Goldman Sachs orders US employees to declare their vaccination status June 10, 2021 Goldman Sachs has sent a memo to staff ordering them to report their Covid-19 vaccination status, ahead of a return to the office. The bank gave its United States employees a deadline of noon on Thursday to declare whether or not they have been vaccinated against Covid-19. In a memo first reported in The New [...]
Time off work for mental health surges during UK coronavirus lockdowns June 9, 2021 The number of fit to work notes issued by doctors for mental health reasons spiked during both UK lockdowns in 2020, according to a new analysis of NHS data. In the midst of the first lockdown in May 2020, 42 per cent of fit notes issued by doctors were for mental health reasons, up from [...]
UK to see ’employment boom’ as lockdown restrictions ease June 8, 2021 Employers plan a huge recruitment drive, fuelled by the easing of lockdown restrictions, according to a new report out this morning.
Employment tribunals: Age discrimination cases up by 74 per cent in a year June 3, 2021 The number of age discrimination complaints to employment tribunals increased by 74 per cent in the last year, according to new research shared with City A.M. today. Based on tribunal statistics data from the Ministry of Justice, digital community Rest Less found that the number of receipts under the jurisdiction of age discrimination in employment [...]
Number of Brits on furlough falls by 1.3m to lowest level this year June 3, 2021 Furlough numbers have dropped to their lowest level this year, as those needing the scheme fell to 3.4m. Official figures published today showed that 1.3m fewer employees accessed furlough across March and April, with the biggest falls in workers aged 24 and under. Since the start of the pandemic, more than 11.5m employees have been [...]
UK business optimism hits five-year high, so why has London slipped? May 28, 2021 Economic optimsim across the UK has reached its highest level in five year, but for some London businesses the reopening enthusiasm has waned.
Analysts warn of post-furlough job cuts wave and oldest will struggle most May 18, 2021 The economic mood was warm this morning as new data showed that Britain’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 4.8 per cent between January and March. London’s FTSE 100 reacted with a 0.8 per cent leap but not all analysts were convinced that the data was a sign of long-term prosperity for the UK jobs market. [...]
UK unemployment rate unexpectedly falls to 4.8 per cent May 18, 2021 Britain’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 4.8 per cent between January and March, official figures showed this morning. Economists had expected the unemployment rate to hold at 4.9 per cent during the first quarter of the year, given that the country was in lockdown. The rate of employment in the UK increased for the fifth [...]
Jobs optimism among employers soars to eight-year high May 17, 2021 Optimism among UK employers has hit an eight-year high, with all sectors expecting a post-Covid jobs recovery, according to a new survey. Jobs in the public, private and voluntary sector are all set to surge and pay prospects have also improved, according to the latest labour market outlook report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel [...]
90 per cent of businesses may replace staff who struggle to work from home May 10, 2021 As businesses are gradually planning for a ‘new normal’ post-Covid, this is likely to impact recruitment decisions over the next 12 months. The vast majority of companies – namely 90 percent – that was surveyed by expenses firm Expense On Demand indicated that they are likely to replace staff who were unable or struggled to [...]