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Employee resignations: Counteroffer or say goodbye?

This blog was originally posted on our sister site Getwork. You’re a manager and a valued employee walks into your office with a piece of paper in hand, asking for a moment to chat. As you’re handed a resignation letter, your heart sinks. Afterwards, you immediately meet with HR to share the news and start an Continued »

Coming back around: The rise of ‘boomerang’ workers

This blog was originally posted on our sister site Getwork. Ever lost a great hire? Well, as luck would have it, an increasing number of people are returning to their old employers. Meet “boomerang” workers. Late last year, seven years after leaving government, former PM David Cameron became one of the most high-profile boomerang workers and Continued »

What the Wonka characters might earn in real-world jobs

Chocoholics rejoice! This holiday season we were invited back into the fantastical world of Wonka, learning about life for the famous inventor before Charlie and his gang entered his factory. The new film treats us all to plenty of new characters, who are as disgusting, corrupt, and down-right mean as you might expect had Roald Continued »

Everything you need to know about T Levels

T Levels are a new kind of qualification for 16 to 19-year-olds, offering a dynamic blend of classroom education and hands-on industry experience.  These nationally recognised qualifications, introduced in September 2020, have quickly become a vital pathway to various career opportunities. Developed in collaboration with businesses, T Levels are designed to address skill gaps in Continued »

How to ace your annual review

Do you hear the words “annual review” and fill with dread? For many employees, the annual review process can be a source of stress and uncertainty. It’s the time when employers assess your performance, determine salary adjustments, discuss progression opportunities, and potentially unveil bonuses. If you’ve got ambitions of progression, be prepared. To help, we’ve Continued »

The benefits offered by employers

In a recent update to Adzuna’s intelligence portal, our proprietary dashboard that displays a wide range of aggregate data based on all the vacancy listings we hold on our site, users can now access insights relating to the wider benefits offered as part of the compensation package for roles. Alongside salary, these wider benefits are Continued »

The search for better labour market data

Good quality, accurate, reliable data is a critical starting point in the development of evidence-based public policy, writes Daniel Muir, Research Economist at IES One area currently of concern to policy makers is the extent to which labour market tightness that has created upwards pressure on wages has been feeding through into prices, and whether interest rate Continued »