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'Preference for flexibility' | Temp hiring hits 3-year high as employers shy away from permanent recruitment
UK employers are increasingly turning to temporary workers as economic uncertainty...
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'Earlier action' | 'Health MOTs' proposed as employers urged to be more proactive on workplace health
Sir Charlie Mayfield has proposed introducing workplace health checks for new employees as part of wider...
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'Career benefit' | Revolut ends remote-first approach for graduates with three-day office requirement
Revolut will require its 2027 graduate recruits to spend at least three days a week in the office, arguing...
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'Pathway back' | Lidl launches new scheme for Brits out of work for six months
Lidl has announced a new recruitment initiative, aimed at tackling rising unemployment...
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Values & ethics | 1 in 5 candidates reject jobs over employer reputation
Expert says job candidates are increasingly prioritising a company's reputation &...
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'Practical & accessible' | Lloyds targets more than 1,000 new AI roles as it expands agentic AI capability
Lloyds Banking Group is recruiting for hundreds of agentic AI-related roles and developing apprentices...
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Labour Market Outlook | Mixed picture emerges as new hires slump to 5-year low despite surprise fall in unemployment
The number of people starting new jobs has fallen to its lowest level in five years, although a surprise...
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'Backing ambitious firms' | Visa costs reimbursed & 'concierge' support unveiled to help UK firms attract global talent
Government plans to reimburse visa costs and offer bespoke support to high-growth firms have been welcomed,...
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'Sense of urgency' | The 'doomjobbing' trend that sees candidates firing off applications in bulk
Nearly half of jobseekers are applying for roles without fully reading the job descriptions...
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'Left behind' | Government launches AI bootcamps & jobs 'alliance' to tackle youth unemployment, but digital access concerns remain
Industry leaders have welcomed the plans, but warn that digital poverty could prevent many young people...
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'Not just any career' | M&S launches new leadership training scheme for 1,000 youngsters - with no degree required
Six-month training scheme will get young people on to the first rung of the leadership...
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Gov consultation | Zero-hours contract reforms could create 'more rather than less insecure employment', HR experts warn
HR leaders have welcomed efforts to tackle insecure work, but fear it could create...
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NEET crisis | Former M&S Chief Exec to spearhead government drive to help young people into work
A business leader with decades of experience at the most senior levels has been appointed...
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Shifting market | Permanent jobs become harder to find as 1 in 4 firms turn to freelance & contractors
With full-time hiring growing in cost, many businesses are looking for alternative...
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Greene King & more | Major firms unite to help care leavers and prison leavers into work
Leading UK businesses have joined forces with the Government to help more care leavers,...
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'Big crisis' | Next boss raises Employment Rights Act fears amid 'dramatic fall' in entry-level jobs
Next boss Lord Simon Wolfson has warned entry-level jobs are drying up, raising fresh...
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‘Faster, fairer, safer’ | Employers urged to sign up as Better Hirer Scheme launched
HR Grapevine reports on the launch of the Better Hirer Scheme, where talent leaders...
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'Cautious approach' | Firms prioritising cost management over growth as employer confidence remains subdued
Latest CIPD Labour Market Outlook finds rising costs and uncertainty continue to...
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Labour Market Outlook | Unemployment rises, vacancies fall to five-year low & wage growth weakens
Unemployment has unexpectedly climbed as vacancies fall to their lowest level in...
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The path forward | King's Speech 2026: All the key HR updates on employment reform, apprenticeships & digital ID
The Government used the King's Speech to double down on employment reform, skills...
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'Clear pathways to grow' | Popeyes invests in internal talent with new 'University' & apprenticeship push
New long-term people initiative launches 2026 apprenticeship target commitment and...
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'Making a bad system worse' | Half of UK jobseekers have faced an AI interview - but few want to get rid of it
Few jobseekers believe employers are using AI responsibly. But most don't want...
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'Hard choices' | UK's skills system is failing businesses & young people, CBI chair warns
Cressida Hogg says the UK's skills system is “not joining up” business needs...
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'Potential over their past' | How hiring ex-offenders could boost business, tackle shortages & drive growth
A new national campaign is calling on UK employers to unlock an overlooked talent...
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Jobs warning | Ex-PM Rishi Sunak warns AI is 'flattening' entry-level jobs market for young workers
Sunak has warned AI is already slowing entry-level hiring, but suggests tax changes...
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ONS Latest | Unemployment falls unexpectedly but wage growth slows in fragile labour market
Unemployment has dipped in an unexpected boost for the UK labour market, but slowing...
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'Different directions' | Part-time roles fall as firms shift towards full-time hiring amid rising costs
New data reveals who is being squeezed out of the UK's changing jobs market...
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Flexible working | WFH-related employment tribunals fall for first time since pandemic amid return-to-office push
Experts suggest that a tighter jobs market, remote-friendly companies, and the day-one...
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'Geopolitical realities' | Unilever freezes global hiring amid Middle East conflict pressures
The consumer goods giant Unilever has introduced a global recruitment freeze “at...
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First-time CPOs | Why boards are looking beyond 'traditional' hires for C-suite HR roles
A study of 15,000 global CPO appointments shows the type of profile being lined up...
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New rights, new risks | Looming employment rights could create more contract & temporary work, expert warns
Findings raise concerns that reforms designed to protect workers could inadvertently...
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‘Old inequalities’ | The rise of the AI trainer - and the rise of the AI trainer pay gap
Research from Deel shows a 283% surge in hiring for general AI trainer roles, but...
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'Left behind' | Care leavers three times more likely to be 'locked out' of work opportunities
Young people who have experienced the care system in England are nearly three times...
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