Despite the UK being in a recession, vacancies can be the result of many economy-wide and sector-specific influences. And in the wake of the pandemic, attracting and keeping the right talent has become more challenging than ever.
| Published: 31 July 2023
UK office workers are making the leap, handing their notices in, swapping jobs, and ditching the 9 to 5 altogether, according to new research. They’re also, most importantly, quiet quitters.
| Published: 8 June 2023
Hive's research highlights a drop in year-on-year employee retention rates for remote-based businesses due to challenges like isolation and work-life balance. Prioritising talent attraction, addressing retention challenges in the professional service sector, and providing career progression opportunities are crucial. Organisations must seek employee feedback and create a positive employee experience to improve retention rates.
| Published: 1 June 2023
“There are 1.2 million economically inactive people aged 50-64 who have retired early. Tweaking the pension system may encourage some of them back into work —but these policies will achieve little if one of the main reasons why people are giving up work in the first place is woke culture
| Published: 30 March 2023
Latest research by WorkNest found that 70% of HR professionals highlighted the cost of living as their most significant challenge for 2023. This was closely followed by retention (69%) and recruitment (55%). A third of those questioned also see skills shortages (34%) as a significant HR challenge next year, and employee engagement (24%).
| Published: 14 December 2022
Businesses’ failure to create inclusive work environments is contributing to poor employee retention rates amongst young tech workers and hindering efforts to address the lack of diversity in tech, new research suggests.
| Published: 12 December 2022
A million women in the UK have had to change their jobs or quit working altogether because they haven’t felt supported while going through the menopause, a leading employment and inclusion specialist. Diversifying Group, has claimed.
| Published: 5 September 2022
New research into the hidden costs of onboarding talent has revealed that company culture has suffered in 63% of UK businesses as a result of high employee turnover.
| Published: 22 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
As part of the hospitality industry’s first-ever ‘Blended Travel’ whitepaper from Crowne Plaza, new research reveals Millennials (51%) and Gen Z (66%) consumers are more inclined to work for a company that offers frequent travel or flexible (work + leisure) travel possibilities as a perk.
| Published: 28 July 2022
