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Graduate hiring | Graduate jobs stabilise as AI misconduct hits record high
ISE data shows graduate jobs have stabilised, but record applications and AI misuse are forcing 77% of...
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Future of hiring | More than half of UK employers don't use AI in recruitment
UK employers and jobseekers remain cautious about AI in hiring, with concerns over candidate verification...
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'Future ready' | Almost half of employers are upskilling staff amid legal changes & hiring struggles
Employers are future-proofing by investing in worker training as the labour market stagnates and organisations...
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'Lack of momentum' | Budget must avoid extra hiring costs as vacancies hit decade low, experts warn
Government urged to avoid placing further costs on employers as latest labour market figures reveal another...
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Widening gap | Employers warn AI recruitment tools are worsening the UK's human skills gap
More than 1 in 3 employers say shortages in employability skills - such as face-to-face communication,...
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NEET idea | Major retailers back plan for 100,000 jobs for young people out of work
Tesco, John Lewis, Waitrose, Currys and Costa Coffee are among the employers participating in the voluntary...
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'Firmer ground' | UK hiring confidence more than doubles despite rising costs & uncertainty
UK employers are continuing to recruit despite political change, rising operating costs and geopolitical...
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'NETER crisis' | 1 in 5 over-50s locked out of work as campaigners demand government action
People aged between 50 and state pension age are more likely to be outside education, employment, training...
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Hiring | Apprenticeship demand outstrips vacancies as hiring shifts into new professions
Employer demand for apprentices may have fallen from its post-pandemic peak, but jobseeker interest remains...
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'Stark reality' | UK labour market stuck in 'low hire, low fire' cycle as vacancies fall
Employers and the Government have been urged to stimulate recruitment as falling vacancies and weak confidence...
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Next generation | A-level results 2026: Why employers must protect the routes beyond university
Employers are being urged to look beyond grades and protect the apprenticeships, entry-level roles and...
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KPMG, REC report | UK jobs market shows 'rays of light' as permanent hiring downturn ends
Permanent staff appointments held steady in July following 45 consecutive months of decline, while demand...
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Hiring slowdown | Graduate job postings fall to lowest mid-year level since 2020
Graduate recruitment has fallen to its weakest level for this point in the year since the height of the...
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Energised workforce | National Grid launches £5m scheme to help 5,000 young people into work
The energy company will fund training, qualifications and personalised employment support for young people...
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'Doesn't seem right' | Andy Burnham urges employers to rethink virtual interviews & AI screening
PM questions whether online interviews and AI screening tools are creating a fair recruitment...
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Education overhaul | 'Businesses must step up' - HR reacts to Burnham's skills shake-up amid youth unemployment crisis
HR leaders have welcomed plans to expand technical education from the age of 14, but warned that curriculum...
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Retention | 'Job scrolling' trend emerges as staff quietly keep their career options open
Employees are increasingly browsing vacancies during the working day as redundancies, hiring slowdowns...
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'Travesty' | Scrap employers' National Insurance for under-25s to tackle youth jobs crisis, MPs urge
Reducing hiring costs could bring 38,000 young people into work as the number outside employment or education...
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ONS latest | UK labour market steadies, but young workers continue to be left behind
The UK's labour market has shown fresh signs of stabilising, but persistently high youth unemployment...
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More change? | Andy Burnham becomes PM: What it means for HR, hiring & workers' rights
The new Prime Minister's approach to skills, regional growth and employment costs could have major...
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