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Calling all leaders: How to turn the office into a magnet - not a mandate
about 2 months ago by Daniel StackBy: Julia Morgan, Operations Director, Brook StreetAfter five years of hybrid teams, fully remote crews and old-school office die-hards coexisting in the cocktail of workplace models that followed the pandemic, 2025 headlines are being flooded with talk of return-to-office mandates.Many companies are calling employees back, citing collaboration, productivity, culture and co...
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UK Social Care: Important Trends for Providers in 2025
3 months ago by Daniel Stack2025 is shaping up to be one of the most challenging years yet for UK social care. With rising demand, critical staffing shortages and mounting financial pressures, providers are facing a perfect storm. Increased National Living Wage and Employer National Insurance Contributions are expected to add nearly £3 billion in extra costs – costs that far outweigh government fundin...
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Accelerating Adaptability
5 months ago by Daniel Stack2025 UK Workforce TrendsFor more than 10 years, we have partnered with our clients to explore four underlying forces shaping the future of work. As we look ahead to 2025 and beyond, we examine how the pace of change will accelerate and what it means for employers and the workforce.An increasingly diverse global workforce will impact the future of who is available to work, a...
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ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey - Q1 2025
7 months ago by Daniel StackHiring plans unable to meet businesses’ growth mindsetUK employers report hiring plans have stalled going into the New Year, with stagnant hiring plans reported for Q1 (January – March) 2025, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. Unchanged since last quarter, the UK Net Employment Outlook – a measure of business hiring confidence – remains at...
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Global Talent Barometer - 2024 UK report and key findings
8 months ago by Daniel StackThe ManpowerGroup Global Talent Barometer aims to improve the future of work through deeper understanding of workforce sentiment, offering workers an opportunity to share their views on what they want now and in the future.The Global Talent Barometer in the UKWe surveyed more than 1,000 workers across the UK to better understand what workers want and how they feel about the...
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Podcast: How Inclusive Hiring Can Help Alleviate Talent Shortage
9 months ago by Daniel StackInclusive hiring not only helps to expand the candidate pool with a steady stream of motivated, excellent candidates that can often be overlooked but it can also help with the acute talent and skills shortage being felt by every company in the market at the moment. Listen to an informative chat with the founders of Bridge of Hope to see how inclusive hiring can benefit your...
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The 2024 Brook Street Business Professionals Salary Guide
9 months ago by Daniel StackAs recruiting new talent becomes increasingly challenging, staff retention has become vital for UK organisations. Despite a 4.5% drop in job vacancies since Q4 2023, the UK still faces over 900,000 open positions, with significant shortages in business administration, support roles, and middle management.These roles are essential across all industries, yet they are part of ...
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PODCAST: The role of government funding in the sustainability of the charity sector
9 months ago by Daniel StackIn this episode of the Big Question podcast, host Rhys O’Leary is joined by Stephen Bell, CEO of Changing Lives, to discuss how government funding can provide stability and long-term sustainability for the charity sector, allowing them to deliver essential services, and how this impacts their staffing needs.Stephen also talks about the move towards values-based recruitment ...
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How inclusive hiring can transform lives and benefit society
9 months ago by Daniel StackA job can be so much more than just a job; it can be a lifeline. Not only for an individual but for their whole family and even society as a whole.Thanks to a slowly improving economic climate, organisations across the country are ready to put the challenging past few years behind them and hire for growth. However, with a widening skills gap, these same employers are strugg...
