SThree bucks recruitment sector struggles and hikes dividend Recruitment City recruiter Sthree's focus on industries where talent is in high demand helped it to outperform many of its peers in a half year earnings update in which it posted rising profit and earnings per share despite falling fees and revenue.
Skills England launched with pledge to cut ‘over-reliance’ on migrant labour Politics Announcing the new body, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he wanted to reduce firms' "over-reliance" on migrant workers.
Increasing recruitment difficulties spark business calls for national skills strategy Economics The skills gap will likely constrain how far and how fast the next government can move on a number of issues, from housebuilding to AI.
End ‘wild west’ of post-16 training ‘suppressing talent’, Gordon Brown urges July 16, 2024 End the “wild west” of post-16 technical education which is “suppressing talent” amid the UK’s skills shortage, Gordon Brown has urged Sir Keir Starmer.
Government must ‘make good’ pledge on skills bootcamps, executives urge July 16, 2024 A group of executives have urged the Prime Minister to “make good” his “promise to upskill three million adults” by extending skills bootcamps funding.
Skills gap remains ‘stubbornly high’ with over half of London firms suffering from shortages June 19, 2024 Engineering was the most commonly cited occupation where firms are struggling to find the right workers followed by sales and marketing.
‘Chronic short-termism’ stopping UK from becoming a ‘superpower’, report backed by Tony Blair and John Caudwell warns June 4, 2024 Britain’s "chronic short-termism" is holding it back from being a science and technology superpower, according to a new report backed by billionaire businessman John Caudwell and former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair.
Businesses ‘crying out for help to tackle skills shortage’, says Labour June 2, 2024 The announcement comes days after Labour was seen courting bosses, asking them to declare their support for the reformed levy, according to Sky News.
‘Simply not working’: Apprenticeships fall by 40 per cent since levy introduced May 21, 2024 The number of new apprenticeships has fallen by more than 40 per cent since the training levy was introduced in 2017, according to research by a professional body.
Brits should fill overseas workers job vacancies, minister to say May 21, 2024 British jobseekers should fill vacancies previously staffed by overseas workers, the work and pensions secretary is to say.