Opinion

  • Majority of Brits feel stressed about finding a new role in the current climate, with one in four putting their job search on hold due to COVID-19

    A brand new study from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library, reveals that a staggering 75.3% of Brits feel stressed about trying to find a new role in the current climate, with one in four (28.5%) admitting that they’ve put their job search on hold due to COVID-19

  • Covid-19 has forced employers to change how they work - which of those changes might be permanent?

    In the world of work, the effects of social measures that governments are being forced to take have proven to be incredibly challenging for businesses and employees.

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    Automate and Trust the Data Say New Research

  • ONS labour market statistics: government should work with the recruitment industry to tackle long-term unemployment

    ONS labour market statistics, published this morning for the period January to March 2020, show the beginning of the decline the jobs market as the lockdown took hold. However the situation since then has changed dramatically, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has said.

  • Recruitment outlook looks bleak as vacancies tumble while redundancy activity remains low

    Responding to the latest set of UK labour market data from Office for National Statistics (ONS), covering the three months to March 2020, Gerwyn Davies, the CIPD’s Senior Labour Market Adviser comments:

  • Majority of Brits worried about losing their job during the coronavirus pandemic

    According to an exclusive new study from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library, the majority (53.2%) of Brits are worried about losing their job during the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Brits missing workplace small talk; and older workers are feeling it the most

    A staggering 80.9% of Brits admit that they’re missing making small talk with colleagues while they’re away from the workplace.

  • Getting started in workforce planning for now and the next normal

    For business leaders, decision-making during this time feels like a roll of the dice and the idea of workforce planning is seen as an impossible dream. But, could it be part of the answer for businesses to emerge healthier and more balanced into the future right now?

  • Commenting on the Chancellor's extension to furlough scheme

    Commenting on the Chancellor’s decision to extend the furlough scheme, Jo Keddie, Partner and Head of Employment at Winckworth Sherwood:

  • Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extension: REC response

    In response to the Chancellor’s announcement today on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Neil Carberry, CEO of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said:

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