Labour market

New and updated

• Recruitment

  Type:

  Indicators

  Updated to include data for November 2018 on the availability and recruitment of permanent and temporary staff from IHS Markit/KPMG/Recruitment & Employment Confederation. The next figures are due to be published on 9 January 2019.

• Sharp rise in number of UK employees looking for a new role

  Date:

  7 December 2018

  Type:

  News

  Almost a quarter of UK employees are pondering leaving their current job, according to research company Gartner.

• Foreign Office faces Brexit recruitment challenge

  Date:

  28 November 2018

  Type:

  News

  MPs have urged the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to ensure it has the skills needed for diplomacy after Brexit, by hiring and retaining the "best" staff and ensuring pay is competitive with other government departments.

• Could data analytics solve the skills shortage puzzle after Brexit?

  Date:

  23 November 2018

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  With all the political chaos surrounding the proposed Brexit deal, it's hardly surprising that organisations feel confused about how to build their workforce strategies from 2019 onwards.

• Working hours

  Type:

  Indicators

  Updated to include official statistics from the ONS on average weekly hours worked in the UK for the three months to the end of September 2018. The next ONS release date is 11 December 2018.

• Employment

  Type:

  Indicators

  Updated to include the latest official statistics from the ONS on employment and unemployment, and labour market forecasts from HM Treasury and ManpowerGroup. The next ONS release date is 11 December 2018.

• UK Border Force to face staff shortages in event of no-deal Brexit

  Date:

  24 October 2018

  Type:

  News

  The Government will struggle to recruit enough staff and put in place appropriate infrastructure and systems to police the UK's borders with the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to a report by the National Audit Office.

• Employers should act now to mitigate job automation effect

  Date:

  15 October 2018

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  The Fourth Industrial Revolution is set to have a significant impact on pay, working conditions and productivity. Ashleigh Webber reports from the Acas Future of Work conference, where speakers explained what employers should prepare for.

• Three-quarters of services firms struggling to fill vacancies

  Date:

  8 October 2018

  Type:

  News

  The percentage of services firms finding it difficult to fill vacancies has risen to an all-time high, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

• Brexit threat to men in manual jobs with few qualifications

  Date:

  5 October 2018

  Type:

  News

  Male manual workers with few qualifications will be most affected by new trade barriers when the UK leaves the EU, according to research.