Recruitment
Thousands of job vacancies left unfilled as skills shortage bites
The number of unfilled job vacancies rose by 16,000 in the three months to January, says... read more
Recruitment
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Work Life Balance
Job ads ‘still biased towards men’
New study finds job ads in many industries are still biased towards men. read more
Recruitment
Employers raising wages to tackle skills shortage
Wages are rising as employers find it harder to recruit in key areas. read more
Career Advice
A window on the world of work for children and parents
Sarah Jane Thomson, founder of children's newspaper First News, talks to Workingmums.co.uk... read more
Recruitment
ONS figures show employment at record high
The latest employment figures suggest there is little spare capacity to meet employer... read more
Recruitment
City job vacancies down 52% in December
Brexit blamed for lack of jobs movement
City job vacancies plunge in December, says report. read more
Recruitment
‘Jobs boom has benefited lower paid’
More jobs, but greater insecurity
The last 10 years have seen a jobs boom amid a pay freeze, with many young people being... read more
Recruitment
Report highlights in-demand jobs for 2019
Jobs that marry digital skills and soft skills are likely to be the most in-demand in... read more
Top Employers
‘Diversity creates a wide ripple effect’
Roche: where listening matters
Pharmaceutical company Roche won the 2018 Workingmums.co.uk's Top Employer Award for... read more
Recruitment
Manufacturing faces record difficulty finding skilled workers
Report highlights skills shortages
Report highlights record difficulties finding skilled workers in some sectors. read more
Recruitment
Labour shortages as EU nationals express uncertainty about the future
More employers finding it hard to fill jobs
UK employers facing problems to fill job vacancies as EU nationals' insecurity rises. read more
Recruitment
From dads to the future of work at the 2018 Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards
Dads need new rights that allow them to make a proper choice about how involved they want... read more
Recruitment
Report highlights move to higher-skilled roles and fears over skills gap
More than three-quarters of businesses expect to increase the number of higher-skilled... read more
Recruitment
Can bias ever be completely removed from the recruitment process?
It seems to be a popular school of thought that the introduction of technology into the... read more
Recruitment
‘Firms failing to modernise their offering to freelances’
Few UK companies are fully prepared to modernise their approach to attract and retain the... read more
Recruitment
September City job vacancies down by 38% on last year’s figures
September City job vacancies down by 38%
The number of City job vacancies in September was down 38% on last year, according to the... read more
Recruitment
AI can transform recruitment if algorithms are tuned correctly
AI could transform recruitment
Reports suggest that an algorithm that was being tested as a recruitment tool by online... read more
Recruitment
Recruitment plummets in services sector amid Brexit uncertainty
Recruitment by services firms who make up the bulk of the UK economy has fallen to its... read more
Recruitment
‘20% of businesses plan to move part or all of their business to the EU in event of no deal’
20% plan to move business to the EU
A fifth of businesses surveyed say they will cut investment if there is a ‘no deal’... read more
Recruitment
‘Interviewers lack training around appropriate questions to ask’
A majority of interviewers have admitted asking off limits questions during the interview... read more
Recruitment
‘Poorest account for over half of recent increase in employment’
People in the poorest third of households have accounted for over half of the increase in... read more
