Skills shortfall in construction threatens housing target
MPs demand Home Office tightens visas to protect workers from exploitation
The Home Office did not have control of the skilled worker visa route after the Covid pandemic, say MPs on the public accounts committee.
MPs urge ministers to boost T-level awareness to close skills gaps
The government needs to step up efforts to boost student enrolment and employer engagement with T-Levels if the qualification is to achieve its intended impact
Graduate jobs this summer ‘will be toughest since 2018’
New graduates coming into the jobs’ market this summer will face a real bun fight, research has warned, with graduate...
Employers struggling with soaring candidate deception
Employers are struggling to cope with a deluge of identity fraud, false credentials, use of AI, and even undisclosed convictions...
Employers bemoan Gen Z’s lack of ‘work readiness’ but fail to offer support
A third of employers (35%) believe a lack of ‘work readiness’ in Gen Z and younger generations will be one...
UK engineering and manufacturing firms face hiring struggles
Six in 10 hiring managers in the UK manufacturing and engineering sector have struggled to hire in the past year,...