Q3 2024 Make UK HR Bulletin
Make UK have recently released their quarterly HR Bulletin, a quarterly snapshot by level, company size, sector and region to help you understand the recruitment and retention market, with:
- The latest pay settlement data.
- Recruitment attempts
- Recruitment successes.
- Barriers to recruitment.
This quarter, Make UK data demonstrates manufacturers are exhibiting much of the same quiet confidence as in Q2 with recruitment pressures gently easing.
Pay settlements have held at an average of around 4%, the same as last quarter, and fewer manufacturers are settling higher than 5% compared to Q2 of this year. However, it remains the case that the largest barrier to recruitment is a lack of candidates with the right technical skills.
In addition, for each quarter of 2024, Make will examine a key HR topic in focus which for Q3 is Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs). Anecdotal evidence from manufacturers suggests the occasional abuse of this right, particularly during legal challenges.