63% of managers still haven’t heard of the apprenticeship levy
93% of UK business owners and managers still say they won’t or don’t know if they’ll be making use of the levy, despite only having until May to spend their initial funds. Findings from CIPD course providers, DPG, also found that well over half of their respondents hadn’t even heard of the levy. DPG says the data highlights the need […]
Private sector salary expectations hit new high
Almost half (49%) of employers considering a pay review over the course of the year are anticipating an increase to basic pay, according to new data from CIPD and Adecco’s Labour Market Outlook. However, 43% say it is unknown at this stage which way it will go. The findings of the Winter 2018-19 report [PDF] also […]
Parents ‘penalised’ for working part time, with long hours culture now the norm
The UK’s working parents are penalised for working part-time and suffer from poorly-designed jobs that force them to work extra hours, according to a major new study. The 2019 Modern Families Index, published by Working Families and Bright Horizons, reveals that parents working part time – most of whom are women – have just a 21% […]
UK salary levels hit four-year high
Salaries are at an all-time high across the UK, with employees in South West England among those benefitting most. The data from Adzuna says the only UK region that did not experience an increase was Wales, which saw a salary decrease of 0.5 per cent over the past year. That’s in contrast to South West […]
88% of full-time employees are ‘happy at work’
A new study has found that 88% of full-time employees are happy at work, with 71% of respondents reporting that they were “mostly happy,” and 17% describing themselves as “elated”. The study, by collaborative work management platform Wrike and commissioned by Atomic Research, was carried out in the USA, UK, France and Germany and explored […]
Half of British workers stressed before they arrive at work
A new study has revealed more than half of British workers are stressed before they arrive at the office in the morning. 54% of those polled by CIPHR revealed that they were frequently feeling stressed ahead of arriving at work, with 45% revealing that the daily commute was their number one reason for the feeling. […]
Skills ‘biggest workplace issue in 2019’
Half of workers (53%) believe that getting the right people with the right skills will be the biggest issue faced by their workplace in the year ahead. Acas commissioned YouGov to find out what UK employees identified as the most important workplace issues in 2019. The other two top issues identified were technological change (36%) and […]
More businesses ‘focussing on engaging diverse talent’
A survey of 1,500 UK-based hiring managers has found that employers are taking active steps to improve candidate and staff engagement with individuals from specific groups in an effort to overcome ongoing skills shortages. The survey, commissioned by Guidant Global, also found that 18% of respondents said they are focusing on emerging talent to boost […]
Higher-earning jobs push employment rate to joint record high
There are now 32.48 million people in work in the UK, more than ever before, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The unemployment rate is at a near record 40 year low at 4.1%, while the employment rate at a joint-record of 75.7%. The figures also show real wages are up […]
Flexible workers ‘boast increased productivity’
A recent study by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has found that staff who are offered an option of flexible working produce increased levels of productivity and take less leave. 1,500 workers who set their own working hours or location were compared to 500 employees in a full time traditional working environment. Flexible workers […]
