Gen Z employees are difficult to retain, according to Jane Lu, CEO of Australian fashion brand ShowPo. Employees aged 18 to 26 (known as Generation Z, or Gen Z), have more demands than their older Millennial counterparts, Lu stated in a New York Post report, on 31 October. “The average tenure of a Gen Z…

Labour pledged in its election campaign to require employers to offer all staff parental leave, guaranteed minimum hours, sick pay and protection from unfair dismissal. The government is now preparing specific legislative proposals. Under current law, staff employed for less than two years can be dismissed without an employer needing to prove misconduct or poor…

Over the past 18 months, Almac Sciences and Almac Pharma Services have jointly made this significant investment to expand their existing analytical laboratories, technology and resource to meet ongoing global demand. Almac employs over 700 highly skilled analysts working in regulatory approved GMP laboratories across five locations in Craigavon, UK; Charnwood, UK; Souderton, Pennsylvania; Athlone,…

The recruitment industry bodies include the Association of Labour Providers (ALP), Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), and The Employment Agents Movement (TEAM). In a joint letter to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds, the organisations underscored the critical importance of temporary agency work to the…

The research, based on the analysis of data from various work markets via machine learning, explores the effects of artificial intelligence across different sectors. AI to have major effect on UK jobs market Moreover, education (190,000) and healthcare (90,000) could be set for added roles. Alarmingly, the study depicts artificial intelligence’s negative effects on the…

Minority of UK job adverts state specific educational requirements: 65% of UK employers say education is becoming less important when hiring UK contrasts to the US, where almost 50% of job postings state educational requirements Meanwhile, although 61% of UK employers say that they often look at university degrees when screening candidates, only 5% of…

It attracts only 21% of foreign clicks on UK jobs for higher salary roles (between £35,200 and £91,000 per year), according to the job site, while France attracts 36% and the Netherlands 35%. The UK gets the second lowest share of candidates looking at higher-paid roles, only behind Spain. This suggests that visa routes aimed…

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…

In a new report ‘Young people’s perceptions of careers in the pharmaceutical industry’, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) found that a good salary continues to be the leading factor influencing career decisions of young people, with 50% saying good earnings were the most important factor when looking for roles [1]. The research,…