A survey of 91,000 business has revealed some positive trends as well as vital points for action. Skills shortages have combined with reduced training expenditure, exacerbating the problem further. Links to a whole range of documents from the UKCES skills survey are here.
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This report reveals an encouraging trend: after a decline in 2012, global foreign direct investment flows rose by 9 per cent in 2013, with growth expected to continue in the years to come. International investment will be key in helping to reach the Millennium Development Goals of a post-2015 agenda for sustainable development.
The labour market is changing, this means employers need to keep pace with the world of work as it evolves. There is a growing need for employers to come up with new ways of working to ensure they attract, retain and develop new talent. Here, the CIPD put forward their recommendations to the government for better work and working lives.
The global economy is driven by a number of deep-seated and likely long-lasting trends. If these trends – including ageing, skill-biased technological change, globalisation, and rising environmental pressures – persist, they will have a profound effect on the world economy.
The European Employment Strategy (EES) seeks to create more and better jobs in EU member states. It takes its inspiration from the Europe 2020 growth strategy, and deals with guidelines for employment policies, labour market reform programmes and Member States economic issues.
Much has changed in the past 100 years of management leadership, yet there is still more to come. CEO jobs and executive positions entail what they used to and will be very different in years to come.This fascinating report by Strategy& considers how we've gotten to the CEO model of today, and what the Chief Executive Officer job description of 2040 will look like.
Self employment in the UK has been bucking international trends and rising for many years. The pace of increase has shot up since the global financial crisis and now over 4.5 million are self employed and working for themselves. But what are the issues here and what is really going on in the labour market? The Resolution Foundation has looked into it.
The Employer Perspective survey is a biennial project intended to provide a UK-wide picture of employer perspectives of, and experiences in, the recruitment and skills landscape. The 2014 study is currently being conducted, though 2012 data is available. Click for more.
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills has collated a series of articles and studies it has undertaken in previous years. Links to all are in this article.
This study, commissioned by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, presents an authoritative assessment of future challenges and opportunities in the labour market and the implications for jobs and skills.