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New employment figures highlight mixed picture in Scotland

ACCORDING to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics, Scotland’s employment rate of 75.3 per cent currently falls below the UK average of 75.9%. This was down 0.2% year-on-year and 1.2% quarter-on-quarter compared with the national average rate, which grew 0.3% year-on-year and 0.2% quarter-on-quarter. Meanwhile, the economic inactivity rate in Scotland increased by 1.4% quarter-on-quarter …

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Record numbers off work due to ill health

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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said more than two and a half million were not working due to health problems and long-term sickness has risen to a new record. There has also been a rise in mental health issues in younger people, along with back and neck pain, with home working being a possible …

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How important is values-based recruiting?

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LinkedIn hopes its recently-launched values-based job search filter will make it easier for jobseekers to find roles that align with their values, including equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and work-life balance. Research shows that 67% of professionals in the UK want to work for companies who are aligned with their personal values as well as …

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Would raising pay cause more harm than good?

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With recent strike action across many public sectors and the current economic challenges, raising workers wages to reflect the hikes in inflation is clearly at the forefront of most people’s minds. But according to chancellor Jeremy Hunt, wage increases that fuelled inflation would have a “more damaging” impact on the UK economy. Determined not to …

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Scottish jobs market robust despite economic challenges

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According to Gavin Mochan, Managing Director of s1jobs, speaking in today’s Herald, the latest official statics show that unemployment in Scotland during the three months to the end of February fell to the lowest since records began in 1992, down 0.3 percentage points on the previous quarter at 3 per cent. At the same time, however, the total …

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Is the four-day week the future of employment?

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A recent trial of a four-day working week has been branded a success according to a report published by research organisation Autonomy in February 2023. The report has indicated it’s time to establish the experiment as normal practice and implemented on a larger scale, where possible. A successful experiment The trial, thought to be one of …

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Scotland looks like an Oscar winner in the regional job market awards

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If prizes were awarded for regional labour outcomes, Scotland would be taking home as many Oscars as Everything Everywhere All at Once. Speaking in yesterday’s Herald, Gavin Mochan, Managing Director of s1jobs, stated that all headline indicators point to Scotland outperforming the UK. ONS figures In its latest release, the Office for National Statistics confirmed Scotland’s employment …

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Spotlight awaits Scotland’s top recruiters

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s1jobs The s1jobs Recruitment Awards in association with Quarriers are the gold standard of achievement within the recruitment industry in Scotland. Over the course of 11 years they have recognised the accomplishments of the most outstanding individuals in the field of recruitment, shining a light on those people who have brought skills and fresh ideas …

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The impact of the current crisis in Social Care

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Reports at the end of last year highlighted the truth about the extent of the crisis in the Social Care sector. Two reports from the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee, a report from the Levelling Up Committee, updated workforce data from Skills for Care, plus a survey of NHS Leaders published by the NHS Confederation …

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s1jobs Recruitment Awards

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Guess who’s back? It’s time to get ready for the s1jobs Recruitment Awards 2023 Taking place on the 20th April at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Glasgow, we will be celebrating the individuals and organisations who are setting the bar for the Scottish jobs market. We will shortly be announcing our guest host and judges, so …

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New employment figures highlight mixed picture in Scotland

Record numbers off work due to ill health

How important is values-based recruiting?

Would raising pay cause more harm than good?

Scottish jobs market robust despite economic challenges

Is the four-day week the future of employment?

Scotland looks like an Oscar winner in the regional job market awards

Spotlight awaits Scotland’s top recruiters

s1jobs Recruitment Awards