Skills shortages

Skills England to bring together ‘fractured skills landscape’ and create a shared national ambition to boost the nation’s skills.

Skills for Care’s Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care in England warned that the vacancy rate was still three times higher than that of the wider economy.

Kate Shoesmith, deputy chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), writes an open letter to MPs.

We round up the major political parties' policies for employers ahead of the general election 2024, taking place on 4 July.

Job postings are down by a fifth over the past year, according to job site Indeed, but interest from foreign jobseekers has increased.

More than half of employees feel there is too much change at work, PwC's 2024 hopes and fears survey has found.

Up to seven million workers in England may lack the essential employment skills (EES) they need to do their jobs...

The UK has been ranked 45th in the world for technology and business skill proficiency – one place below Honduras.

Teacher vacancies increased by 20% to 2,800 in November 2023 from 2,300 in November 2022, according to newly released government figures.

Rishi Sunak has pledged to introduce an annual cap on work and family visas if the Conservatives retain power.

The Labour party has pledged to cut migration and forge stronger links between visas and skills needs if it gains power.

The proportion of women working in engineering and technology roles in the UK has fallen.

Nursing roles top the list of the most in-demand jobs in the UK, with care workers, sales roles and teaching...

Unemployed people in the UK will be sent to skills 'bootcamps' that will train them to fill roles where there is a shortage of workers.

UK employers are willing to pay a 14% wage premium for workers with AI skills, according to PwC research.