Recruitment & retention

The Conservatives would recruit an additional 8,000 neighbourhood police officers over the next three years if they win the general election.

Two-thirds of voters do not agree that school gives pupils the skills they need for work, according to a poll.

Permanent staff appointments continued to fall in May, according to the latest survey of UK recruitment consultants.

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

Ikea is recruiting 10 players to work in paid positions at its virtual store on gaming platform Roblox.

In today’s dynamic business landscape, organizations face numerous challenges, many of which lie beyond their control. From global trade disruptions...

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

May 2024's most sought after FAQs on Brightmine include how to manage poor performance and calculating redundancy pay.

As ChatGPT-4o, a new iteration of OpenAI's generative AI, gains in popularity, what should HR teams and recruiters know about the risks and rewards?

Reform UK would introduce an ‘employer immigration tax’ to cure the UK’s ‘deadly addiction’ to cheap overseas labour, Richard Tice announces.

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

The Conservatives will close poor-performing university courses and use the funding to support apprenticeships.

A Nepalese farm labourer is taking a case to employment tribunal that's thought to be the first of its kind in the UK.

Cambridge University academics are calling for its Employer Justified Retirement Age to be dropped.

Sharp fall in health and social care visas threatens services and growth, warns immigration expert.