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In welcome news following worrying predictions that businesses will begin to struggle due to inflation, rapidly rising energy costs and ongoing supply chain issues, the WaveTrackR May 2022 Recruitment Trends Report showed that jobs increased by 10% from April and climbed to 15% above the 2021 monthly average.

Its the 3-month anniversary of Freedom Day and when the Government lifted the last remaining restrictions brought in to help control the spread of coronavirus in England. CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, surveyed more than 3,000 UK professionals to find out how their working lives have changed over this period.

Employers in the UK have ambitious plans to increase headcount at a record rate in the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment

The ONS has published its latest labour market figures, which showed unemployment reaching a new record low and another record number of vacancies.

Pawel Adrjan, head of EMEA research at the global job site Indeed, said:

‘The statistics look backwards but most are braced for what’s coming next', says the CIPD in response to the latest labour market statistics from the ONS

Anticipated pay rises remain at 3%, suggesting cost of living crisis to worsen as inflation climbs

During Mental Health Awareness Week[i], Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing (Howden) is launching a new guide, ‘Loneliness: How to support people in the workplace’ to help employers support workers who may be struggling with loneliness.

Three in five workers experience imposter syndrome with women and younger people disproportionately more likely to have feelings of self doubt, according to a new report from the global jobsite Indeed.

74% feel unsupported by their employer as wages fail to keep pace with the soaring cost of living