Overseas candidates looking for UK jobs shows sharp increase

Searches by overseas workers for UK jobs have reached their highest level since December 2018, according to job site Indeed…. The post Overseas candidates looking for UK jobs shows sharp increase appeared... Read more »

Coronavirus: What employers need to know (webinar)

Thursday 19 March 2020, 11:30am GMT As the true impact of the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic becomes apparent, employers are facing… The post Coronavirus: What employers need to know (webinar) appeared first on... Read more »

Labour would retain freedom of movement for NHS staff

A Labour government, post-Brexit, would retain freedom of movement from the EU for NHS medical professionals, shadow health secretary Jonathan… The post Labour would retain freedom of movement for NHS staff appeared... Read more »

Warnings as Brexit and China stifle recruitment firms

Two of the UK’s largest recruitment firms have both issued lacklustre trading statements as market conditions deteriorate, a trend confirmed with the latest data from the UK resourcing industry. The post Warnings... Read more »

What training is most important to talent acquisition professionals?

Personnel Today is working with the Forum for In-house Recruiters (The FIRM) to identify the training and skills that professionals in resourcing feel they need. Members of the FIRM say that capability... Read more »

Candidates apply for peak number of graduate schemes as competition grows

Candidates are applying for an all-time high number of graduate schemes, according to figures collated by software company Oleeo. According to its report The Must-Know Student Recruitment Trends in the UK for... Read more »

Amazon unveils strategy to increase women in STEM roles

Students working in a robotics lab.Photo: Shutterstock Amazon has launched a series of initiatives to boost the number of women in technology roles across its UK business, after research found two-thirds of... Read more »

Apprenticeships should be opened up to single parents

Photo: Shutterstock Most single parents are being locked out of apprenticeships because of a lack of part-time opportunities and the difficulty of supporting children with such low pay.  Single parents make ideal... Read more »

International Women’s Day: we need better balance in the workplace

Entrepreneurs and leading business people arrive at Downing Street to an event hosted by the Prime Minister to mark International Women’s Day.Photo: PA Images Industrialised recruitment practices in the form of AI... Read more »

UK must act to boost skills or face ‘perfect storm’ of decline

Photo: Shutterstock Cuts in public funding for adult skills and falling employer investment has led to the UK’s skills base lagging behind that of comparable countries and could see the country slip... Read more »