New research has revealed the UK industries that have had the smallest increase in wages, with some industries even seeing a decrease. The study by UK financial services provider CMC Markets analysed the latest release from the Office for National Statistics, featuring results from their Wages and Salaries Survey since January 2000. It found that the Financial…

The survey of 2,145 white collar professionals in the UK, conducted by FTSE 250 recruiter PageGroup, also found a further 36% were not ruling out looking for a new job, but were waiting until the economy improves or for the right opportunity to arise. Only one in 10 employees were confident they would remain in…

With this growth, it is imperative businesses start taking action to improve gender equality within the industry in order to see its continued growth. At the current rate, the gender gap is not expected to close until 2120 – which demonstrates the need for proactive change and significant strides to be made. In fact, according…

The job site found that 74% of companies with up to 49 employees admitted to hiring three candidates annually who didn’t work out, with inadequate soft skills the biggest cause of mismatch. Around half of those who hired unsuitable candidates said soft skills were an issue, while 45% said the new recruits lacked role-specific skills….

But that doesn’t mean the workers aren’t still in demand. An Indeed survey of employers found that 82% are currently hiring and there are still 1.1 million open roles. The challenge is filling these roles efficiently and the reality is that many still face barriers finding the right people. For example, more than half of the…

One in 10 people in the UK has never stayed with the same employer for more than a year. That’s one of the findings by Acuity Training, who recently surveyed 2,000+ people in the UK to ask them the longest time they’ve remained in a position with a single employer. The survey also found: On average, the…

That’s according to the latest statistics from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) – the trade body for the professional recruitment sector. The data – provided by the global leader in software for the staffing industry, Bullhorn – revealed that permanent and contract vacancies fell 16% and 13% respectively between March and April. The…

Younger employees are notorious for being branded the job-hopping generation, with those close to retirement usually sticking it out for the final few years in the same job. instantprint’s data showed that under 18s or Gen X, moved on average around 4 times in the last 3 years. 52% of 18-24-year-olds moved jobs 1 time…

We’ve all seen the words “competitive salary” in job adverts – and probably the occasional post on social that if it’s so competitive, why don’t employers simply state what’s on offer. But that unhelpfully vague description may be soon outmoded. Some US states have already made pay transparency mandatory, and the EU is working on a directive which will…

The research from recruitment firm Michael Page examined two distinct identities – job “hoppers” and “lifers” – as well as the benefits each candidate brings to an employer. At one end of the workplace loyalty scale are ‘hoppers,’ employees who frequently move between companies, on average staying with an employer for just one to three…

Recruiting and retaining a reliable workforce has remained a constant headache and significant expense for many business owners in the last couple of years, so increasing retention rates should be a key business objective. According to UK Labour Market statistics, vacancies across all sectors remain around 1,161,000 – 29% higher than pre-pandemic figures. ¹ The…

Ghosting – a term that became popular on the online dating scene to describe the unilateral ending of all contact without warning or explanation – is increasingly cropping up in recruitment. It used to be jobseekers who would complain – with some justification – about HR teams that ignored them, despite their carefully considered applications….