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Job Posts That Cite Well-Being, Flexibility, and Culture Get More Applications
Migrant restrictions fail to encourage worker investment
The Top 10 Office Pet Peeves—And 6 Ways To Deal With Them
UK Top 10 Qualities of the Best Workplaces
ChatGPT: How generative AI could change hiring as we know it
Employer Frustration Powers Applications
Eight out of ten firms pay men more than women
UK – Recruiters Predict A Greater Demand For Flexible Working And A Greater Reliance On Tech In 2023
Tired of after-work emails and calls? In these countries, they’re outlawed.
Gender diversity leaps at Zurich after all vacancies made part-time
Woman lands new job after resume cake goes viral on LinkedIn
Over-50s at work: 'You feel your usefulness has passed'
Santander drops 2:1 requirement for grad scheme
McKinsey calls for better socioeconomic representation to boost economy
Do you have some, or all, of the 15 top soft skills sought by employers?
Women Set Lower Minimum Salary Requirements Than Men, According To Job Search Platform
UK - Bias Against Working-Class And Regional Accents Has Not Gone Away, Report Finds (The Guardian)
UK - Nearly Half Of Workers Planning To Switch Jobs, Robert Half Finds
UK - Remote Job Vacancies Up 48% In September
Over Half of Bosses Agree With At Least One Form of Monitoring For Home Workers, Study Finds
The ‘productivity paranoia’ managers can’t shake
UK - Over Half Of Workers Feel ‘Underpaid’ As Pressure Mounts On Employers (The Evening Standard)
Pet perks tempt staff back into the office
UK - One In Four Workers Mull Leaving Job Citing Dissatisfaction
Flexible firms take break from fixed bank holidays
UK - Majority Of Workers Plan To Work Flexibly Overseas This Year Claim IWG
UK - Hiring Boom Set To Continue But Labour Market Expected To Reach Its Peak Soon
UK - Most Employers Would Consider Hiring Staff With Intention Of Upskilling Them
The regional accentism that secretly affects job prospects
Why women have to sprint into leadership positions
Most Jobseekers Say Hybrid Working Now As Important As Financial Benefits
The jobs market is busier than at any point in the last 20 years
UK – Growth In Hiring Activity Decelerates In May As Candidate Supply Shrinks
Just 4% Of Employers Are Making Everyone Return To The Office Full-Time, Survey Finds
UK – Fierce competition for talent, but anticipated pay rises remain at 3%: CIPD
PwC hits back at Lord Sugar in 'lazy gits' row
UK – HALF OF WORKERS THREATEN TO QUIT IF THEY ARE NOT OFFERED FLEXIBLE WORKING (METRO)
Top Companies 2022: The 25 best workplaces to grow your career in the UK
Companies rewarding workers for coming into the office
UK – EMPLOYEES PUSHING TO WORK FROM HOME TO AVOID FUEL COSTS
The sky-high cost of returning to the office
98% Of HR Professionals Are Burned Out, Study Shows
The workers taking on new 'super commutes'
How to Instantly Spot a Great Employee, According to Warren Buffett
In a First, Remote Jobs Attract a Majority of Applications on LinkedIn
Europe – Nearly half of workers aged 18-34 plan to quit jobs in the next year
UK – Temporary employees up 8.1%, but regular pay dips 1% due to rising inflation
UK – More than a third of workers consider changing jobs due to rising cost of living
UK – Most jobseekers are less likely to apply for a job without an advertised salary: Reed
Number of women in FTSE 100 boardroom roles up to 39% in a decade
UK - Recruitment activity continues to rise amid sharp drop in candidate supply
UK – Vacancies reached record levels in 2021 with London leading hiring recovery
UK - Over half of employers receiving more applications from reskilled candidates
UK - Majority of employers agree flexible working should be a day-one right
UK - More than half of workers would quit job because of their commute
UK - Refusal to accommodate flexible working requests costs businesses £2 billion a year (City A.M.)
UK-Today Marks ‘Equal Pay Day’, When Women Effectively Stop Earning Relative to Men
UK - Stop asking about salary history, employers urged
UK - Monitoring of home workers on the rise, study finds
UK - Recruitment costs jump for 75% of hiring managers amid talent drought
UK - Recruiters concerned labour shortages will delay economic recovery
UK - Office workers willing to take a pay cut to work from home permanently
UK - Employer confidence climbs to nine-year high as labour market rebounds
UK – Job ads for remote roles boom: LinkedIn
Working from home: Call to ban out-of-hours emails from bosses
Recruiters urged to clamp down on exploitation via ‘umbrella companies’
UK – Permanent and contract job vacancies and placements soar in April
Office or home? The pleasure and pain of lockdown working
Use of flexible hours falls during the pandemic while homeworking has soared
City of London to convert offices into homes in post-Covid revamp
MI5 warns of spies using LinkedIn to trick staff into spilling secrets
UK – Community-based learning a priority during pandemic, LinkedIn finds
Japan – Government mulls four-day working week amid pandemic (Deutsche Welle)
Japan - Empowering Women Through Sustainable Businesses
Vaccine News And Increased Market Activity Lead To Uptick In Permanent Placements
UK hiring 'increased 6% in October'
UK-Employer Confidence In Hiring Improves For First Time Since February: REC
Government provides clarity on Points-Based Immigration System
Japanese Company Benefits - UK Report 2020
Number of job vacancies rises 20% in a week, sales and education vacancies see a spike
UK-Number of job vacancies rises 20% in a week, sales and education vacancies see a spike
JAPAN-Majority favour working from home, survey finds
UK-Salary and location are top factors that professionals look for in a new job, study finds
UK-Employer confidence in economy and hiring improves, REC finds
UK-Temporary jobs show improvement, unemployment rate holds steady
China – Job market remains stable in May (Xinhua)
World – Employees want digital health support at work, but worry over personal health data
UK – REC’s Jobs Recover Tracker shows decline in job postings due to the impact of Covid-19
'Female leaders have done better than men'
UK-Royal Society of Arts urges businesses and government to consider a split three-day workweek
Majority of women in the workforce feel suppressed by their gender
UK-Hiring confidence rebounds, demand for temp staff rises over the year: REC