The influence of salary on a person’s decision whether to have children is stronger today than it was two decades ago, collaborative research from the Netherlands and Bocconi University has found.

The Government will launch a comprehensive scheme for providing internship opportunities in top companies. This will be the 5th scheme under the Prime Minister’s package.

A recent survey found that 44.5 per cent of the workforce will proactively seek AI-related upskilling through their employer in the next five years.

The higher education sector, comprising tertiary and post-school learning in universities and other institutions, has witnessed an acceleration in total enrolment coupled with rising ‘enrolment equity’ over the past eight years.

Employers need to place more emphasis on ensuring that candidates have a positive experience in the screening process, or risk hindering talent attraction and retention. That’s according to specialist background screening firm, Sterling.

The existence of a large “gig economy” made up of temporary workers harms wage growth for all and has led to a wage growth slowdown in Europe, new research from the Vienna University of Economics and Business shows.