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UK jobless total falls to lowest since 2006
The UK’s unemployment total has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to official from the Office for National Statistics.
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Six megatrends changing the global workplace
A large international study of CEOs and HR managers identifies the key issues occupying business leaders' agendas. People strategies and talent shortages are their number one concern.
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Javid insistent that freedom of movement will end
All foreign nationals – including EU27 citizens – will require some form of “leave” to enter the country after Brexit, Home Secretary Sajid Javid has told MPs.
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Research pinpoints easiest places to find a job
Oxfordshire has been rated as the best area of the UK to find a job in an analysis by global jobs site Indeed.
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The new UK points-based immigration system: a balanced view
Will the new UK points-based immigration system attract the ‘brightest and best’ or does it unfairly discriminate against much needed ‘low-skilled’ workers? David Sapsted explores the ramifications of the new proposals and reactions from industry experts.
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UK campaign to ready businesses for new visa system
The UK government has launched a nationwide marketing campaign aimed at ensuring businesses are prepared for the introduction of the new, points-based immigration system at the start of 2021.
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Another quarter, another vacancies record
The number of job vacancies in the UK hit a yet another new high in the last quarter of 2021 as companies reported increasing problems hiring the skills they needed.
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Support grows in UK for targeted immigration
The last seven years have seen growing public support for legal immigration to the UK, according to the latest survey conducted annually by polling company Ipsos.
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UK job vacancies still at near record
Job vacancies in the UK fell for the fifth month in a row in the quarter to the end of November but remain at historically high levels, according to the latest official estimates.
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Women on the move
Given the global talent shortages, what steps can companies make to spot talent earlier and encourage more women and minorities into senior roles? Marianne Curphey reports
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Brexit Minister: 'continuing need for EU workers in Britain'
As David Davis tries to reassure EU workers in the UK that they won't be stripped of their right to remain, Leave campaigners react angrily stating their win was based on a promise of falling immigration.
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Much of financial sector 'failing on gender diversity'
Fewer than a fifth of senior executive posts in the UK's financial services are currently filled by women, according to an analysis of figures from the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Employers' fears grow over EU staff availability
Confidence among UK employers in the future of the economy has dropped to its lowest level since the EU referendum, according to the latest survey by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
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Female scientists urge girls to take on Global STEM challenge
A recent Girls’ Schools Association conference with female speakers from academia, engineering and astronomy aimed to empower young women to follow their passions and consider STEM careers.
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Relocate magazine January 2019 – coming soon!
The next issue of the leading international magazine for HR, global managers and relocation professionals will explore the big themes from autumn’s conference and what 2019 has in store for mobility.
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UK unveils points-based immigration rules
The UK government has laid out its proposals for a "firm and fair", points-based immigration system, which will come into force when the Brexit transition period ends at the start of next year.
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UK immigration system: proposed changes and the impact on global mobility
How will the new UK budget help companies attract global talent?
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Vacancies jump as jobseeker numbers drop again
Businesses in the UK are confronting a "critical dearth of talent", according to the latest analysis of jobs statistics by Broadbean Technology, the world’s largest network of job boards.
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London mayor joins call for easier visas
Pressure on the government to relax its post-Brexit immigration rules has increased following a call from Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, for the creation of of a 'Covid Recovery Visa' to address the nation's acute labour shortages.
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UK housing market remains surprisingly buoyant
Worsening economic conditions across the globe have done little to temper the UK housing market, with prices recording a ten per cent, year-on-year rise during August.
