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Employers prefer apprenticeship experience over university degrees

Date:: 15 August 2018

As thousands of students receive their A-level results this week, employers have revealed that the experience gained in an apprenticeship is more important than qualifications when hiring young members of staff.

Record fall in EU nationals employed in UK

Date:: 15 August 2018

The number of EU nationals working in the UK has fallen by a record amount, with 86,000 fewer EU workers in the second quarter of 2018 than in the same period in 2017.

Employers report lack of candidates and pressure to increase wages

Date:: 13 August 2018

Two in five employers found it difficult to get the staff they needed over the past 12 months and have reported receiving fewer applications from "suitable" candidates, according to the CIPD and The Adecco Group.

Employers have not 'bothered to find UK people to work' - IDS

Date:: 13 August 2018

Former Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith has said a lot of employers have "not even bothered to try and find UK people to work", in response to calls from British business to scrap the UK's "blunt" immigration targets post-Brexit.

Number of applicants per vacancy hits record low

Date:: 6 August 2018

Competition for job roles hit a record low in June, as the number of applicants per vacancy dropped to 0.38 from 0.40 the month before.

Tier 2 visas: foreign worker cap still being hit despite medical staff exemption

Date:: 1 August 2018

The number of skilled foreign workers applying for visas under the Tier 2 system is still outstripping the number of visas available, despite doctors and nurses being removed from the restriction last month.

Employers spend thousands on extra benefits to attract skilled EU workers

Date:: 26 July 2018

Six in 10 organisations have offered EU workers extra incentives - including medical insurance, bonuses and higher salaries - in an attempt to attract the skilled workers they need ahead of Brexit.

Businesses missing out on potential of ex-military personnel

Date:: 19 July 2018

Employers are missing out on talented and highly-qualified staff due to a lack of understanding of how the skills of ex-military personnel can be transferred.

Fall in EU worker migration 'bad news for employers'

Date:: 16 July 2018

The CIPD has warned that today's falling migration figures will further hamper employers' ability to recruit EU workers.

Hiring slows slightly as employers struggle to find candidates

Date:: 6 July 2018

Growth in hiring slowed while salaries continued to rise during June, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

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