Workforce planning, also commonly known as “succession planning” is the process whereby employers ensure that it has enough people with the right skills and leadership potential to step into business-critical positions at the right time.
Dentists from overseas are being forced to work in McDonald’s due to bureaucracy preventing them working in the UK.
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Compared with 2024, the number of directors that cited succession planning as a difficult issue to oversee has more than doubled in the US.
With surveys suggesting hiring confidence is at a low, Simon Fowler proposes a pragmatic and long-term approach to managing headcount.
Day-one unfair dismissal and sick pay rights among small firms' greatest concerns about Employment Rights Bill, FSB survey shows.
Nichola Hay examines how a greater emphasis on skills rather than predefined roles can create a more dynamic and flexible workforce strategy.
Number of nurses and midwives who can practise in UK has reaches record 841,000, but international recruitment slows, according to NMC.
Number of urses quitting within the first decade of their job has increased by 43% according to RCN analysis of NMC data.
Government launches consultation on how reforms around zero-hours contracts should apply to agency workers.
The Liberal Democrats have published their election manifesto, including plans to replace the apprenticeship levy and establish a new employment status.
The National Audit Office finds ‘significant weaknesses’ in the modelling that underpins NHS England’s Long Term Workforce Plan.
Teaching unions have criticised the government's decision to reduce its secondary teacher training target in 2024/25.
‘Too many employers are still turning down flexible-working requests, which means the right to request is pretty meaningless for many women,’ says Unison leader.
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A childcare workforce plan is required to meet demand when more free places are rolled out, a report has claimed.
