Recruitment News
1 in 3 employers lean towards hiring contractors in 2024
In a bid to navigate through the uncertainties of the current economic landscape, a significant number of employers are turning towards contracting as a viable solution for their workforce needs. Recent findings from a specialised recruitment company, Robert Walters,...
“Trust is broken” after job cuts at EY
Employees in EY's UK deals business have voiced their frustration and disappointment with the company's management in the wake of recent job cuts and a significant decline in sales, according to an internal survey obtained by the Financial Times. In a presentation...
Tight labour market remains resilient amidst recession
Amidst a technical recession in the UK, the labour market remains remarkably resilient, with job security confidence reaching near-record highs and wages experiencing positive growth. The latest findings from the Robert Half Jobs Confidence Index (JCI), produced in...
IBM seeks volunteers for global layoffs
IBM is urging its employees to volunteer for layoffs as part of a new round of global job cuts. The company's latest initiative, termed "Resource Actions," is set to impact various departments globally, with a particular focus on Europe. Enterprise Operations &...
UK industries experience significant drop in job vacancies
In a recent analysis conducted by Wealth of Geeks, utilising data from the Office of National Statistics, it has been revealed that several industries in the United Kingdom witnessed a substantial decrease in job vacancies from October to December 2023 compared to the...
PlayStation to axe 900 Jobs
In a major shakeup, Sony has announced plans to lay off approximately 900 employees, constituting 8 percent of its global PlayStation workforce. The move comes as part of a broader restructuring effort, which includes the complete closure of PlayStation's London...
The Great Reshuffle: 40% of professionals plan to change jobs in 2024
In the wake of the pandemic, the professional landscape experienced a period of uncertainty known as the Great Resignation. While 2023 brought a temporary calm, a new trend is emerging on the horizon, as revealed by the latest survey conducted by Tiger Recruitment....
Firms in fear of losing staff: retention challenges intensify
A recent study has unveiled the growing concern among businesses across Britain regarding staff retention amidst the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. The research, conducted among HR leaders from small to large organisations, reveals that nearly three-quarters of them...
72% aren’t moving jobs in 2024
As the new year unfolds, a surprising trend is emerging among UK workers – a steadfast commitment to their current jobs. In a recent survey conducted by instantprint, the largest UK-based online printer, it was revealed that a substantial 72 percent of Brits are not...
Which industries have had the largest drop in open vacancies?
In a recent study conducted by Wealth of Geeks, the UK job market has witnessed a substantial decline in open vacancies across various industries, with transport and storage taking the lead with a staggering 36.5 percent drop in job opportunities between December 2022...
Recruitment Analysis
Stephanie Coward: Employing internationally in 2023
Transformation in HR over the last couple of years has been fast-tracked. Once frequently perceived as an administrative function, the pandemic and hybrid working has now redefined HR as a key strategic function – putting HR leaders in the driving seat to successfully...
Alan Price: What do tech layoffs mean for the future of business?
Tech giants are downsizing at a rapid rate, highlights Alan Price. Google, Microsoft, and Meta have significantly shrunk over the past few months. And those are just the headlines – according to the Layoffs.fyi website, over 250,000 global tech workers have lost their...
Nichola Hay: The role of apprenticeships in supporting staff through cost of living challenges
The impact of rising inflation on households and individuals has dominated headlines over recent months, driven by news of the widespread strikes happening across our public sector with workers fighting, in part, against the real term pay cut they are facing, says...
Sally Walker: It’s time to make the hiring market more inclusive
As it has long been described, the hiring market is a battlefield; from each direction, firms fight it out to attract the right talent as competitors flank either side. More recently, markets claim that the talent pool is dwindling as the tech skills gap widens, but...
Lewis Maleh: What do the Big Tech layoffs signal for recruitment and the future of work in 2023?
Over the past month, we have seen more and more tech companies announce considerable layoffs against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, highlights Lewis Maleh. Meta recently announced they would be letting go of 13 percent of their workforce, which is around 11,000...
Simon Reichwald: Getting ghosted by talent?
As the race for talent intensifies, engaging, hiring and retaining future hires has become an even more significant challenge for HR leaders, with Glassdoor reporting 55 percent of employers find retaining staff more difficult than pre-pandemic. The surge in...
Ian McVey: How to approach the Quiet Quitting conundrum in 2023
Rising inflation, higher taxation burdens, uncertainty around long-term energy costs and mortgage agreements – there are a lot of financial worries playing on people’s minds at the moment, highlights Ian McVey, SVP and GM EMEA at Visier. More and more are wondering...
József Boda & Michał Mysiak: Should HR managers look to Central Europe to fill the tech talent void?
There has long been an IT skills gap. Global trends show increasing demand for technology skills, suggesting that the problem of recruiting good IT people is unlikely to ease soon. While in the UK, we’re seeing strong, growing demand for IT workers in most regions -...
Will Plummer: Staff Shortages Present Security Risks – Cyber and Physical
HR has a tough task ahead in recovering from the Great Resignation and a pandemic that devastated the working environment worldwide. Job openings are at a record high, yet one in five employees globally plan to quit their jobs this year, continuing an unprecedented...
Dina Bay: How to hire effectively in a recession
A recession is looming, and fears of economic instability is at the forefront of conversations across the world. In fact, consulting firm KPMG found that 90 percent of US CEOs are expecting a major economic downturn, highlights Dina Bay. In response to the challenges...
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