After a year of unprecedented growth in 2021, last year turned out to be one of consolidation for the fintech industry amid a global downturn in investment, largely due to the knock-on, economic effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The government is facing calls from business leaders for the creation of an independent agency with statutory powers to tackle the UK's current and future skills shortage.
Employers are finding it increasingly difficult to find workers with the correct skillsets and qualifications. Meanwhile, both vacancies and employment levels remain high.
A new report reveals a drop in applications from non-EU skilled workers to the UK - and the implications.
Tech employers welcome effort by government to close technological skills gap. Recent research highlights cybersecurity and coding deficits among the workforce as top concerns among employers.
The majority of employees in the UK support a nationwide skills-based approach to a post-Brexit immigration system, according to a recent survey by the CIPD and the Adecco group.
No business sector in the UK is now immune from recruitment difficulties and skills shortages, according to a new survey of more than 6,000 companies across the country.
Fears grow of a skilled labour shortage in Britain, a report from the CBI they suggest that most British companies are increasingly concerned about where they will find the talent to fill the gap.
More than two-thirds of businesses in Britain have struggled to find the skilled workers they need this year, according to the 2019 Business Barometer from the Open University.
The extent of the "skills crisis" confronting most sectors of the UK economy has been illustrated by a new survey showing the number of professionals applying for job vacancies dropped by 40% between January-February this year alone.
Government initiatives to boost skills and the prospects of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced in the Spring Statement to parliament, won favour among UK business leaders on Thursday.
Manufacturers in the UK fear that their ability to attract overseas talent will decrease now that the Brexit transition period is over, according to a major survey.
Government proposals for a post-Brexit immigration system could worsen the existing skills shortage of many businesses in the UK, according to a survey published on Tuesday.
Manufacturers in the UK have been begun implementing measures to stem the number of skilled workers leaving the UK post-Brexit.
How long it will take for the global situation to return to something approaching normal?
The Hays Skills Index for 2018 shows that in The Netherlands wage growth was greater for lower skilled industries, demand for permanent workers is high due poor labour legsilation of self employed workers.
UK manufacturers are growing increasingly concerned over skills shortages among the country’s workforce. Despite a record skills shortage manufacturing optimism continues to increase.
Survey of 2600 firms reveals skills shortage as exporters in both the manurfacturing and service sectors are struggling to find staff with the right skills amid concerns that immigration proposals won't remedy the problem.
The UK will continue to enjoy a jobs boom in the coming months although a persistent skills shortage is resulting in increasing numbers of companies looking abroad for the talent they need, according to a major new survey.
The growing skills shortage confronting British companies and the pressing need for a "fast, flexible" immigration system have been highlighted in a major new survey.