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Discussion Forum: Attracting and retaining the best people

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Discussion Forum: Attracting and retaining the best people

This roundtable discussion explored the reasons behind the skills shortage and the barriers to attracting and retaining the best people.

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Hidden workers: part-time potential

As employers continue to encounter major skills shortages, many qualified and willing workers remain unemployed or underemployed. If their circumstances were different, these ‘hidden workers’ would prefer to work more hours and represent a potential source of much needed labour. In this new report, Harvard Business School identifies six main categories of part-time hidden workers, each facing unique challenges and in need of different approaches by employers in the hiring process. 

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Putting people professionals on the road to net zero

This report by the CIPD examines the transition to a net zero economy, which is set to become a defining trend of the coming three decades. The key theme running through this report is that it is people in a transforming labour market who are at the heart of the transition to net zero – and that means people professionals have to be too.

Organisational change, workforce planning and skills development are key to this transition. All three areas depend on people professionals, and they should lead the way. Their contribution will be crucial in achieving a just transition to net zero.

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The results are in: the UK’s four-day week pilot

This report details the findings of the world’s largest four-day working week trial to date, comprising 61 companies and around 2,900 workers, that took place in the UK from June to December 2022. Most strikingly, the results showed that 92% of participating companies are continuing with the four-day week.

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Building the agile future

This 2023 Workplace Learning Report by LinkedIn explains that companies today need to be more agile than ever. With the slower hiring market, many are pivoting from external hiring to internal mobility and, with rapidly changing technology, many are trying to upskill their workforces as quickly as possible.

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Performance through people

Does investing in people actually benefit companies? In this new report and accompanying article, McKinsey explores how a dual focus on developing people and managing them well can give companies a long-term performance edge.

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2023 Monster work watch report

The last few years have brought fundamental changes to the world of work and how workers and employers are navigating it together.

Through both bi-weekly polls and their annual Future of Work study, Monster has surveyed thousands of workers and employers across the country to garner their sentiment on the latest workplace trends. These insights are now compiled to present the inaugural edition of the Monster Work Watch Report.

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2023 Edelman Trust Barometer

Edelman’s latest Trust Barometer reveals that business is now viewed as the only global institution to be both competent and ethical. It explores how a lack of faith in societal institutions triggered by economic anxiety, disinformation, mass-class divide and a failure of leadership has brought us to where we are today – deeply and dangerously polarised.

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Jobs of Tomorrow: Social and Green Jobs for Building Inclusive and Sustainable Economies

The world currently faces difficulties securing human capital, enabling social mobility and enhancing societal resilience – issues that are likely to increase with a growing and ageing global population.

Meanwhile, the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions are accelerating the shift towards greener economies and greater energy independence. This white paper by the World Economic Forum explores the role that social and green jobs can play in addressing these challenges.

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2023 Global Human Capital Trends

Deloitte discusses the key Global Human Capital Trends for 2023, shaped by data from its survey of 10,000 business and HR leaders across more than 100 countries. This Report highlights how organisations and their leaders are facing a pivotal reframing moment, as business and societal shifts continue to change the trajectory of organisations’ human agendas.

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