The REC’s latest Jobs Outlook shows London employers’ intention to hire permanent staff outpacing the overall UK level that itself is also positive. The body’s net outlook, taken from a survey carried out in June 2024, looks at the percentage of employers intending to increase permanent hires and subtracts the percentage intending to decrease. London…

Job vacancies and placements across the capital hit fresh lows through June as job openings recorded their 16th consecutive month of contraction, according to a survey compiled by S&P Global for KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. In its latest labour market pulse check, S&P Global recorded a reading of 47.6 for London’s jobs…

In a written statement to Parliament, business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he had written to LPC chair Baroness Stroud to set out an updated remit, which asks the commission to consider the cost of living for the first time, while also considering the impact on business, the labour market and the wider economy. But the…

Employers will be looking to the new Skills England body to help them overcome ongoing skills and labour shortages – and the stakes are high. Our own research suggests continued failure to tackle these could cost the economy up to £39 billion every year (just short of building two whole Elizabeth Lines) in lower GDP…