2022 has the potential to be one of the most transformative years in recent history. As we enter the post-pandemic reality, companies are realising they need to do more to attract and retain skilled, diverse workers, and people in turn are looking for more from their employers to thrive at work.
Continue readingManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey – Q3 2022
Employers in the UK have ambitious plans to increase headcount at a record rate in the third quarter of 2022. Businesses are aggressively recruiting following the pandemic, yet still struggling to fill vacancies. The national Outlook has reached an all-time high of +35% – a 22-percentage point increase compared to Q3 2021.
Continue readingWEBINAR – UK Jobs Outlook: Q2 2022
The outlook from employers looks increasingly positive, as the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS) shows strong hiring optimism to continue for Q2. With the hiring spree showing no signs of easing off, employers face continued challenges with finding talent.
Continue readingWEBINAR – The Great Realisation: Companies Reset – from reactive to proactive
Companies are becoming increasingly sophisticated, transforming and seeking nimbler operating models, more resilient supply chains, greener and more consolidated partners and solutions in response to heated competition, unpredictability and greater transparency.
Continue readingWEBINAR – The Great Realisation: Tech Accelerates – from digitisation to digital adoption
Investment in digitisation has accelerated as a result of the pandemic, and consumers and employees alike expect it to make the way they live and work easier. There is new urgency for organisations to upskill their people so they can translate data into insights, make data-driven decisions and combine the best of human and machine learning for new value creation.
Continue readingOut of Crisis Comes Opportunity as Companies Hit the Reset Button
The pandemic exposed weaknesses that many companies may not have even known they had. The global talent shortage, the need to scale up tech operations quickly to accommodate remote work and other digital operations, and managing the rising demands from people looking for more from their professional lives, have shaken many businesses to their core. This has forced most to reflect, regroup and reset as they seek a new and more sustainable path for the future.
Continue readingWEBINAR: World Down Syndrome Day: Supporting People with Down Syndrome into the Workplace
Despite many sectors in the UK experiencing a skills shortage and struggling to fill vacancies, people with disabilities are often overlooked for opportunities and are twice as likely to be unemployed as non-disabled people. Through Workfit, the Down Syndrome Association’s employment programme, job-seekers who have Down syndrome are now in jobs they want and enjoy. The benefit to employers is an untapped, highly motivated pool of talent ready to learn and get to work.
Continue readingManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey – Q2 2022
Strong hiring optimism continues into the second quarter of 2022, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey of more than 41,000 employers across 40 countries and territories. In the UK, +31% of employers plan to add to their workforce –down by two percentage points on Q1, but up by 30 percentage points year-on-year.
Continue readingWEBINAR: The Great Realistion, Talent Scarcity – from pledges to progress
Shifting demographics including shrinking birth rates, reduced mobility across borders and the rise in early retirees means talent is scarce. 69% of employers cannot find the skills that they need. Now is the time for businesses to get even more creative – attracting, upskilling, reskilling and retaining valued workers. Whoever holds the talent holds the future.
Continue readingWhat Women Want (At Work) – From Shecession to Shesurgence
To #BreakTheBias ManpowerGroup is calling for more companies to respond to What Women Want at Work. With women leaving the workforce at alarming rates, there’s an urgent need for employers to better understand what women want at work to thrive.
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