A record growth in manufacturing activity among the UK's small and medium-sized enterprises is being accompanied by mounting concerns over skills shortage, according to a new survey.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has welcomed proposals to lower the skills threshold for the shortage occupation list, but says it is important that employers act quickly.
The shortage of indigenous digital skills in the UK has become so acute that four-fifths of UK businesses in a new survey say they will need to recruit overseas talent in the coming 12 months.
Policy makers around the world are pushing hard on immigration and investment levers in a bid to attract the best digital skills.
Companies looking to attract the brightest and best global talent have welcomed the announcement from the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, in the March 2021 Budget that he is modernising the immigration system. Will the Budget go far enough?
The independent committee of experts advising the UK government on migration issues has recommended a 14-fold increase in the occupations covered by the Shortage Occupation List (SOL).
The latest UK jobs figures, showing the number of vacancies had hit another record high, have led to a chorus of calls from business groups for an overhaul of the immigration system to allow companies to hire the foreign skills they need.
UK business leaders were left largely disappointed by the fiscal and economic plans set out by the government in its Autumn Statement on Thursday.
Companies are increasingly turning to recruiting overseas staff in a bid to overcome the current skills shortage in the UK, according to a new survey.
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and trade union Prospect have published new guidance for science, engineering, technology and maths (STEM) employers looking to attract a more diverse talent pool.
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Business leaders welcomed the election victory of Liz Truss as the UK's next Prime Minister, but warned that swift action was needed to tackle growing economic turmoil.
Migration proposals from the government, including a maximum two-year residency for low-skilled EU migrants and up to five years for high-skilled professionals have been criticised by business leaders.
A steep fall in the number of applicants for job vacancies last month resulted in UK employers being able to take on new staff at the slowest rate in more than a year.
The afternoon of Relocate’s Festival of Global Mobility Thinking welcomed an interactive afternoon panel, which discussed mobility’s widening role and responsibility in developing and enabling future talent for the sector.
Former chief reporter at The Times and news editor and New York correspondent for The Telegraph among other journals, David Sapsted writes sharply observed news for Relocate. These are his collected articles from June 2022 - on topics from the trial of a four-day week in the UK to the return of UK business confidence.
New research has shown that three-quarters of UK businesses have been adversely affected by labour shortages over the past year.
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The number of job vacancies in the UK declined marginally in August for the second month in a row, although the total of openings still exceeded the number of people registered as unemployed.
More than 1,600 IT specialists and engineers from outside the EU were denied visas to work in the UK between December and March because of the cap on the number of skilled workers allowed to enter the country.