Almost half a million workers are to receive a pay boost after it was announced that the real living wage paid voluntarily by 16,000 UK companies will rise to £13.45 an hour in April.more
Plumbers, electricians and welders will be in huge demand as part of a national plan to train people for an extra 400,000 green jobs in the next five years, Ed Miliband has said.more
The former home and education secretary David Blunkett has backed calls for skilled migrants to train British workers in an effort to improve public feeling towards immigration.more
Over 40% believe that the job search process takes longer than it did two or three years ago. Women are more likely than men to notice that the time to find a job has lengthened, according to the October "Polish Labor Market Barometer" by Personnel Service. The first signs of a cooling labor market are also visible in data from the Central Statistical Office.more
Wage growth in the UK cooled slightly over the summer, as unemployment ticked up marginally.
Average wage growth was 4.7% in the three months to August, down from 4.8% over the three months to July, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).more
Unemployment has risen to its highest level since the pandemic with more than 1.7 million people looking for work, latest official figure show today.
The total of 1.737 million unemployed recorded in the June to August quarter was a jump of more than 60,000 since the previous three month period. more
One in three UK workers have called in sick after drinking at a work event or after hours with colleagues, research has found.
Many staff feel under pressure to drink in work-related settings against their wishes, despite a big shift among younger adults away from consuming as much alcohol as their predecessors.more
Hybrid work was intended as a temporary solution following the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has become a permanent element of the business strategy of most companies, according to a Colliers report. This form of work organization was declared by 94% of surveyed companies in Poland.more
At the end of April of this year, 1,777,300 foreigners worked in Poland – 5.5% more than a year earlier and 1% more than in March, the Central Statistical Office reported. Men accounted for 59.9% of all employed foreigners.more
According to Eurostat data, Greeks and Cypriots were among the most industrious nations in the EU. Poles fared quite well in this ranking, exceeding the EU average and coming in ninth place.more
Nearly a million jobs in London could be changed by AI, according to new research conducted LiveCareer UK.
The online CV company has created a report detailing the most at risk jobs, as well as offering advice to those who want to upskill or pivot in their careers. more
You can work for 10-20 years and pay pension contributions, and then be left with nothing. The Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) can take this money, as permitted by the provisions of the PiS-led Polish Deal, according to today's edition of “Gazeta Wyborcza”.more
Employers will be forced to offer more secure terms to more than a million workers if the employment bill going through parliament is implemented, according to research by a leading thinktank.more
Royal Mail has announced plans to recruit around 20,000 temporary workers to help with deliveries over the busy Christmas period.
The delivery giant said the new jobs will be split across two parcel hubs, four seasonal parcel sorting centres and 37 mail centres across the country.more
Applying for a job often involves lengthy questionnaires, exercises, personality tests and multiple interviews – it's no wonder so many candidates give up.more
Top US scientists could be enticed to the UK under proposals to fast-track visa applications and cut administration charges, challenging attempts by Donald Trump to retain homegrown talent.more
Hundreds of modern slavery victims are working in the UK’s bars, restaurants, hotels and campsites, a charity has warned.
Some victims, who are “lured” by promises of a better life, have been left with debts as high as £30,000.more
Bosses at the clothing and homeware chain Next are forecasting years of “anaemic” growth across the UK, with the retailer claiming that regulation, government spending and higher taxes will hurt jobs and productivity.more
People drawing their new state pension from April are likely to see a rise of more than £500 a year, latest wages data suggests.
Under the "triple lock" policy, the state pension goes up each year by either 2.5%, inflation, or average earnings growth - whichever is the highest figure.more
From 2026, the minimum wage in Poland will be PLN 4,806 gross, and the hourly rate will be PLN 31.40, according to the Regulation of the Council of Ministers published yesterday in the Journal of Laws. Trade unions are critical of the minimum wage level, while employers consider it a compromise solution.more
The number of people seeking work has jumped at its fastest pace in five years as company bosses brace for Rachel Reeves to impose more tax rises at the next Budget.more
The leader of the UK's biggest trade union has warned it would be a "huge mistake" for the government to water down its Employment Rights Bill, which is due to become law in the next few weeks.more
The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) is hiring for 13,700 Christmas roles in its biggest ever recruitment drive as it prepares for the busy shopping season.
The retail group, which incorporates John Lewis department stores and the Waitrose chain, said it was investing to meet the expected surge in demand from consumers.more
London is being hit with a wave of bus and Tube strikes as drivers continue to raise disputes over pay and conditions.
Tube strikes are planned from Friday, 5 September for seven days, while bus strikes took place last week and on Monday.more
