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Workforce planning

Workforce planning, also commonly known as “succession planning” is the process whereby employers ensure that it has enough people with the right skills and leadership potential to step into business-critical positions at the right time.


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    Social care needs workforce strategy to fix ‘leaky bucket’

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Oct 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Oct 2023

    Skills for Care says the adult social care sector needs a workforce strategy to tackle recruitment and retention needs.

    • Social mobility
    • Early careers
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    Royal Mail targets next generation of posties

    by Rob Moss 28 Sep 2023
    by Rob Moss 28 Sep 2023

    Royal Mail early careers recruitment drive aims to drive down youth unemployment and the average age of its workforce.

    • Hybrid working
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    • Public sector

    Probation Service ‘chronically’ understaffed

    by Rob Moss 19 Sep 2023
    by Rob Moss 19 Sep 2023

    HM Inspectorate of Probation finds 29% vacancy rate and highlights issues around hybrid working.

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    • Recruitment & retention

    One in 11 will work for NHS England by 2037

    by Jo Faragher 30 Aug 2023
    by Jo Faragher 30 Aug 2023

    If the NHS workforce plan goes as pledged, one in 11 employees in England will work for the health service.

    • Childcare
    • Local authorities
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    Workforce strategy needed to improve appeal of care sectors

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Aug 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Aug 2023

    A union body has urged the government to devise a social care and childcare workforce strategy to improve pay, conditions and progression.

    • Social mobility
    • Gender
    • Early careers

    British Airways launches pilot training academy

    by Rob Moss 26 Jul 2023
    by Rob Moss 26 Jul 2023

    British Airways has launched a new pilot training scheme that will fund up to 60 aspiring pilots a year, in...

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    • Apprenticeships
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    NHS England unveils workforce plan

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Jun 2023

    NHS England is set to unveil a 'historic' 15-year workforce plan today, detailing a major expansion of training places.

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    One in five doctors at risk of burnout as vacancies grow

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Jun 2023

    The 2022 doctors census shows that vacancies and workoads continue to grow, putting doctors' wellbeing and patient safety at risk.

    • Local authorities
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    • Public sector

    Halving social care workforce funding ‘bitterly disappointing’

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Apr 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Apr 2023

    Government plans to halve the amount of social care workforce funding have been criticised by the care sector.

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    HR teams seek long-term impact from talent strategies

    by Jo Faragher 22 Feb 2023
    by Jo Faragher 22 Feb 2023

    Senior executives and HR leaders are becoming more driven by long-term goals rather than short-term cost savings or initiatives, research...

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    Nursing degree applications fall 19%

    by Rob Moss 9 Feb 2023
    by Rob Moss 9 Feb 2023

    The number of people making applications for degrees in nursing fell by 19% year on year, according to UCAS statistics.

    • Hybrid working
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    • HR strategy

    Businesses warned not to ditch hybrid working

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Feb 2023

    Many businesses have failed to optimise the opportunities of hybrid working and are mistakenly planning a return to the office as a result, says prominent consultancy.

    • NHS
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    • Recruitment & retention

    NHS England to set out workforce plan

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Jan 2023

    NHS England is to set out a workforce plan to ensure the health service is able to cope with future challenges, its chief executive has said.

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    Four-day week scheme in Ireland judged a success

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2022

    The businesses gave the trial a 9.2 rating on a scale of 1-10 but critics maintain that the four-day week is a flawed concept.

    • NHS
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    • Economics, government & business

    Autumn statement: 4 things HR might have missed

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Nov 2022

    There were several other measures contained in the full autumn statement that the chancellor did not expand upon.

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