Labour Market news worldwide

An overview of news, trends and research in the category Labour Market in all countries:

United States

PwC US to lay off 1,800 employees PwC US plans to lay off 1,800 employees – or 2.5% of its 75,000-person workforce – according to a Wednesday report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
12 September 2024
Canada

More than half of companies plan to add new positions in the second half of 2024 More than half of Canadian firms (52%) plan to add new permanent positions in the second half of 2024, according to Robert Half’s “State of Canadian Hiring” survey.
02 August 2024
United Kingdom

UK AI talent pool increasingly shifting to North West A new study from Accenture has found that the UK’s technology talent pool enjoyed double-digit growth in the last six months.
01 August 2024
Europe

A talent shortage is hurting Dutch attractiveness to foreign investors The Netherlands enjoys a strong economy, is one of Europe’s most competitive nations, and attracts a huge amount of foreign direct investment (FDI), though current levels of FDI are lower than in rec
31 July 2024
Serbia

Research: Resilient strategies for navigating the digital work era The rapid rise of digital technologies is having a fundamental impact on the work landscape.
09 July 2024
Middle East

How AI is transforming human resources and the workforce Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a measurable impact across all aspects of HR – from organization design, talent management to compensation and benefits.
02 July 2024
Middle East

Agile Dynamics leaders pen 'The Future of Work: From Cubicle to Tribe' Four leaders from advisory firm Agile Dynamics have teamed up to pen ‘The Future of Work: From Cubicle to Tribe’, a new book that explores the dynamic transformations reshaping the modern workplace,
28 June 2024
Canada

Half of Canadian workers planning to look for new job Half of Canadian professionals (50%) have started looking or plan to look for a new job in the second half of 2024, according to a Robert Half survey.
27 June 2024
United Kingdom

Professional service sector sees lowest redundancy rate, for now While the consulting industry has enjoyed unrivalled job security over the last decade, that may be on the verge of changing.
27 June 2024
Australia

Australian cities becoming relatively cheaper for expat workers Global human capital consultancy Mercer has released its latest annual global cost of living index, with Sydney unsurprisingly once again found to be the most expensive city in Australia for expats.
26 June 2024
Australia

Australia most desired destination for global expat workers Australia has been named as the most desired destination for expat workers according to a new study from the Boston Consulting Group, ranking ahead of the United States and Canada for the first time
04 June 2024
Middle East

How GCC countries can build a talent model for the digital age A new digital talent model is vital to digital economy growth.
30 May 2024
United Kingdom

London still the top destination for international workers A new study has found that while Australia is the top country international workers would like to migrate to, London is still the world’s leading city.
30 May 2024
United Kingdom

Big Four firms among those to withdraw offers to foreign graduates Deloitte and KPMG are among UK-based businesses which have axed offers to foreign graduates, following a change to UK visa rules.
29 May 2024
United Kingdom

More resilient labour markets enable better climate response Countries with more resilient labour markets are also some of the world’s most climate-friendly, according to research from London-headquartered strategy advisory firm Whiteshield.
13 May 2024
Europe

Switzerland, Denmark and Holland world's more resilient labour markets European countries – spearheaded by Switzerland, Denmark and the Netherlands – have the most resilient labour markets in the world.
03 May 2024
United Kingdom

Why it pays to invest in existing talent When faced with the ultimatum of hiring new talent or upskilling existing staff, business leaders need to base their expectations in reality and understand the skills required to thrive in a particul
03 May 2024
United Kingdom

AI could displace up to 8 million jobs in the UK A new study into the impacts of AI suggests that some 8 million jobs in the UK could be displaced by the impacts of the technology.
08 April 2024
United Kingdom

Job cuts loom for across Big Four following 'over-hiring' As Deloitte commences a landmark restructuring of its operations, amid a consulting market slowdown, employees are reportedly weighing up their other options.
28 March 2024
Europe

Erik-Jan Vegers (Korn Ferry) on EU's new pay transparency rules New rules on pay transparency are coming to the European Union.
27 March 2024

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