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The number of active job adverts in the UK continued to grow rapidly throughout November as businesses rush to hire staff ahead of Christmas.

The driving factor is the belief it will make them more employable, with the desire for a more meaningful career, better long-term job security and being unable to find a suitable job with their current skills, the other main factors in choosing to re-skill.

The rate of growth in employer confidence in the UK dropped sharply in the three months to October, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)’s latest JobsOutlook survey.

More than a decade after their introduction and Fit Notes still need improvement. That is the clear outcome of research undertaken by Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing (Howden) in September this year.

But just 1% of young people received support to apply for an apprenticeship while at school

With men’s mental health month in November, the latest survey from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, reveals that a whopping three quarters of workers feel that employers should do more to promote self-care in the workplace.

Construction and Engineering industries top UK job applications in October

Coventry City Council sees uplift from 18% to 39% in minority candidates

For months, jobs have been on a seemingly never-ending upwards trajectory as the economy re-opened, the vaccine roll-out continued at pace and a boost to business confidence led to a hiring increase

Advertised UK vacancies have topped 1.3 million with the worst ‘hiring holes’ appearing in Hospitality & Catering and Logistics & Warehouse roles