The Current Jobs Market and Impact on Employee Engagement It’s no secret that the UK jobs market has become increasingly unstable in recent months. With higher employer costs, an unstable economy, redundancies and hiring freezes, the morale and productivity of...
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Are Redundancy Headlines Impacting Employee Confidence?
Are redundancy headlines impacting employee confidence? In the immediate aftermath of the COVID pandemic, redundancy rates in the UK dropped to the lowest levels since records began. At the same time UK vacancy levels soared – peaking at 1.3 million open job...
Coping with Redundancy: What I’ve Learned
With 32% of UK businesses in 2025 planning to reduce headcount either through redundancies or by recruiting fewer staff, the number of people coping with redundancy and the need for redundancy support has never been more pressing. (CIPD, Labour Market Outlook) We...
Leadership Lessons from Redundancy: HR Insights
My story is not unique—between May and July of 2024 alone, approximately 82,000 people faced redundancy (ONS). However, the troubling trend doesn’t end there... As we enter 2025, the UK is experiencing the largest wave of redundancies in a decade (excluding the...
Finding the Right Balance: Redundancy Support and Cost Pressures
With 1 in 4 businesses looking at redundancies this year according to CIPD's Labour Market Outlook, HR is under pressure to do more with less in 2025, and redundancy support is becoming an essential service for businesses facing tough decisions. These are two separate...
Coping with Redundancy: What I’ve Learned
With 32% of UK businesses in 2025 planning to reduce headcount either through redundancies or by recruiting fewer staff, the number of people coping with redundancy and the need for redundancy support has never been more pressing. (CIPD, Labour Market Outlook) We...
Is this job offer right for me?
Getting a job offer is always exciting. After all, its nice to be wanted. However is it the right job offer? If you've been made redundant there's often the added pressure of wanting to get back earning as fast as possible. Especially if you have limited financial...
So, you’ve been offered a video interview…
Being invited to a video interview is now commonplace. Very often they are more convenient for both candidate and recruiter - especially in the early stages of a recruitment process. So what do you need to do to make a good impression? Here are some of our top tips....
Expert or leader? A career crossroads
Many of us will reach a career crossroads. One that will determine the shape of our future. A common one is eventually having to decide whether you remain an expert or choose to become a leader. Starting out... Many of us begin to specialise very early on. Our GCSE, A...
Four reasons why recruiters aren’t talking to you
Chiumento Chairman, and former head of recruitment for a FTSE100, Ian Gooden shares his four top reasons why recruiters aren't talking to you. "Why aren't recruiters talking to me? Its a common issue raised by job applicants. The truth is there is no one answer....