talent management

In this month’s webinar on ED&I, Sue Liburd MBE DL, non-executive director at ABSTRACT and Simon Reichwald, Chief Progression Officer at Connectr took the subject a stage further to explore how ED&I can have a real impact for businesses.

Many SMEs in England are planning to invest in upskilling their workforce. This figure rises to 77% in the technology sector, 75% in manufacturing and 74% in healthcare.

As the first Friday in March, today marks Employee Appreciation Day 2022 and with it a whole host of advice on how to show gratitude to the diligence and efforts of your workforce.

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."

According to LinkedIn, the professional services sector had the third highest turnover rate in 2017/18, falling just behind the technology and retail industries.