Our recently published 2024 UK Labour Market Outlook reveals that, despite sustained periods of weak economic growth in 2023, the labour market remained remarkably robust. Many businesses faced difficulties sourcing permanent staff, with vacancy figures reaching record highs.

Have you ever found yourself doubting your achievements and skills, or feeling like a fraud in a professional setting? Imposter syndrome is a phenomenon that can undermine the confidence of anyone when not checked. Defined as a psychological occurrence in which people doubt their personal skills, talents or accomplishments, people who experience imposter syndrome also report having a persistent internalised fear of being exposed as a fraud.

In a recruitment market already restricted by significant skill shortages, burnout poses an acute threat to continuity, productivity, and workforce stability. Recent Adecco Group research highlights stress and feelings of overwhelm are rising on a global scale – and the critical link between employee ambition and wellbeing.

With employers drowning in a sea of applicants, and job seekers often in the dark about whether a role truly aligns with their aspirations and worth; salary transparency in job specifications can be a game-changer in the hiring process.

As of 2023, there are five different generations coexisting in the workplace: Traditionalists, Baby boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z – that is, an age range which ranges from 16 to 75, covering vastly different life experiences, perspectives and skills.

We are proud to announce that along with our UK-based Adecco Group colleagues, Adecco has launched a two-year partnership with Barnardo’s, the UK’s largest national children’s charity. Over the course of 2024 and 2025, we will use our proven recruitment expertise to boost young people’s employability and ready them for the world of work. The partnership will also see our team undertake large-scale volunteering and fundraising commitments to help support the work done by local Barnardo’s teams up and down the country.