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Computing and engineering firms have relied on significant numbers of foreign workers for at least a decade, according to the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Ms Cooper, who has announced a review by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to assess the dependence of certain sectors on overseas employees, argues that there has been a failure to…

The latest audit quality inspection report by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) suggests that the amount of overtime worked by auditors is a significant barrier to entry to the profession, while a lack of a reasonable work/life balance remains the principal reason why people leave the industry. The FRC found that there were “significant” variations…

Teachers and school leaders need urgent support to rebuild the trust between schools, their communities and the government that was “frayed” and in some cases “destroyed” during the government’s “chaotic” handling of the sector during the pandemic, according to a report titled “Capturing the Real Costs of Care in the Classroom” by the University of…

The Office for Students (OfS) has set out new measures to tackle harassment and sexual misconduct in universities and colleges, including a ban on the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and a requirement for institutions to take “one or more steps to make a significant and credible difference in protecting students” from conflicts of interest…

A Bank of England poll of decision makers at British businesses shows that expectations for wage growth cooled last month, falling to 4.1% in the three months to July from 4.2% in the three months June. On a month-by-month basis, expectations for wage growth increased to 4.1% from 4.0%. Rob Wood, chief UK economist at…