Categories: Recruitment News

The recent general election has ushered in a new era with the Labour Party's victory, and it's set to bring some big changes to the UK's employment landscape.  Labour's manifesto is packed with promises to beef up workers' rights, protections, and benefits. So, what's on the table, and more importantly,…

How Party Pledges Could Shape Employment Law After the 2024 General Election As the United Kingdom approaches the general election on July 4, 2024, the stakes for changes in employment law are significant.  Each of the main political parties—Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green, and Reform UK—has outlined distinct proposals that…

Searching for a new job can be tiring, we get it. However, you can make this experience a little easier on yourself by using certain proactive strategies.  In this article, we’ll explore some of the best tips for finding a new job, which are applicable to all job seekers —…

The UK job market is facing a challenging period, with job vacancies continuing to decline and unemployment on the rise. Understanding the current state of the job market throughout 2024 is key for both employers and job seekers, so let’s dive in!   What's Going On in the UK Job…

Now that we are a couple of weeks into the new year and figures are in for the last quarter of 2023, it's interesting to see that job vacancy numbers across the UK dropped for the 18th consecutive month. Vacancy numbers fell on the quarter for a record 18th consecutive…

With the jobs market starting to slow down to pre-pandemic levels, companies becoming more selective when it comes to making hiring decisions, and more candidates on the market due to redundancies, it's time to make sure that your CV is working for you! Despite the rise of AI writing tools…

With the end of the year fast approaching and the festive season nearly upon us, this is usually the time we start to see a flurry of recruitment activity. Was that the case this October? In this comprehensive update, let’s delve into the key developments that shaped the recruitment industry…

Despite the cost of living crisis causing much of the UK to struggle to make ends meet, many people are still forgoing work altogether. The number of people who aren’t working despite having no illness or disability could be as high as 300,000, and one of the reasons for this…

It’s fair to say that life hasn’t exactly been stable these past few years. The need for flexibility, both at work and in life, has become a sticking point for many for obvious reasons. Last May, 39% of UK adults worked from home at some point in the week, and…

Could we have survived the pandemic without Zoom? That’s debatable, but most of us used this vital app to keep in touch with friends, host game nights, and, yes, even work. So, it’s with some degree of sadness and confusion that Zoom recently decided that workers simply have to return…

Ghosting. It used to be confined to the dating world, but over the past few years, we’ve seen a slew of poor employers dealing with this recent rejection, too. What is ghosting in the recruitment world, you ask? Simply put, it’s when a prospective employee just... disappears. You can imagine…

Despite a lot of fear mongering these past few months, the UK jobs market has continued to defy expectations. More and more people are looking for jobs in a shrinking market. In the UK, there were roughly 1.05 million open positions in the three months leading up to May 2023,…