Labour Market news in the UK | Page 7

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

Intrapreneurship can bring new energy to mindset of big businesses The way big businesses discover and implement innovation is shifting, with the launch of venture teams, accelerator panels and internal ‘incubators’ bringing a start-up mentality to corporate organis
29 May 2017
UK gender pay-gap costs women £85 billion in lost wages Big Four consulting firm PwC has found that despite progress in other areas, female workers remain disadvantaged, with wage disparity in the UK standing at £85 billion in lost wages.
23 May 2017
Global MRO industry to face staff shortages as aviation fleets grow The global Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) sector faces a combination of increased demand and a waning supply of personnel, according to new research from consulting group Oliver Wyman.
22 May 2017
Rise of the machines could jeopardise millions of millennial jobs The research arm of McKinsey & Company predicts that millennials may face increasing economic uncertainty in the coming years, as the jobs they most commonly fulfil become increasingly automated.
15 May 2017
DACH region offers highest quality of living for expats Mercer’s latest ‘Quality of Living survey’ survey again found Vienna to be the most amiable location for expatriates sent on international assignment, while Iraq is lowest ranked.
31 March 2017
Female representation in public services senior leadership on way to parity Gender disparity in leadership roles in the private sector has come under scrutiny in recent years as it became clear that the level of disparity remains relatively stagnant.
31 March 2017
Workplace transitions bring benefits, but staff not keen to change Digitalisation, changing expectations from employers around work relationships as well as increasing focus on work-life balance, mean that changes are likely to kick in in the way the traditional office environment is structured.
23 March 2017
Women continue to face barriers in recruitment and progression Women remain chronically underrepresented throughout the corporate world, with the top of the business world remaining a male dominated arena.
21 March 2017
CEOs: Changing technology landscape is impacting people strategy Technology has the potential to create considerable disruption to employment across a range of industries.
16 March 2017
Women remain underrepresented in senior and strategic management Women continue to find themselves poorly represented in senior management roles, particularly those with strategic command.
10 March 2017
Women aspiring executive roles face structural barriers, finds Bain study Women continue to be under-represented in the top tier echelon of the business world, making up less than 5% of CEO roles at large US corporates.
22 February 2017
Urbanisation, growing middle class and inclusion to lift Indian prosperity India has enjoyed rapid economic growth in recent years, pulling hundreds of millions out of abject poverty. Growth in the near term remains robust at 7.7% per annum, according to a new report.
21 February 2017
Paid family leave adds value to both companies and employees Families are increasingly hard pressed to meet caring obligations, in a bid to bolster work-life balance as well as to satisfy the need to care for sick family members.
17 February 2017
Digital skills growing factor behind non-executive director appointments Digital is increasingly on the agenda of FSTE350 companies as new technologies and consumer behaviour transform back- and front-offices.
21 December 2016
Growth in salaries and low inflation are lifting real wages UK private sector real-wage growth has seen a relatively positive start to 2016, at around 2.6%. Inflation remains low, at 0.4%, while GDP growth has been relatively robust.
30 November 2016
Capgemini Consulting on the European IT Professionalism Framework Early December the European Commission will launch the ‘European IT Professionalism Framework’, an approach which Europe’s governing body believes will support the advancement of digital and ICT skills.
23 November 2016
Accenture and READ join forces to empower rural Indian women Accenture and READ India have partnered to launch a READ Centre, a hub which will provide the Bagepalli region in India with a range of services.
07 October 2016
Tech talent not finding their way up to Boards of FTSE 350 companies A mere 2% of FTSE 350 companies have a dedicated digital or technology representative on their Board, finds a new report.
05 October 2016
Study: CEO positions at top US firms are out of women's reach A new study reveals that 5% of CEO positions and 12% of CFO positions at the top 1,000 companies in the US are in the hands of women.
28 September 2016
Organisations are expanding benefits offered by parental leave policies The changing demands of employees is, alongside the growing battle for talent and the continued drive for good employership, spurring corporates globally to improve their HR strategies around child c
27 September 2016
Grant Thornton celebrates the success of social mobility measures Social mobility remains an issue in the UK, with many of society’s top roles filled by those from a background of privilege.
26 September 2016
PwC: London retains status as globe's top city for Opportunity London is again the top ‘city of opportunity’, according to a yearly published Cities of Opportunity Index. The UK capital performs strongly across almost all metrics, hobbled only by the cost.
22 September 2016
The Bertelsmann Foundation hires Ecorys for EU youth employment study Ecorys has been hired by the Bertelsmann Foundation to run a study into projects that work with unemployed youth across Europe.
07 September 2016
Robots and AI eating into job market for predictable and routine work Robots and early AI are already proficient enough to displace vast tracts of predictable physical work and data process and collection tasks in the US.
29 August 2016
RSM launches Discovery Live series, explores the future of work Next month Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) will host the first event of its newly launched ‘RSM Discovery Live’ series.
26 August 2016
Income inequality affecting the masses, expected to continue Income inequality continues to increase, hitting the young with low skills the hardest. In the UK, 60% of the population has seen a stagnation or decrease in their disposable income.
25 July 2016
Financial services still run by old boys, as women step out to care Gender disparity within the business world remains a seemingly intractable problem, with slow progress towards parity at the top.
21 June 2016
Big 4 PwC ditches formal dress code for staff in Australia PwC Australia has done away with its formal dress sense, to be replaced by staff judgement in relation to their work situation.
17 June 2016
Brazilian employees seeking soft values for improved engagement Brazil is facing considerable economic and political crisis, falling into a deep recession while its political system is in disarray following a continued corruption saga.
09 June 2016
Cabinet Office hires Ecorys to evaluate the Youth Engagement Fund Cabinet Office has hireed Ecorys to evaluate its £16 million payment by results Youth Engagement Fund. The evaluation will take a multifaceted approach, from case studies to group comparisons.
08 June 2016
Business students driven by values and career opportunities The world’s business students are keen to get started at a company that reflects their values to better the world, offers a wide range of challenges and development paths.
18 May 2016
5 tactics to cultivate a pipeline of qualified female executives From the glass ceiling to the glass cliff, the advancement of women to senior management positions is an issue that has long been dissected, discussed and debated.
16 May 2016

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