Respondents were asked whether they are fairly financially compensated at work. The research shows just 39% of respondents feel their salary is fair, and in line with their skills and abilities. Asked about competency in the workplace, 59% feel they are ‘very good’ at their job, yet within this group, only 27% feel they are…

The momentum around the four-day-work week is gathering pace in the UK.  Fresh from the positive results of the national pilot scheme – which saw 92% of participating companies keep the shorter weel, at least in the short term – its organiser, the 4 Day Week Campaign, has launched a national rollout programme aimed at encouraging more businesses…

Whenever you’re looking to spend money on something, you probably take the time to research the product you want. Whether it’s a new phone, a new house or even just a new pair of running shoes, you want to get it right the first time. You might spend hours comparing online, cross-referencing reviews and asking…

The UK employment rate was estimated at 75.7 percent in November 2022 to January 2023, 0.1 percentage points higher than the previous three-month period. Pay rolled employees for February 2023 shows another monthly increase, up 98,000 on the revised January 2023 figures, to 30.0 million. The unemployment rate for November 2022 to January 2023 was largely…

Permanent staff appointments in the UK fell for the fifth consecutive month in February, but temporary billing has increased, a poll of employers has found. The latest Report on Jobs survey, by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG registered a permanent placement index of 46.3 in February, while the temporary placement index was 51.1. As…

Almost half (47 per cent) of UK employees say the praise they receive at work is meaningless and feels like an empty gesture, a study has found. The OC Tanner 2023 Global Culture report, which polled 4,653 UK employees, leaders, HR practitioners, and business executives, revealed that two thirds (61 per cent) of employees said leaders acknowledged…

The data for the BCC’s Quarterly Recruitment Outlook for Q4 2022 was drawn from a survey of more than 5,600 businesses, 92% of whom were SMEs. Attempted recruitment in Q4 remained virtually unchanged from the previous quarter, with 61% of firms looking to find staff. Overall, over eight in ten firms (82%) attempting to recruit…

Women with children, disabled people, and traditionally post-retirement age workers hold the key to boosting employment participation rates according to new research published by the Resolution Foundation. Its Post-pandemic participation report revealed that despite recent falls in unemployment, the long term impact of Covid-19 has been a rise in economic inactivity, up by 830,000 since March 2020….

Pam Loch, Employment Law Solicitor and Managing Director of Loch Associates Group, explains that, with a further wave of strikes to continue throughout March and ongoing disputes over pay and conditions, questions are arising around what rights employees are entitled to if regular working arrangements are impacted. Emergency dependence leave  Some employees may believe they are entitled…

Meanwhile, people across all industries have increasingly turned to private work as the cost of living pushes them to seek higher wages. The flexibility afforded by temporary work also appears attractive to those experiencing post-pandemic burnout. For recruitment agencies, all this is causing sudden and pronounced spikes in demand. This is difficult to manage operationally…

Gender equality has seen steady but significant progress around the world, according to new research. Social enterprise Equileap, which gathers gender equality data, published today (2 March) results showing large companies have made significant improvements over the past three years, with the UK ranking fifth globally. The global average, calculated through 19 gender equality criteria…

UK workers are increasingly seeking out casual jobs to supplement their income. Recruitment platform Indeed has seen ‘weekend only’ and ‘night shift part-time’ searches soar by 120% and 110% between the three months leading to January 2022 and the same period leading to January 2023. Searches for low-skilled jobs also exploded as searches for ‘warehouse…