The uptake of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) is still modest among UK employees, a recent research study by Milners Solicitors has been able to suggest. The research found that out of more than 56,000 people employed by some of the UK’s biggest private and public sector organisations, just 54 of them had taken up the […]
The UK jobs market has experienced its steepest drop in candidate availability for 16 months, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s latest Report on Jobs. The recruitment industry body found that the availability of both permanent and temporary candidates declined at sharper rates in April, the steepest deterioration in availability since the start of […]
The number of employees who usually work from home has increased by 7.7% (152,000) last year, a new analysis report published by the TUC to mark National Work From Home Day has revealed. More than 1.6 million employees (1 in 16) worked from home in 2016, with the number of women working from home going […]
As a higher level of inflation hits the UK economy, the effects are trickling down into the labour market and taking their toll on wage growth. UK salaries have struggled to match up to their September 2014 high of £34,695. March 2017’s figures are down 3.8% annually to currently reside at £32,525. Despite the strain […]
The unemployment rate was 4.7% in the 3 months to February 2017, down from 5.1% a year earlier; it has not been lower since June to August 1975, recent data released by the ONS (Office for National Statistics) has been able to suggest. The number of vacancies increased by 2.1% between the last quarter of […]
Personnel management software can become a very useful tool in managing absences, especially when faced with an increase in the number of people calling in sick. Recent research has seen a marked difference in the number of people calling in sick in the last week of March compared to previous week, the main causes being […]
While the majority of UK employers have a rather positive outlook on their future, employees tend to view the future in a more negative light, data from the Hays UK Salary & Recruiting Trends 2017 guide has found. The research suggest that almost half (45%) of people participating in the study said they doubt they […]
Time and attendance system that can accurately determine the number of hours worked are vital for companies employing people on zero hours contracts. However, although the number of workers on a zero-hours contract has recently hit a record high of 910,000, a slowdown in last six months seems to suggest that firms might be starting […]
Time and attendance software enabling companies and organizations to manage the activity of employees working from home or on a flexible schedule can actually help reduce overall staff turnover, considering that almost half of UK employers view these options as potentially life-changing. A recent survey by GCS Recruitment found that 44% of respondents believed that […]
The permanent and temporary placements across the UK have risen by 1% each year-on-year, a recent news report by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has been able to reveal. APSCo data, which focuses on professional recruitment, found significant variations between the trade association’s core sector groups. While permanent placements across engineering and IT […]