UK workers are more confident and satisfied in their roles than they were at the start of the year, indicating a continued strengthening of the labour market.  Mid-year market insight from REED, which canvassed the attitudes of 1,500 employers and employees, reveals an increased sense of optimism among the...

The radical transformation of the education landscape continues apace.  With the increasing commercialisation of the education space, not least amongst the changes is the reform of the pay framework for teachers. The reforms to teachers’ pay will come into effect on 1 September 2013. This will have repercussions across...

According to new survey data, nearly three in five freelancers cite the possibility of earning more money and getting more work as the main reasons they decided to go freelance. This equates to more than 935,000 freelancers in the UK today[CJ1] . The survey asked 2,000 freelancers in the UK...

Mental health conditions have emerged as the single most widespread cause of long-term absence from the workplace, according to initial findings from the CBI/ Pfizer Absence and Workplace Health Survey. More than half (54%) of employers cited non-work related stress, anxiety and depression as a cause of long-term absence...

Research out today outlines that UK businesses are struggling to find the right graduate talent to fill their IT and computing roles.[1] Research commissioned by totaljobs also revealed that over a third (34%) of employers claimed the skills gap was most acute in technical ability, with positions in production...