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Recruiters ignore 50+ candidates at their peril
... on Tuesday [25 March 2025]. Speaking at LinkedIn’s Talent Connect event in London, Lyndsey Simpson reeled off numerous ... she said, “never want to retire.” Yet 82% of over 50s report that they have not been contacted by a recruiter in 12 months. An ...
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New industries’ struggle to find skilled workers damaging to UK growth
... Business and Trade Committee. Further damaging the UK’s potential for economic growth and improving workforce skills are “a lack of ... 2024, of which the findings have been published in a new report. Published in February, ‘The Priorities of the Department of ...
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Employers must consider commuting expenses to attract talent
... commuting costs averaged between 6-10% of professional’s salaries. Currently, UK professionals spend an average of between 1-5% of ... expected to get any more affordable, the Robert Walters report pointed out. Khatoon comments: “Rather than firms engaging in ...
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ONS statistics show fall in job vacancies
... Confederation (REC) CEO Neil Carberry said: “Today’s labour market statistics show that there is still much to do to address ... progress outlined in the latest labour market transformation report reflects significant strides towards improving the accuracy and quality ...
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‘Misalignment burnout’ is latest challenge for businesses
... is defined by feeling a disconnect between a person’s values and the values of their employer. This is particularly true of ... and psychological symptoms. Employees experiencing it often report feelings of apathy, anxiety, fatigue, and purposelessness,” says ...
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The Last Word Nov/Dec 2024: Simon Daly
... more perks, bigger pay checks or hybrid office setups; it’s about reducing chaos. As we barrel towards 2025, employees are being ... who feel supported in adapting to organisational changes report significantly higher engagement and intent to stay. This simplicity ...
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Skills gaps remain in financial services, says new report
Introducing the report at a virtual conference call yesterday [24 April], Claire Tunley, CEO of ... “We know that skills gaps remain prevalent, but it’s also clear that firms are taking positive steps to close [those] gaps as they ... joining the sector to stand any chance of filling the gap on skills. “Currently, 6,800 apprentices and 8,000 grads join ...
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Marketplace - Sector focus and Report on Jobs
Marketplace - Sector focus and Report on Jobs There has been a significant rise in the number of vacancies so ... sharpest rate for 82 months. Marcia Roberts, the REC’s chief executive, said: “This month’s report highlights the ongoing need ...
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Employment Rights Bill crucial in helping BME inequality in workplace says TUC
... to boost workers’ rights and make work pay. Labour’s Employment Rights Bill – which the new government has committed to ... zero-hours contracts and placing a duty on employers to report their ethnicity pay gap will make a huge difference to BME workers ...
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Dropping behind in the skills race
Despite government-backed efforts to cement the UK's place as a science and technology superpower by 2030, with multi-million ... are from Coursera’s 2024 sixth annual ‘Global Skills Report’, which draws on data from over 148m learners and 7,000 institutional ...