Public sector pay to match private sector according to the CIPD’s Labour Market Outlook, which also analysed employer attitudes to AI.
Skills shortages
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Small business apprenticeship starts have dropped by almost half since the apprenticeship levy was introduced.
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Workers over 65 have added almost 1 million employees to the UK labour market since 2000, according to the Centre for Ageing Better.
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The flagship civil service recruitment programme has exceeded its target of 50% of graduates with a STEM qualification.
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Employers need to create a culture of continuous learning and give teams opportunities to advance their skills, finds report.
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As work becomes more tech-driven, organisations will require more individuals with 'generalist' skills to work across teams.
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Skills for Care says the adult social care sector needs a workforce strategy to tackle recruitment and retention needs.
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More than three-quarters of UK businesses think access to skills is harming labour market competitiveness, according to the CBI and Pertemps.
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The UK’s jobs market in September 2023 showed signs of normalising following the Covid upheaval of 2020-2022.
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The civil service is to employ 2,500 new tech recruits via apprenticeships and early careers programmes by June 2025.
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The UK workforce is suffering from a significant level of brain drain with many companies at risk of losing their top talent, according to new research.
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Recruitment drives by the UK Border Force has led to prisons near ports and airports finding it difficult to retain staff, a Prison Service has reported.
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The CIPD has unveiled a manifesto for good work, which calls on the next UK government to develop a long-term workforce strategy.
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Pay confidence returns to positive territory for the first time since pandemic restrictions were lifted, according to Robert Half and Cebr.
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The analysis found that the increase in the number of young people who were Neet was entirely driven by young men, who increased by 38,000 on the quarter.