Recruitment & retention

Pay growth slowed as vacancies continued to fall, December 2023 labour market figures from the ONS show.

Firms are being encouraged to offer 'midlife MOTs' to help employees aged 50 and over take stock of their wealth, wellbeing and careers.

UK's economic prospects were not helped by the government's 'pro-election rather than pro-economy decision on immigration' says REC.

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BAE Systems is to recruit thousands more graduates and apprentices in 2024, in roles like electrical engineering, HR and project management.

Analysis of employee engagement data by Culture Amp suggests a UK attrition rate of 20% in 2024, with collaboration key to retention.

Hospitality, IT, care, SMEs and graduate employers are likely to face the biggest hurdles when the work visa changes are implemented.

Poopular topics last month includes the carry-over of annual leave, irregular hours workers, working time record-keeping, and TUPE.

The high numbers were partly accounted for by the fact just over half (15,067) of these new joiners were educated in the UK.

Two international business organisations have sounded warnings over emerging trends concerning hybrid work and AI among leaders as 2024 nears.

2024 RAD Awards shortlist revealed after a record number of submissions from employers and recruitment advertising agencies.

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Net migration hit a record-breaking 745,000 in 2022, according to a revised analysis from the Office for National Statistics.

Virgin Media O2's approach to solving its digital skills shortage wowed the judges at the Personnel Today Awards 2023, landing it the Early Careers Award.

We take a look at the winning entry from HCA Healthcare and those of the runners-up in the Innovation in Recruitment Award category at the Personnel Today Awards in 2023.