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The median pay award for the public sector in the 12 months to July 2024 was 6.1%, more than one percentage point higher than the private sector's 5%.

Co-op, along with other members of The Royal Foundation’s Business Taskforce for Early Childhood is spearheading an intervention to invest in over 600 early years apprentices.

Almost half of HR managers (47%) think career advancement is the best way to attract and retain younger talent, even though salary, flexible working, job security and financial benefits are among perks that are more important for those employees.

Sapphire, a contracting and accounting firm, has announced the strategic acquisition of My Digital Timesheets, an established pay and bill, timesheet, and expense approval platform, from My Digital. The platform has been rebranded as Quartz by Sapphire.

The term ‘quiet hiring’ has quickly become a buzzword to describe the growing trend of organisations looking internally, rather than externally, to plug skills gaps. While on the surface this approach may look like a win-win for both employee and employer, one of the UK’s leading HR and recruitment agencies, Gi Group, is highlighting that it should be a part of a hiring strategy as opposed to a strategy on its own.

As such, the challenge for managers is how they can adequately meet these changing demands.

Employee benefits technology provider, Zest, has grown its direct customer revenue by 20% in H1 2024 continuing its strong growth trajectory as employers increasingly invest in employee benefits packages.

HR professionals are prioritising flexible working in their prospective job searches more than any other industry, according to new data from recruitment experts Michael Page, part of FTSE 250 PageGroup.

AI-enhanced hiring and career resource includes candidate matching powered by transformative job board provider Jobiqo in partnership with Veritone Hire

By Sam Pardey, hrdept.co.uk

Global survey by Searce reveals overwhelming optimism when it comes to AI, but the biggest concern in AI adoption for US and UK IT professionals is data security and a lack of qualified talent

Umbrellas have an important role to play in recruitment, particularly if you don’t want to run your own PAYE, or can’t use other options due to being inside IR35.

In today's dynamic job market, employee compensation is evolving beyond traditional cash payments.

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