe, claims report.
Artificial intelligence roles head up list of UK emerging jobs
Artificial intelligence and tech roles fill the top ranks of the UK's fastest emerging jobs according to new data revealed by LinkedIn.
Learnability: Is LQ the new IQ?
The concepts of IQ and EQ (emotional quotient) are well known by HR leaders, but should they be focusing their...
Main parties’ migration policies pose threat to NHS staffing
Both the Conservatives’ and Labour’s migration policies would worsen understaffing in the NHS and social care, according to a report...
RB opens £200m innovation hub in Hull
Health and hygiene supplier RB, formerly Reckitt Benckiser, today opens a £200m centre in Hull as a “magnet” for the best scientific talent with 200 new jobs created.
UK faces university brain drain as EU academics quit posts
The number of EU academics working in the UK to have quit their jobs has accelerated since the Brexit referendum,...
Job website spots slump in searches for nursing roles
Indeed has reported a steep decline in online searches for nursing jobs.
Business leaders question migration policy as EU workers return ‘home’
The CBI has queried how a post-Brexit immigration system would function as new figures confirm the decline in EU net...
Acute nurse shortages revealed amid growing blame culture
Staff shortages have led to the rise of a blame culture among nurses most of whom feel unable to provide the level of care they want to patients.
L&D complacency risks UK firms’ competitiveness with global counterparts
Employers in the UK risk losing talent to organisations in emerging economies if they do not increase investment in learning...
How recruitment tech could ease the social care skills crisis
Technology has reached a point where it can alleviate social care sector's recruitment problems.
