HeyJaredNic Paton
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 23
- Latest publication
- Sep 1, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Personnel Today
- Top 5M sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 7, 2026
Latest articles
Too many young people still not 'work ready' say employers (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Employers still feel too many young people are leaving school or college with a perceived lack of ‘work readiness’, government research has found. A survey of some 500 employers for the Department for Work and Pensions, as part of the Alan Milburn review into young people not in education, employment or training (Neets), found 41% cited “a perceived lack of soft skills and work readiness” as the key barrier stopping them hiring young people. A lack of resilience (32%) and work experience (40%) w
Fifth of workers now in jobs that require a licence (opens the original)
Read excerpt
More than a fifth of workers (22%) are now employed in a job where they are required to have a licence, with employers struggling under an ever-increasing weight of regulation, reporting and tribunal judgments, a think-tank has warned. A report by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has calculated that occupational licensing has risen from 13%14% 15 years ago. Roles from social workers to security guards to CCTV operators all now require some form of certification, so raising barriers to ent
Half of workers intend to use autumn for job hunting (opens the original)
Read excerpt
As people head back to work this week following the summer holidays, more than half of workers (53%) say they are planning to look for a new job before the end of the year, according to latest research. The poll of 1,000 UK workers from recruiter Robert Half found 35% intend to begin a job search right away while a further 18% are already actively looking for a new role. The findings suggest that, despite ongoing economic uncertainty, professionals remain open to new opportunities, said Robert H
A third of managers have personally paid for employee food and drinks (opens the original)
Read excerpt
More than a third of managers (37%) admit to having personally paid for food, drinks or treats for their teams to boost morale and engagement, a survey has suggested. The poll of more than 2,000 employees, including HR and line managers, by benefits platform Boostworks has highlighted how the role of the middle manager has expanded significantly beyond ‘the day job’ in recent years. The same percentage, for example, said they had spent time outside of normal responsibilities supporting employee
One in three employers cutting entry-level jobs despite Neets crisis (opens the original)
Read excerpt
More than one in three employers (36%) have reduced the number of entry-level jobs available to young people aged 16-24 in the past 12 months, despite being fully aware of the growing Neets crisis, according to research. The poll of 1,001 UK senior business leaders, commissioned by the Work Foundation at Lancaster University, also found almost half of medium-sized (48%) and large employers (46%) reported cuts, against 24% of small employers. This was despite the fact that, in principle, employer
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
Top 5M sites
For Personnel Today, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.