Recruitment & retention

An increase in background checks carried out in response to new day-one employment rights could lead to more discrimination cases

One in four workers plan to quit their jobs in 2025 according to predicted attrition data from 10 million UK employees.

The number of women on boards of the UK’s top 150 companies continues to rise, from 40% in 2023 to 43% in 2024.

The government plans to recruit start-up workers from the tech industry to embed a more innovative culture and help it run more efficiently.

Recruiters make pioneering use of toilet paper while a nicotine pouch company from Scandinavia tells us Brits to stop drinking so much tea at work.

Almost two-thirds of employers in the UK financial services sector are struggling to attract young talent, research has revealed.

Research shows people without flexibility in their jobs are four times more likely to leave work following a decline in health.

Government plans to recruit 6,500 new teachers would require a salary increase of nearly 10% a year for three years,...

More than 70 organisations are exhibiting at a job fair aimed at connecting refugees to employment.

A new CIPD study reveals poor perceptions of young people at work, with 52% of UK employers believing they are not ready for the workplace.

T-level industry placements will be able to be completed remotely under government reforms announced this week.

BAE Systems plans to recruit 2,400 people next year, with its investment in skills and education since 2020 set to reach £1 billion.

Number of nurses and midwives who can practise in UK has reaches record 841,000, but international recruitment slows, according to NMC.

Businesses that repeatedly flout visa rules or commit serious employment breaches will be barred from hiring overseas workers, the Home Office has announced.

Visa policy changes under the Conservative government and continued under the Labour administration are behind the decline in net immigration.