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Supply teachers and agency nurses among those put into umbrella company schemes
Government still maintains it wants more flexible practices in workplace
Department says guidance for businesses on pandemic support ‘has always been clear’
Industry ‘heading for brick wall’ and calls on government to relax immigration rules
FTSE 100 company to increase hourly pay by $1.25 to almost $25 for 7,000 skilled staff
May shows sixth consecutive monthly increase as hospitality sector reopening boosts recovery
Fears over wage inflation and demanding employees are misplaced
Industry bodies warn projects are likely to slow this summer unless urgent steps are taken
Incentive follows boom in schemes in US that include egg freezing and IVF
Preparations pegged to June 21 now in doubt because of Delta variant’s spread
Millions have seen their pension prospects shaken by the pandemic
A lack of workers would be a nice problem for us to have — but we don’t
UK recruiters say professionals are able to press employers much harder than those in lower-paid jobs
Group enlists ‘hundreds’ of restaurants to take advantage of pandemic-driven demand
Job openings hit record high in the US.
Tech groups call for action as data-driven skills shortages found to cost the economy £2bn a year
But TUC says there is no time put aside for legislation needed to create body and no new funding
Labour shortages hurt independent companies that can’t offer same incentives as corporations
Bottlenecks are nothing to fear but more permanent shifts carry risks
But Resolution Foundation report warns ministers to look beyond wage levels alone
Tech companies have too much economic power over workers and consumers when they set their own parameters
Rebound in hiring allays fears that worker shortages are holding back recovery
Survey flags rising labour shortages, with job vacancies index accelerating at its fastest rate since 1998
Unemployment claims fall to pandemic-era low as payrolls jump
Europe’s top court decides it is valid to compare value of supermarket and distribution centre work
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