Does salary transparency actually increase applications? Recruitment advertising decisions are often made on instinct, whether to include a salary, which channels to prioritise, how much detail to give upfront. UK trade press and government-adjacent research gives a clearer, more measurable picture of what actually affects application volume and quality. Salary transparency measurably increases applications, yet most employers still avoid it Analysis […] Read more »
Does a defined EVP really reduce turnover? The 2026 data Benchmark data on Employee Value Proposition tends to fall into two categories: the measurable upside of getting it right, and the measurable cost of getting it wrong. Both are worth understanding before treating EVP as a soft, unmeasurable piece of work. The upside of a well-defined EVP Organisations that effectively define and deliver their EVP […] Read more »
Candidate drop-out and time to hire in 2026 Benchmark data helps organisations understand whether their own recruitment performance is typical, ahead of the market, or falling behind. The following figures draw on published UK labour market data, recruitment industry surveys, and Department for Education statistics. Time to hire across the UK UK hiring timelines have lengthened in recent years. The average time to […] Read more »
