New Year, new job? With early retirement and an ageing population causing UK labour shortages last year, according to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, companies across the country are battling to attract talent into their businesses.
With fewer workers around, firms are being forced to compete to fill vacancies, giving jobseekers the upper hand - for once.
Although the jobs market cooled in December, it is not unusual for the time of year. A report by KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), found many firms decided to push hiring activity back into January in the face of high inflation and economic uncertainty.
