Recruitment & retention

The white paper says that people coming into the UK will only be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain after 10 years, not the current five. In most EU countries the application point is set at five years.

Migrant workers in IT and engineering professionals have a positive financial impact on the UK, finds MAC study.

A sustained bounce-back in hiring this year remains possible but employers still have significant concerns about the strength of the economy.

More teachers could benefit from flexible working thanks to a successful initiative to help improve retention.

The number of people immigrating minus the number of people emigrating is provisionally estimated to be 431,000 in the year ending December 2024.

Understanding the neuroscience behind a personal connection to employees can make reward and recognition budgets go further.

The sharp decline in international student enrolment was not only a threat to the sector’s financial sustainability but to the UK’s broader economic prospects, it was claimed.

UK-EU Summit leads to agreement to work towards a time-limited, capped, youth experience scheme and an association with Erasmus+.

Last week, the government launched its Immigration White Paper. Ross Kennedy examines which jobs are likely to be affected and how employers should react.

Most UK businesses report difficulties retaining Gen Z employees, according to research describing the trend as 'work situationships'.

Two-fifths of employers are struggling to hire despite an increase in unemployment, according to the latest Talent Trends report from Michael Page.

Prime minister Keir Starmer announced the government’s Immigration White Paper this morning, pledging to drastically reduce employers’ reliance on overseas...

The government will ‘radically reform’ the UK’s immigration system under new measures proposed in today’s immigration white paper.

There a couple of points that can be made about the conclave in an HR context. But only a couple.

Stories and rumours about candidates can emerge during the recruitment process, but how seriously should they be taken?