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Labour Market news in the UK | Page 4

An overview of news, trends and research in the category Labour Market in the UK:

Professional services would be hit hard by No Deal Brexit The UK Government has admitted that the professional services industry of the UK would be stung by a skills shortage in the event of a No Deal Brexit, in the latest of a series of warnings to the nat
18 October 2018
Business and management consulting a dream for many entrepreneurs With more professionals considering entrepreneurialism as a way to push forward with career goals and improve their work-life balance, the business and management consulting scene has become a top ch
17 October 2018
UK expects to lose 5,000 City jobs by Brexit deadline day Following a warning from the Bank of England that thousands of jobs could move to the continent by Brexit, the UK Government has responded by confirming some 5,000 roles could exit the financial serv
17 October 2018
Accenture to pay Irish Google outsourcing staff living wage Following mounting criticism in the court of public opinion, the Irish wing of global consulting firm Accenture has announced it will hence forth pay the living wage to its outsourced staff working o
12 October 2018
Third of UK staff not given the flexibility and support required to do their job A third of UK workers believe they are not given the flexibility and support they need to do their job properly, according to a new survey of adults in Britain.
09 October 2018
UK's gig economy can learn from US' more mature freelancing market The UK currently has 5 million self-employed people, of which around 2 million are freelancers – also known as gig economy workers.
08 October 2018
Digital skills gap could cost UK £141 billion in GDP growth If G20 countries fail to adapt to meet the needs of the new technological era, they could be in line to miss out on as much as $1.5 trillion in GDP growth over the next 10 years.
03 October 2018
UK businesses pressured by staff to utilise social media for work As the means of popular communication fluctuate rapidly in the digital age, many employers are being left behind by the practices of their staff.
02 October 2018
UK workers favour four-day week and increased remote working As employers move toward more agile models of doing business, employees are increasingly expecting a new level of flexibility to reflect the changing structures of global commerce.
14 September 2018
Eight in ten UK workers unable to make ends meet between pay days Shocking new research has discovered that almost 80% of the British workforce have difficulty making ends meet between their pay days, as stagnating wages leave citizens vulnerable to inflation.
03 September 2018
'One step forward, one step back' for gender diversity in leadership Empowering women to become leaders in sometimes male dominated business environments – is no easy task.
24 July 2018
AI to cause major realignment in UK labour market A new study has estimated that Artificial Intelligence will actually lead to a small net increase in jobs in the UK in the next 20 years.
23 July 2018
Ireland set for net jobs growth of over 230,000 by 2022 After a decade of economic turbulence resulting from the global recession, Ireland’s employment rate has finally pushed past the figure of 2008.
19 July 2018
London sees unlikely fall in cost of expat living ahead of Brexit Expats sent on international assignments often find themselves in new worlds, with a host of new cultural and economic realities.
18 July 2018
LGBT+ inclusive employers see positive effect on workplace Employees and employers are seeking to create more inclusive workplaces, where people can be themselves in a much broader set of normative values and preferences.
18 July 2018
UK risks labour shortage of millions by 2030 The UK is facing a major talent shortage, which could see the nation miss out on an unrealised revenue of more than £300 billion.
17 July 2018
Consulting firms are leading the drive for social mobility in the workplace With pressures mounting on consumers in the UK, plans to improve social mobility are central to the economic survival of post-Brexit uncertainty.
16 July 2018
Providing work for over 55s could add £180 billion to UK's GDP Older people looking for work are likely to find it harder than those in Iceland, New Zealand, Israel or Estonia, according to a new report.
11 July 2018
Over 60% of UK workers would delegate tiresome tasks to robots Two thirds of the British workforce would happily have robots do the most repetitive aspects of their work, a new study has found.
22 June 2018
71 industrial robots installed per 10,000 workers in UK The UK is currently lagging behind 21 other nations in the adoption of robot density proportional to its industrial workforce.
12 June 2018
Just 15% of employees are engaged. The rest lose $7 trillion in productivity An alarmingly small minority of just 15% of employees worldwide feel engaged in their work.
29 May 2018
Putting people before profit helps businesses tackle human rights abuse As human rights violations continue to unfold globally, businesses have often been implicated in historic abuses.
21 May 2018
UK gender pay gap costs £6,300 per woman Large organisations across the UK were recently called upon to report their gender pay gap, with those failing to do so facing a summary conviction.
17 May 2018
Regulation to drive diversity & inclusion is becoming a necessity A survey of senior Irish business leaders found an even split between those who favoured a regulatory solution to drive diversity at management level, and those opposed.
03 May 2018
BDO Ireland creates 100 consulting jobs with Eaton Square acquisition Irish management consulting firm Eaton Square has been bought by professional services giant BDO Ireland for an undisclosed fee.
26 April 2018
Perfect storm of disruption could axe London’s workforce by a third Automation identified as key disruptive force threatening capital’s workforce, with Brexit pains and low wages compounding manual workers’ woes.
24 April 2018
PwC administrators complete Conviviality sale to save thousands of jobs In a deal far less scandalous than it sounds, thousands of jobs have been safeguarded by the sale of Bargain Booze.
13 April 2018
UK cities offer poor life quality for expats compared to mainland EU Continental Europe continues to dominate the index of the world’s most liveable city for expatriates.
11 April 2018
Higher wages key to solving productivity puzzle The global economic recovery has been blighted by sluggish productivity over its nine-year duration.
21 March 2018
Women in business to be disproportionately hit by digital disruption Despite multiple calls from political, economic and societal experts to promote the inclusion of women in business, the future of many women in the workforce is uncertain, according to a new study.
26 February 2018
Majority of companies now hit by a cybersecurity skills gap According to a new study, the UK has the world’s third largest cybersecurity talent pool.
22 February 2018
Six in ten business leaders do not think diversity is 'important' Businesses can benefit significantly from a more diverse workforce, yet progress towards that end goal remains slow.
21 February 2018

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