Rarely a week goes past without news reports about Britain’s struggling high street. Some of the country’s best-known brands have gone into administration over the last few years; while others have had to undergo significant restructures to secure their futures.
Continue readingHow Does The UK Labour Market Compare To The Rest of the World?
It goes without saying that structural changes are having a significant impact on the UK labour market. Against a backdrop of tepid economic growth and ongoing uncertainty, employment has continued to stand at record high levels, while unemployment remains low. This is creating a tight labour market, with immense competition for talent.
Continue readingReport: ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey – Q2 2019
As the Brexit countdown reaches its final stages, ManpowerGroup’s latest Employment Outlook Survey suggests that the boom in the UK jobs market is coming to an end.
Continue readingWhy employers should adopt a high-tech high-touch approach to hiring
Companies are facing an unprecedented scarcity of talent, and skilled workers are harder to find than ever before. To address this challenge, many employers are investing in a range of HR technology tools, designed to help them better prospect, screen and engage candidates.
Continue readingReport: Total Workforce Index 2018
Technology has opened up fresh ways of working and getting work done. This means companies have more options than ever before when choosing where and how to build their workforce.
Continue readingTest: Digital Maturity Assessment
Digital transformation does not happen overnight, and there’s no one-size-fits-all approach which works for all. When it’s done well, it allows businesses to drive new value for customers. Yet it relies on an organisation’s ability to effectively integrate their workforce with new technologies and quickly evolve their business processes.
Continue readingReport: Humans Wanted – Robots Need You
More and more robots are being added to the workforce – but humans are too. For three consecutive years, our research has found that most employers plan to increase or maintain headcount as a result of automation. It’s clear that technology is here to stay, so it’s time to focus on how we integrate humans with machines.
Continue readingInsights: Sophisticated Talent Analytics That Will Optimise Your Contingent Workforce
Organisations are capturing vast amounts of data about their workers, but often lack the ability to transform this information into relevant insights that drive business success. New digital platform IntelliReach addresses this, allowing companies to leverage industry-leading methodologies to make better workforce decisions.
Continue readingInsights: Addressing The Talent Shortage Conundrum
UK unemployment is at the lowest level seen since the mid 1970s, while the number of job vacancies continues to rise. In 2012, there was a ratio of 5.8 unemployed individuals for each job vacancy.
Continue readingReport: ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey – Q1 2019
The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey for the first quarter 2019 was conducted by interviewing a representative sample of 2,102 employers in the UK. All survey participants were asked, “How do you anticipate total employment at your location to change in the three months to the end of March 2019 as compared to the current quarter?”
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