It is no secret that hiring and training a new senior team member is an investment. It can take months – even years – for an executive to create a return on that investment. So, imagine 12 months and thousands of pounds later, they hand their notice in. Only for the cycle to repeat itself over…

The UK’s digital skills gap is more comprehensive than ever, and the challenge for recruiters has never been more demanding. Quality Engineering consultancy Roq believes consistency, transparency, and best practice are essential during this time and has released a White Paper From Recruiting To Onboarding. By sharing its experiences and lessons learned on enhancing the…

Almost three quarters of professionals (71%) have stated that they are open to returning to their pre-Covid employer – with half admitting that the reasons as to why they left are no longer applicable in today’s market. According to a recent poll from recruiter Robert Walters (of 3,000 professionals), 45% of workers who had left…

Research conducted by Cigna Healthcare’s international business found that rising energy prices and food bills, coupled with sluggish wage growth and economic uncertainty, are putting pressure on workers’ mental and physical health. Fifty-four per cent of UK respondents said staying healthy is becoming “too expensive”, with nearly 90% experiencing increased costs for basic foods, household…

Experts say the responsibility lies with the employer to require workers to spend more time together and help combat loneliness Over half (58 per cent) employees with less than five years of work experience feel lonely all or most of the time, a study has found. The survey of 2,000 employees by Glassdoor found that…

In recent years, the nature of work and the way we approach it have both changed dramatically. It’s often no longer seen as something purely to be endured – the workplace is becoming a part of our larger culture, and as a result, employers are having to come up with ways to engage employees. Employee…

Companies in the UK must offer a specific set of employee benefits to remain compliant with UK labor laws. This is especially important for foreign employers of remote UK workers who may not be familiar with common benefits in the UK. To compete for top UK talent, businesses should offer a more competitive benefits package…

Employers are adapting the health and wellbeing support they offer to employees in light of new remote and hybrid working patterns, according to new research from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector. A third (30%) of organisations where some or all staff now work remotely or in a hybrid model have made it…

The way in which health and wellbeing support is communicated has undergone a dramatic change recently, as research released by Towergate Health & Protection reveals. A huge 70% of large companies said they now find it difficult to ensure communication of health and wellbeing support is always relevant to employees. For SMEs, this figure was…

Half surveyed (49%) are concerned or very concerned about reductions in pay value and pay freezes, to the extent that they are unwilling to risk taking career risks. Despite the recent narrative that it is a candidate-driven market, candidates are feeling less confident that they are in the driving seat. Half (48%) say they are…

A recent poll by staffing firm Walters People, of 2,000 UK professionals found that two-thirds of white-collar professionals (60 per cent) admitted to ‘rage applying’ for a new job since the beginning of the year – with a toxic workplace culture (56 per cent) being the primary motivating factor. The trend – which has seen a spike…

The UK is facing one of the worst staffing shortages the hospitality industry has ever seen. Many leaving the industry due to furlough during the pandemic and access to fewer workers due to visa restrictions following Brexit, has resulted in nearly 40% of UK hospitality businesses facing a skilled worker shortage. An analysis by the Office…