Business Landscape

Job cuts | 1 in 3 employers likely to make redundancies by January 2027

NEET crisis | Former M&S Chief Exec to spearhead government drive to help young people into work

Shifting market | Permanent jobs become harder to find as 1 in 4 firms turn to freelance & contractors

‘Faster, fairer, safer’ | Employers urged to sign up as Better Hirer Scheme launched

'Cautious approach' | Firms prioritising cost management over growth as employer confidence remains subdued

'Broken system' | Fit note reform trial could reshape absence management - but employers seek clarity on their role

Labour Market Outlook | Unemployment rises, vacancies fall to five-year low & wage growth weakens

ManpowerGroup 2026 | Clarity, culture, capabilities: How talent leaders can embrace uncertainty & change

Speak-up culture | Digital whistleblowing dominates as anonymous reporting surges

The path forward | King's Speech 2026: All the key HR updates on employment reform, apprenticeships & digital ID

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'Potential over their past' | How hiring ex-offenders could boost business, tackle shortages & drive growth

Jobs warning | Ex-PM Rishi Sunak warns AI is 'flattening' entry-level jobs market for young workers

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'Different directions' | Part-time roles fall as firms shift towards full-time hiring amid rising costs

‘Workers’ rights police’ | Fair Work Agency will have power to 'force entry' into offices

‘Hypocrisy’ | British Medical Association criticised as staff suffer pay 'erosion'

‘Human-led’ | EY rolls out agentic AI for entire 130,000-employee audit workforce

‘Responsible employer’ | Waitrose defends sacking worker who confronted Easter egg shoplifter

'Geopolitical realities' | Unilever freezes global hiring amid Middle East conflict pressures

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First-time CPOs | Why boards are looking beyond 'traditional' hires for C-suite HR roles

Paper cutbacks | The Observer offers voluntary redundancy to all staff amid digital pivot