To Solve The UK's Labour Shortage, We Must Empower - And Entrust - Businesses
The solution is simple: for the UK to follow other countries in giving businesses both the power to quickly and directly recruit the workers they need from abroad, and the responsibility for providing them with housing, healthcare and schooling for their children.
UK vows new pandemic support for workers
Protesters at the conference in Manchester, northwest England, accused the Conservatives of abandoning the poor.
British soldiers to deliver fuel to ease supply crisis
Johnson's government is facing a growing list of Brexit-related woes, including a smouldering row with France about fishing rights
Grab your turkey early as shortage looms over Christmas dinner 2020
The British Poultry Council (BPC) said the problem is due to a shortage of skilled workers that process the meat
Auto industry races to make ventilators during virus crisis
Mercedes has asked its Formula 1 team, which was idle due to postponed or cancelled Grand Prix races, to get to work.
Top talent in short supply? Data to the rescue
Business leaders need to start putting data and insights at the heart of their talent and recruitment strategies in order to stay competitive.
Graduate salaries fail to keep pace as student debt soars
Too many students plunging into debts of £50,000 just to receive "paltry" salaries, according to chairman of Education Select Committee.
National Mentoring Day: UK businesses must help youth realise potential and fill a £19bn GDP gap
Connect Mentors will bring together businesses who increasingly understand that the lack of diversity in their workforce is slowing them down.
Demand for staff at UK firms hits 28-month high
Survey finds 'significant shortage' of candidates to fill blue collar jobs.
Mounting costs squeeze profitability in UK services sector
Total costs per employee in business and professional services firms rose at fastest pace in nine years in August quarter.
UK employers must address pay to retain top talent, study says
Almost one third of UK employees say they are likely to leave current employer within two years.
UK employees 'bored at work' for over five hours a week
Workers in London and South East spend the most time bored at work during a typical week, survey suggests.
UK economy faces £1.5bn loss if Armed Forces veterans fail to find suitable work
Employers are being urged to hire more ex-military staff in a bid to utilise their skills.
Takeaway restaurants hit by skills shortages and rising business rates
The sector contributed £4.5bn to economic output last year, claims lobby group.
UK services sector stumbles to four-month low as political uncertainty weighs on economy
UK services PMI falls to from 53.8 to 53.4 in June, as optimism sinks to lowest level since 2011.
British firms spend £2bn a year trying to fill vacancies as skills shortage worsens
Open University survey shows 90% of firms struggle to find candidates with the right requirements.
Britain faces skills crunch as over a million foreign workers could leave post-Brexit
Deloitte survey finds 47% of EU workers are considering leaving the UK within five years.
The truth about Yulin: People killing the dogs are no different to livestock farmers
The controversial festival in China was banned by government - but Yulin officials refused to acknowledge it.
Girl Scouts can soon start earning cybersecurity badges for coding skills and white hat hacking
A recent study shows there will be an estimated shortage of 1.5 million cybersecurity professionals by 2020.
UK healthcare sector to face substantial skills gap as Brexit looms
The media, and financial services sectors could also be severely affected.
How to become a detective for the Met Police
They're looking for investigators with a 'great eye for detail'
Where Labour and Conservatives stand on immigration
Learn about the main parties' policies on migration at a glance as the 8 June vote looms.
Real-life WarGames? Expert claims careless hackers could cause an accidental nuclear apocalypse
Global nuclear cyber-defence inadequate in face of current threats, expert warns.
Japan in grip of ninja recruitment crisis as tourist industry booms
Leading ninja squad has seen a 90% drop in applications – are you up to the challenge?
Royal Society: We must take action on AI machine learning to safeguard our futures
RS calls for urgent action to develop machine learning so it benefits everyone.
Both UK vacancies and advertised wages increased in February, Adzuna says
While UK vacancies rose 3.5% on-month to 1,126,376, advertised wages rose just 0.3% to £32,520.
UK construction sector could lose 176,500 workers due to Brexit, Rics warns
Loss of EU workers could jeopardise key infrastructure projects, according to surveyors.
Brexit fears prompt Lush to expand overseas
Around 80 employees based in Britain have agreed to move to Dusseldorf where Lush recently opened a factory.
How to write the best CV?
Avoid grammatical errors, keep the layout tidy and make sure you nail your personal statement.
Google looking to hire hackers in Australia
The tech giant's Australian hiring raid may likely exacerbate the IT skills shortage in government agencies.