Unemployment rate increases to 4.9%, fuelled by job losses in retail and hospitality https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/dec/15/uk-redundancies-rise-covid-unemployment-rate-job-losses...

New research highlights a significant shift whereby UK jobs are now seeing more applicants from non-EU countries than those living in EU countries. Research from the jobsite Indeed reveals that the average UK job is now attracting more interest from non-EU workers than EU workers for the first time in…...

Capital One UK has illustrated their commitment to working families and inclusivity by launching a suite of new family leave benefits. The enhanced policies allow associates to take increased paid time off when it is needed most and were announced to associates as part of an internal campaign during national…...

The government is to invest £4bn in creating 250,000 new green jobs as part of its plan to hit net zero emissions. It also aims to equip a generation of workers with new green skills. The government will release its long-awaited 10-point plan to make the UK carbon neutral by…...

Research finds using gender-neutral language and offering different work patterns could open up more diverse talent pools https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/advertising-roles-with-flexible-working-boosts-applications-from-women...

October has seen the highest number of confirmed redundancies this year, according to official statistics. There were 1,240 redundancies recorded by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) - the second highest monthly total on record. A further 1,530 have been proposed between the start of October and 6…...

Hours before the furlough scheme was due to end, the government announced it would be extended until December, to cover a further lockdown in England. Under the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme, to give furlough its official title, employees placed on leave receive 80% of their pay, up to a maximum…...

The amount of UK warehousing space companies agreed leases for in the third quarter soared, as retailers needed room to cope with more online orders. There was 13.5 million square feet of UK ‘big-box’ space signed for in the three months to September 30. That covers deals that were for…...

Disabled workers could face a "jobs crisis" amid the coronavirus pandemic, a leading charity has warned. About 7 in 10 disabled people surveyed by Leonard Cheshire had seen a hit to their income, been furloughed or feared redundancy due to Covid-19. A spokeswoman for the charity urged the government to…...

Institute of Directors survey finds that three in four firms plan to continue with increased home-working post-Covid Leave the office clothes in the wardrobe, crank up the heating and slip back into your pyjamas, because working from home is “here to stay”, new research suggests.   https://www.theweek.co.uk/employment/108283/working-from-home-here-to-stay-study...