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Number of UK job vacancies top pre-pandemic levels 16 July 2021
Recently released data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that, in the three months to June, the amount of job vacancies in the UK exceeded levels seen prior to the pandemic.
Encouraging figures showed that, between April and June, there were 862,000 vacancies available - 77,500 more than those observed in the first three months of 2020. It is suggested that this increase has been triggered by more vacancies in hospitality and retail, as Covid restrictions were relaxed in May, allowing more businesses in these sectors to reopen. In June 2021, the number of individuals on payrolls also increased by 356,000 to 28.9 million, showing the biggest growth since the onset of the pandemic. Conversely, the number of payroll workers was 206,000 less than the number recorded prior to the pandemic.
In further positive news, between March and May, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.8%, from 5% in the period between December and February.
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New Summer jobs portal launched 19 July 2021
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that it has launched a new Summer jobs portal.
To begin with, this will host 20,000 vacancies. It will offer summer, seasonal and temporary roles that individuals of all ages throughout the UK can apply to.
In order to find more information and to access the portal, head to the Find a Job website. There are also extra tips for jobseekers, which range from job search ideas to ways to get into growing sectors.
Employers can advertise their roles online here.
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Office of Tax Simplification webinar 22 July 2021
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) is running a webinar which will discuss the main areas of its current and recent work.
It will be held on Wednesday 15 September 2020, from 14:00 until 15:00 and you can register to join here.
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