Two-fifths of employers are struggling to hire despite an increase in unemployment, according to the latest Talent Trends report from Michael Page.
Jo Faragher

Jo Faragher
Jo Faragher has been an employment and business journalist for 20 years. She regularly contributes to Personnel Today and writes features for a number of national business and membership magazines. Jo is also the author of 'Good Work, Great Technology', published in 2022 by Clink Street Publishing, charting the relationship between effective workplace technology and productive and happy employees. She won the Willis Towers Watson HR journalist of the year award in 2015 and has been highly commended twice.
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Ministers could block executives at Thames Water from taking bonuses after the utility applied for a £3bn emergency loan.
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The government plans to cut the number of civil service roles in London by 12,000, closing 11 offices in the...
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The Employment Appeal Tribunal has dismissed an appeal regarding a discrimination claim brought by a cleaner for the Ministry of...
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Burberry announced the proposed cuts as it reported its financial results today, recording a £66 million loss in the past financial year.
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The University of Salford has launched a new research cluster focused on cultivating better workplaces and the impacts of evolving trends.
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Prime minister Keir Starmer announced the government’s Immigration White Paper this morning, pledging to drastically reduce employers’ reliance on overseas...
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Nurses could be set to strike this summer as the Royal College of Nursing accuses the government of ‘insulting’ the profession.
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The government will ‘radically reform’ the UK’s immigration system under new measures proposed in today’s immigration white paper.
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The former employees of Bowie Construction will receive their payouts from the government’s Redundancy Payments Service.
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The UK-US deal on tariffs agreed yesterday will save ‘thousands’ of jobs, according to prime minister Keir Starmer.
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Gig or platform workers can be an overlooked group when it comes to employment protections and safety.
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NHS Lothian has apologised to staff in its maternity care unit after an investigation uncovered a toxic workplace culture.
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Marks & Spencer has paused recruitment as it continues to battle a severe cyber attack.