Talent Acquisition

Employers’ confidence in the UK economy took a turn for the worse during the first quarter of 2022 as inflation reached its highest for 30 years.

Culture is the most important factor when deciding whether to accept a new role for half (50%) of 21–28-year olds in full-time employment, while another 41% said culture is one of their main considerations, new research has found.

New research has found that the UK is facing a workforce exodus, as almost two-thirds of UK workers (62%) would consider moving abroad to work remotely.

More than half of the UK and Ireland's younger workers say they plan to resign in the coming year

A recent report claims almost a quarter of UK workers plan to quit their roles within the next six months – with the COVID-19 pandemic and related burnout the most common motivation.

UK job hunters are being advised now is the best time to look for work as record vacancies are being advertised.

UK employers have a recruitment crisis on their hands, according to research which shows the country is facing the worst labour shortage since the late nineties.

The number of job vacancies in the UK recently rose to more than one million – for the first time since records began in 2001.

"We have undoubtedly discovered it is near impossible to predict the future, but one thing we can be certain of – the search for talent will continue to cause significant headaches in the year ahead."

Research from Aviva's annual 'How We Live' report shows an annual increase and indicates that 22 million workers* are looking for some kind of alternatives to their current situation.