There is a skills mismatch in the UK. Workers often don't have the right skills that businesses need, whilst the skills that do exist are often under utilised. This CIPD report explores the issues.
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The UK Commission for Employment and Skills report "The Future of Work: jobs and skills in 2030" looks ahead to the future labour market.
What does Generation Y (aka "the millennial generation") want from business, government and the future workplace? How can employers attract and retain talented millennials? In this report, Deloitte discuss how the workplaces of the future may be affected.
Research reveals large mismatches between skills young people are developing and job vacancies. We want to work with government to explore how devolving responsibility for education, skills and training to local partnerships – made up of local authorities, schools, colleges and employers – will allow them to match skills with local jobs.
Economists predict low growth in the developed world, yet shareholders disagree: high expectations for business growth are already priced into the market. How will businesses meet these high expectations?
Low pay in the UK should be a cause for great concern. With one in five workers on a low wage, and the UK ranking poorly against other developed economies in terms of the prevalence of low paying jobs, far too many people suffer from in-work poverty, their life chances limited by low income. This report from the Resolution Foundation considers the place of in-work benefits and pay mobility trends, as well as the living wage and NMW.
Take action to increase the female labour market participation rate and act now on youth unemployment: the European Commission puts forward its recommendations to help the UK improve its economy.
This report aims to improve targeting of initiatives for households in poverty by increasing our knowledge of the economic activity status and skills levels of households.