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Is global work losing its attractiveness?
Global Mobility is in crisis as companies use more virtual work. Convincing staff to accept an assignment abroad has never been harder. Is there a solution?
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Call to ease taxes, visas for UK finance
The UK must increase tax incentives and make it easier for overseas talent to come to the country if it is to regain its reputation as the world's premier financial centre, according to the sector's lobby group.
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Staff shortages begin to affect growth
Official figures on Friday showed that the UK economy grew for the sixth month in a row in July, although the increase was much lower than in the previous month.
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Flexibility in mobility policy design
Employers are managing talent in a very different environment today than pre-pandemic. Flexibility has become key to talent attraction and retention. Dr Sue Shortland explains some of the implications for mobility and policy design.
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Eerde International Boarding School
Eerde International Boarding School is located on a tranquil country estate only 2 hours from central Amsterdam, and offers day school, flexible boarding and full boarding facilities.
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Raising our game on diversity, equity and inclusion
HR and global mobility specialists are redoubling their efforts around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), bringing the function closer to people strategies and the heart of global organisations.
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More get jobs but vacancies rise, too
Latest official figures show that the number of people in employment in the UK has jumped by more than 290,000 - about 120,000 more than economists had been predicting
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Business group demands 'urgent' visa reforms
One of the nation's largest business organisations has submitted a plan to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to "get firms through the tough months ahead and then power the UK’s economic recovery".
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Think Women’s 40 Outstanding Global Women 2023 - Rachel Davis, Armstrong Craven
As part of our Think Women Outstanding Global Women series, we spoke to Rachel Davis, <br />co-CEO of Armstrong Craven, a global talent mapping and pipelining partner for scarce and senior positions. Rachel is passionate about encouraging women to move into senior leadership roles and fully understands the challenges many women face when climbing the corporate ladder. Rachel is one of the inspirational leaders we are celebrating for International Women’s Day 2023.
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UK’s Global Talent visa for tech workers plunged into uncertainty
Tech Nation, a non-profit that has helped connect thousands of talented tech workers to the UK and get 5,000 start-ups off the ground, has had its government funding pulled.
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Where next for women in tech?
The statistics are, at best, concerning. While women make up half of the total workforce across Europe, only 22 per cent of the people employed in the continent's tech industries are female. And 77 per cent of tech leaders are men.
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UAE leads international school growth
The UAE has firmly cemented its position as the leading country in the world for English medium international schools despite the recent oil crisis, says a recent report.
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EU-trained doctors in UK eye relocating after Brexit
Concerns are mounting over NHS patient care after the General Medical Council (GMC) revealed that 60 per cent of doctors from the European Economic Area (EEA) are considering leaving the UK because of Brexit.
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‘Confidence returning’ to oil and gas recruitment: study
A review of the energy sector jobs market suggests rebounding oil prices will see talent demand pick up again after the past two years’ contraction.
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Relocation and automation – answers to immigration curbs?
Immigration restrictions expected to be introduced after Brexit will leave UK companies competing for an ever-reducing pool of overseas workers, according to a report from global consultants Mercer.
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Pro-Link GLOBAL Immigration Dispatch: Australia, India, United Kingdom, and Vietnam
Discover key changes to immigration regulations in Australia, India, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
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Australia prepares to cut back on skilled labour immigration
Australia is preparing itself for large scale changes to its skilled labour immigration, intended to promote greater employment of Australian citizens and less displacement by foreign visa holders.
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'Serious concerns' over recruitment of EU health staff
A report from the general trade union, GMB, has revealed that the post-Brexit recruitment and retention of European workers in the UK’s health and social care sectors requires urgent government action.
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Relocation industry responds to change and volatility
Against a backdrop of global volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, the 2017 EuRA Congress, held in Warsaw, provided useful insights for destination services providers and mobility teams.
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UK workforce grows by 234,000 despite drop in UK-born workers
Mercer have released their analysis of the UK’s workforce from 2016-2017, what are the implications of an increased workforce and are there any issues that lay below the surface of these results?
