Michael Stull, managing director of ManpowerGroup UK, said:
Pay and vacancies remain the most reliable indicators as we await more robust data on employment
The ONS has published its latest labour market statistics this morning. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Chief Executive Neil Carberry, said:
In response to Labour’s proposal to extend protections around sexual harassment to interns and people on work experience, Ben Willmott head of public policy for the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, comments:
Employers should have robust processes to avoid reputational damage from private conversations leaking into the public, explains Thorntons employment law associate Andrew Wallace
Commenting on the Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride’s plan for major welfare changes, REC Deputy Chief Executive Kate Shoesmith said:
Bar Huberman, HR strategy and practice manager, Brightmine
Responding to the latest Labour Market data from the Office for National Statistics, Craig Sweeney, EVP of global strategic talent solutions at WilsonHCG - leading global talent solutions provider - has suggested that the labour market is still tight as skills shortages remain:
Budget billed as being for a ‘high wage, high skill economy’ missing new announcements on skills
Responding to today’s Spring Budget, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Chief Executive Neil Carberry, said:
Mahogany Inclusion Partners, DEI specialist consultancy works with the Arena Racing Company (ARC), under the recommendation of the Stephen Lawrence Day foundation (SLDF) to help strengthen their Apprenticeship diversity and inclusion initiatives.
A steady labour market sets the context for workers in a general election year, but headline figures belie long term challenges
Results from the first of what will be an annual confidence survey of UK recruitment agencies by Simplicity, the specialist finance and back-office support company, show that agencies remain confident about prospects for 2024, despite a challenging 2023.
By Steve Dunnigan, VP, Lakeside Software
2023 has proven to be a challenging year for business growth, marked by a seven-year high in business insolvencies. As the economy has squeezed, companies across all sectors have had to take cost-cutting measures, including tech giants like Facebook, Google, and X [formerly known as Twitter], who have been forced to downsize their workforce on a global scale.