UK Faces Skills Crunch Britain is rapidly facing a skills shortage, with employers struggling to find workers to meet growing demand, but unemployment levels remaining at a record low. 9th November 2017 The Recruitment and Employment Confederation reported that vacancy

150,000 workers to get pay rise More than 150,000 workers who’s employers are signed up for the voluntary living wage rate are set to get a pay rise Separate from the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage, the Voluntary

Construction industry sees rise of “cowboy clients” Small construction firms are suffering from so-called “cowboy clients”. These clients are threatening business prospects through late payments and unfair work demands. Recent research from the Federation of Master Builders has revealed the

Grey matters One quarter of the UK’s retirees ‘unretire’ back into the workforce, according to researchers from the University of Manchester and King’s College London. Since the year 2000, the proportion of over-65s in work has doubled to around 10%.

Top degree adds £177,000 to lifetime pay Graduates from the country’s top universities will earn an extra £177,000 over the course of their career once the costs of studying have been deducted. University association, the Russell Group, revealed in new