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3 weeks ago | 
minutehack.com | Alan Jones
People The number of advertised job vacancies has fallen since the last budget, new research suggests. Jobs site CV-Library said there had also been a widening of regional disparity in job creation since last October.
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1 month ago | 
minutehack.com | Alan Jones
People Workers put in £31 billion worth of unpaid overtime last year, with teachers and health and care managers working the longest hours for free, research suggests.
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1 month ago | 
minutehack.com | Alan Jones
People The average advertised annual salary has increased to almost £41,000, according to new research. Jobs site Adzuna said higher average wages were fuelled by “significant” increases in sectors such as manufacturing and maintenance.
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2 months ago | 
minutehack.com | Alan Jones
People Confidence among employers has fallen amid warnings of plans to cut recruitment and increase redundancies, according to a new report.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
mirror.co.uk | Lawrence Matheson |Alan Jones
Over one fifth of job seekers over 50 choose not to disclose their age on their CV, mainly to avoid age-related stereotypes, reveals new research. Totaljobs' research indicates that people are often considered too old for jobs at an average age of 57. Due to "entrenched" ageism in hiring processes, countless individuals risk missing out on employment opportunities despite the significant shortage of skilled workers companies currently face, the report warns.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
mirror.co.uk | Lawrence Matheson |Alan Jones
Companies are hesitant to take on new staff, leading to a drop in the number of jobseekers finding employment through recruitment agencies, reveals a recent report. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has voiced concerns about employers' wariness regarding the economic future. A survey conducted by the REC, involving hundreds of recruitment firms, indicated that placements into permanent roles have been decreasing for two years.
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May 25, 2024 | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Alan Jones |Cheryl Mullin
A long-running strike at National Museums Liverpool (NML) is to be suspended to allow members to vote on a new offer. Almost 200 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union at National Museums Liverpool (NML) were balloted as to whether to leave their posts over a pay dispute regarding a cost-of-living payment before Christmas.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
express.co.uk | Alan Jones
Civil servants pay is comparatively lower than it was in the 1970s and 80sAnalysis of pay trends in the Civil Service showed wages were five percent above the average UK wage in the 1970s and 80s but now are 10 percent below the average. 07:38, Wed, Mar 20, 2024 | UPDATED: 07:40, Wed, Mar 20, 2024 Link copied Bookmark Civil Servants are paid less in comparison to 1970s and 80s (Image: Getty)The Government is being called upon to increase the pay of civil servants.
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Feb 24, 2024 | 
lancs.live | Alan Jones
The Government is being urged to make payments worth several thousand pounds on top of salaries to prevent nursing staff leaving the NHS and to tackle a worsening "workforce crisis". The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said an extra payment must be made in addition to an above-inflation pay rise for NHS workers, to encourage them to stay and to attract more nurses. The union also warned of a repeat of industrial action which broke out last year over pay.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Olivia Williams |Alan Jones
Millions of workers are doing unpaid overtime, giving employers billions of pounds of free labour, research suggests. A study by the TUC found teachers topped a list of those putting in the most unpaid overtime at more than four hours a week, costing them an estimated £15,000 in lost earnings. Teaching unions called it "daylight robbery".
