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Manufacturers voice growing fears over accessing skills
Manufacturers in the UK have been begun implementing measures to stem the number of skilled workers leaving the UK post-Brexit.
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Pandemic sparks fears over skills visas
How long it will take for the global situation to return to something approaching normal?
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Hays Skills Index: The Netherlands
The Hays Skills Index for 2018 shows that in The Netherlands wage growth was greater for lower skilled industries, demand for permanent workers is high due poor labour legsilation of self employed workers.
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Concerns over skills shortages hit 29-year high
UK manufacturers are growing increasingly concerned over skills shortages among the country’s workforce. Despite a record skills shortage manufacturing optimism continues to increase.
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Survey highlights exporters' mounting skills concerns
Survey of 2600 firms reveals skills shortage as exporters in both the manurfacturing and service sectors are struggling to find staff with the right skills amid concerns that immigration proposals won't remedy the problem.
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More skills-short companies looking abroad
The UK will continue to enjoy a jobs boom in the coming months although a persistent skills shortage is resulting in increasing numbers of companies looking abroad for the talent they need, according to a major new survey.
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'Sort out immigration to end skills deficit' say employers
The growing skills shortage confronting British companies and the pressing need for a "fast, flexible" immigration system have been highlighted in a major new survey.
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Skills shortages temper manufacturing boom
A record growth in manufacturing activity among the UK's small and medium-sized enterprises is being accompanied by mounting concerns over skills shortage, according to a new survey.
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Immigration shake up requires quick response from employers
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has welcomed proposals to lower the skills threshold for the shortage occupation list, but says it is important that employers act quickly.
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Most UK firms 'looking abroad for tech talent'
The shortage of indigenous digital skills in the UK has become so acute that four-fifths of UK businesses in a new survey say they will need to recruit overseas talent in the coming 12 months.
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Global competition for tech talent hots up
Policy makers around the world are pushing hard on immigration and investment levers in a bid to attract the best digital skills.
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How the new fast-track process will help attract the world’s best talent to the UK
Companies looking to attract the brightest and best global talent have welcomed the announcement from the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, in the March 2021 Budget that he is modernising the immigration system. Will the Budget go far enough?
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Shortage occupations list must be expanded, says MAC
The independent committee of experts advising the UK government on migration issues has recommended a 14-fold increase in the occupations covered by the Shortage Occupation List (SOL).
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Call for new UK visas amid record vacancies
The latest UK jobs figures, showing the number of vacancies had hit another record high, have led to a chorus of calls from business groups for an overhaul of the immigration system to allow companies to hire the foreign skills they need.
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Businesses left unmoved by Autumn Statement
UK business leaders were left largely disappointed by the fiscal and economic plans set out by the government in its Autumn Statement on Thursday.
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More firms eye foreign hirings, survey finds
Companies are increasingly turning to recruiting overseas staff in a bid to overcome the current skills shortage in the UK, according to a new survey.
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New advice targets root of STEM skill shortages
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and trade union Prospect have published new guidance for science, engineering, technology and maths (STEM) employers looking to attract a more diverse talent pool.
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Businesses set out demands for new PM
Business leaders welcomed the election victory of Liz Truss as the UK's next Prime Minister, but warned that swift action was needed to tackle growing economic turmoil.
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Going for growth: People, purpose and collaboration
The CBI held its annual conference in November. With the government setting out its levelling up agenda, what are the key conference takeaways for global people and mobility? Ruth Holmes reports.
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Business alarmed over visa crackdown
British business leaders reacted with concern on Tuesday after the government announced it was raising the salary threshold for a skilled worker visa to £38,700 from next April.
