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Whether you are looking for the latest workforce advice to make better hiring decisions, or guidance on how to take the next step in your career, our comprehensive articles can help. Search your area of interest and you will find best practice advice and guidance on a range of topics...

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Minister for Skills Jacqui Smith on the Youth Guarantee

We outline the UK government’s Youth Guarantee, which is part of a £2.5 billion investment package to support nearly one million young people into work or training.

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National insight: trends in the engineering and manufacturing job market

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The engineering and manufacturing job market across the UK presents a mixed landscape, with high demand for talent across several disciplines. Kimberly Hunsdon, Engineering & Manufacturing Recruitment Expert at Reed, explores the recruitment trends currently impacting the manufacturing and engineering sectors in the UK.

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Boosting benefits: strategies to increase uptake

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You can significantly boost employee engagement by crafting benefits packages that truly resonate with their needs and aspirations. We look at how you can increase the uptake in your organisation.

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Maximise productivity: the power of full annual leave entitlement

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Are your employees utilising the annual leave you give them? In this article, we look at some of the benefits behind your employees taking their annual leave entitlement and what impact it can have on your business.

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Bee ready: advice from industry-leaders PensionBee on consolidation

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Do you get letters through the post about multiple pensions you have? Or as an employer do you feel you need to offer sound pension advice to your employees to help with their wellbeing? We interviewed Becky O'Connor, Director of Public Affairs at PensionBee, about pension consolidation, its benefits and drawbacks, to help answer your questions.

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Top 10 highest paying jobs in finance for 2024

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Finance and accountancy offer excellent and financially rewarding career opportunities. If you are considering entering this sector, you may be wondering what the highest paying jobs in finance are. In this article, we look at the top 10 best paying jobs in finance and accounting based on our 2024 salary guides, and provide a summary of each job, the skills needed to succeed, and average salaries across the UK.

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How to become a copywriter

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If you are interested in becoming a copywriter or currently pursuing a career in the discipline, this article explores the requirements of the role, typical opportunities, and the average salary you could be earning in 2024.

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The wants and needs of the UK workforce: a year in review

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To help inform our 2024 salary guides, we conducted a snap survey of 5,000 UK professionals at the end of 2023 to find out how they feel about their current pay and benefits, what they prioritise when looking for a new job, how they rated their job security, and the future of their sector. Here is a summary of what we found.

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The cost of winning in 2024

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With uncertainty continuing to cloud the jobs market for both organisations looking to recruit and professionals searching for their next role, James Reed CBE, Chairman and CEO of Reed, gives his insight into what will affect the recruitment space in 2024.

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