Employers across the UK are taking nearly twice the time to hire in 2025 as they did a year ago, as businesses grapple with tighter budgets and a flood of applications. New... Read more »
Declines in job vacancies and the number of payrolled employees are levelling off, according to labour market data for October 2025 from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The estimated number of... Read more »
In a sluggish and competitive jobs market, employees are prioritising holding on to their roles and ‘job hugging’ is on the rise, research has argued. The report by Employment Hero has added... Read more »
The pass rate for T-levels – the technical equivalent of A-levels – has risen above 91%, but more than a quarter are still leaving courses early. According to figures from the Department... Read more »
There has been a rise in recent months in the number of young people in the UK not in education, employment or training (Neets). There were 948,000 young people who were Neet... Read more »
Jobs board Indeed has launched a new platform aimed at healthcare professionals as research reveals that 92% have experienced burnout. Careers in Care is designed to match healthcare workers with suitable employers,... Read more »
A lack of succession planning has led most of the UK’s largest listed companies choosing external candidates as their new chief executive, a trend not seen elsewhere in Europe or in the... Read more »
Skills England has published its latest data on future employment needs and the skills that will be required to fulfil them. The skills body, formed just after last summer’s general election, predicts... Read more »
Thousands of new jobs will be unlocked across healthcare as the government launches a ‘graduate guarantee’ to ensure there are enough jobs for every newly qualified nurse and midwife in England. The... Read more »
One in ten (9%) small and medium-sized businesses say employees have left because of a requirement to return to onsite working, according to research. A survey by the British Chambers of Commerce... Read more »