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Employment rate back to record high, while pay growth slows
Latest data from the ONS paints a familiar picture of the UK labour market. The employment rate returned to a record high, with the unemployment rate remaining close to record low. This strong employment growth was driven by significantly more women in employment
Feb 18, 2020
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Being Female in Science
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated each year on 11 February, was adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.
Feb 3, 2020
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Supporting LGBT+ Colleagues in the Workplace
It’s important that businesses are creating working environments where diversity and equality are respected, and employees feel comfortable to express themselves without the fear of discrimination.
Jan 23, 2020
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Employment back to record high while pay growth is stable in the new year
Latest data from the ONS once again shows a familiar picture of the UK labour market. The employment rate stood at a record high with the unemployment rate remaining close to record low. And there was the strongest employment growth in 10 months with more than two thirds of the growth driven by women.
Jan 21, 2020
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Importance of “cultural fit” in the hiring process
Cultural fit is crucial to the hiring process. It can change businesses work culture, achieving greater job satisfaction, more harmonious culture and productivity. More employees feel that a cultural fit is more important than salary.
Jan 20, 2020
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Religion in the workplace – are you promoting religious discrimination
It’s against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their religion. Religion is a well-established fundamental right internationally and within Europe. Within the UK we have a diverse culture, full of different practicing religions and beliefs.
Jan 16, 2020
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Employment back to record high while pay growth is stable
Latest data from the ONS painted a familiar picture of the UK labour market. The employment rate stood at a record high, with the unemployment rate remaining close to record low.
Dec 18, 2019
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Employment Trends Survey 2019
This year’s long-awaited CBI/Pertemps Employment Trends Survey looks back at the UK’s labour market in 2019 while looking forward to what the future may bring. Firms are on track to create more jobs, with over two in five expecting to grow their workforce in the next year. With SME’s being confident about hiring than larger firms.
Dec 18, 2019
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Employment fell and pay growth is softening
Latest data from the ONS showed that the UK labour market remains in a good place, but there are signs that the uncertainty that has been holding back the economy as a whole has now reached the labour market, with employment falling and pay growth softening.
Nov 13, 2019
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Employment fell but pay growth remains strong
Latest data from the ONS showed that the UK labour market remains in a good place, but there are signs showing that employment growth is tailing off. Both, the unemployment rate and inactivity rate have increased. While vacancies have declined again and employment fell for the first time since late 2017, the labour market remains tight on the whole.
Oct 16, 2019