The cost of living crisis shows no sign of abating, piling pressure on every type of household after inflation rose by 9.4% in the 12 months to June 2022. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that currently almost a quarter of UK adults are now concerned about their financial health.
| Published: 10 August 2022
Joanne Lockwood, a Diversity & Inclusion & Belonging Specialist who also promotes transgender awareness to organisations, tells us why gender identity and sexual orientation are being confused,and why respecting an individual’s choice is at the heart of any solutions at work.
| Published: 10 August 2022
A recent study by iwoca had analysed some of the UK’s most popular job sites to identify the top freelance hiring trends across the UK.
| Published: 9 August 2022
The news comes as the UK faces fresh pandemic-related challenges as Covid infection rates increase across the country and more employees require sick leave. However, when asked for the top factors creating talent shortages in their business overall, 39% of retail leaders cited a lack of available people in the sector as the primary reason, compared to only 24% in 2021.
| Published: 9 August 2022
Employers have been increasingly prioritising the health and wellbeing of their people, but this needs to go further, with more focus on supporting those with long-term health conditions and disabilities to enter and stay in the business.
| Published: 8 August 2022
The Women and Equalities Committee says a lack of support for women going through menopause in the UK is responsible for a mass exodus from work of women in their 50s.
| Published: 8 August 2022
Application numbers in white-collar jobs are at breaking point with recent data showing a 35% decline between May 2022 and June 2022. That’s according to the latest data from the world’s largest network of job boards, Broadbean Technology.
| Published: 8 August 2022
Nine in 10 women think there should be policies in workplaces to support women when it comes to female health issues, according to research by BetterUp. This comes as BetterUp also found that three in five women (59 per cent) have taken time off work due to female health issues such as menopause, fertility struggles, periods and pregnancy (not including maternity leave).
| Published: 7 August 2022
The tech job market in the UK has been booming post-pandemic. To find out which UK cities are the best for tech professionals, VBQ Speakers analysed around 500 job vacancies and scored them based on salary, the average cost of living and the number of jobs available in each respective city.
| Published: 6 August 2022
Following the launch of a nationwide pilot by 4 Day Week Global to trial a four-day working week, Reed.co.uk, the UK’s leading jobs and careers site, canvassed the opinions of over 2,000 UK workers and 250 UK employers and found that flexible working is more popular among jobseekers than a four-day working week.
| Published: 5 August 2022
