Number of overseas nationals leaving UK could have reached 1.3 million
Up to 1.3 million overseas nationals have left the UK over the past year, with almost 700,000 non-UK born workers...
Five employment law cases that will shape 2021
Stephen Simpson looks at five important employment law cases that will grab the headlines in 2021, covering significant issues such...
Reducing accent bias begins at the recruitment stage
There is little doubt that employees should bring their whole selves to work, but it would be naïve to think...
Shortage of doctors from abroad hits NHS trust
A Midlands NHS trust has had to redeploy medical trainees to help support ward staff after its plans to bring in doctors from abroad were scotched.
Vaccine hopes lead to increased recruitment
Optimism around the impact of the coronavirus vaccine roll-out led to an increase in both permanent and temporary job...
ASOS to create 2,000 jobs at Staffordshire warehouse
Fashion retailer ASOS is to employ 2,000 people over the next three years at a new fulfilment centre in Staffordshire....
Change to visa concessions may have scuppered new year hiring
A recent change to Covid-19-related concessions for work visa applicants may have prevented some firms from hiring overseas workers from...
Retention of staff
The final furlough: what are the pros and cons of re-hiring redundant staff?
With the vaccine on the way and businesses hoping for a return to ‘normal’ in the coming months, should employers rehire talent, or are the risks too high?
Employees on payrolls plummet by more than 800k
There were 819,000 fewer workers on company payrolls last month than at the start of the pandemic, with the hospitality...
Coronavirus employment measures across Europe
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, governments across Europe have implemented extraordinary measures to help employers and staff to...
Recruitment of young people
Less than half expect to hire young staff in 2021
Just 46% of employers plan to hire new workers aged 16 to 24 in the next year, despite the government’s...
Sharp fall in London jobs compared with EU capitals
The number of jobs in London being posted on job site Indeed this year has plummeted by 50%, compared with...
Co-op to offer ‘hundreds’ of apprenticeships
The Co-operative Group will offer “hundreds more retail apprenticeships” in a bid to drive greater social mobility and make use...
Online recruitment
Number of overseas nationals leaving UK could have reached 1.3 million
Up to 1.3 million overseas nationals have left the UK over the past year, with almost 700,000 non-UK born workers...
Equal pay: Tesco ordered to disclose warehouse staff pay information
Tesco has been ordered by the Employment Appeal Tribunal to disclose information it holds about how much its warehouse staff...
Workers in ‘postcode lottery’ for self-isolation payments
The government should ‘urgently review’ its £500 compensation scheme for workers who have been asked to self isolate by NHS...
Employer branding
Salesforce voted Glassdoor Best Place to Work 2021
Glassdoor has announced its annual list of the best places to work in the UK for 2021 as top employers...
Personnel Today Awards 2020 winners: NHS praised for Covid response
NHS England and Improvement has been crowned the overall winner at this...
Personnel Today Awards 2020: Resourcing Supplier of the Year shortlist
Third parties have a key role in producing results for HR teams and helping them to achieve their commercial goals....
