UK delivery fleets are facing a shortage of 30,000 drivers that will negatively impact this year’s key peak period, according to new data. Esendex, the retail communications business, has analysed data from Indeed to calculate the vacancy rate for the most common delivery job titles. The report highlights over 11,000 open vacancies for ‘HGV’ drivers … Continued
The jobs market showed ‘signs of life’ during October, according to the latest figures from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. The REC’s labour market tracker found that there were 706,480 new job postings in October, up 4.8% from the month before. The number of overall active job postings in October was down slightly to 1,542,674. … Continued
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), has released its latest construction industry insights, highlighting a more promising outlook for the UK construction sector as it heads into 2025. According to responses gathered from professionals across the UK, in terms of net balance, +28 of survey participants predict an increase in workloads over the next … Continued
easyJet is encouraging veterans to bring the highly transferable and valuable skills they gained in the forces to roles ranging from engineering and cabin crew. It is the latest phase in its ongoing work to hire more older workers, after ONS data showed 92% of those who served in both regular, and reserve, UK armed … Continued
Commenting on today’s Autumn Budget 2024, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Chief Executive Neil Carberry said: “The Chancellor had a difficult job today, navigating a challenging fiscal picture while maintaining support for the only thing that will improve her view – economic growth. Growth is delivered by businesses, and the mix of tax rises … Continued
The UK economy has received a hefty upgrade from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a welcome boost for the Chancellor ahead of her first Budget. Economists at the international fiscal watchdog now expect the UK to grow 1.1 per cent in 2024, up from a previous forecast of 0.7 per cent. Among rich economies only Spain received … Continued
An enormous £1billion expansion of an Essex port is on the way in the next five years to boost “volume and resilience” of trade. DP World will increase capacity of London Gateway’s port near Corringham in Thurrock by building two new shipping berths, taking the total to six berths able to receive the world’s largest … Continued
Salary remains the number one reason employees will stay with a company or leave. Nearly two thirds (62.3%) of UK workers said money was the most decisive factor when choosing a company – far beyond the appeal of perks including job security (48%) and an interesting working environment (31%). Furthermore, nearly half (46%) said long-term … Continued
Private medical insurance (PMI) has been found to be the most important perk that employees look for in their benefits package, according to research by benefits technology provider Zest. Its survey of 2,000 adults and 500 HR decision makers also found that one-third (33%) of employee respondents ranked PMI as their most wanted employee benefit. Demand for … Continued
The UK has risen in the rankings of a group of wealthy nations to have the joint-second highest economic growth for this year, a think tank has predicted. The economy is now expected to grow by 1.1%, the same rate as Canada and France, but behind the US. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s … Continued