Businesses slam brakes on hiring over Burnham uncertainty Economics The UK’s lofty tax bill and concerns surrounding the direction of an Andy Burnham premiership have led to a subdued jobs market, new research suggests, as employers pause hiring whilst they wait for further clarity on the likely incoming Prime Minister’s tax policies. Available jobs in London slumped five per cent in the second quarter [...]
The City should hire on character again Opinion In an AI world, character has never been more important. Employers and jobseekers should bring it to the forefront, writes Georgiana Bristol.
Non-compete clauses are restraining Britain’s talent market Opinion In the US, you can hire someone for a senior role and have them at their desk in a matter of weeks. Britain should ban non-compete clauses to enable the same.
Tax the robots to fix our jobs crisis June 24, 2026 Starmer leaves parliament with a jobs crisis in his wake. I urge his successor to tax tech rather than humans, writes James Reed.
One in ten graduates to flee UK’s worst job market in 30 years June 7, 2026 One in ten students due to graduate university this summer do not plan on staying in the UK to find work, according to a new survey from graduate recruitment research firm High Fliers. The survey revealed that out of the 15,000 students surveyed from over 30 universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, and the London School [...]
Job vacancies fall to lowest level in five years April 21, 2026 The UK jobs market took a turn for the worst as job vacancies fell to their lowest level in nearly five years, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of vacancies fell by an estimate of 29,000 in the three months to March. It is the lowest level of [...]
Unemployment to peak at 5.8 per cent as jobs market faces ‘biggest hit’ since pandemic April 20, 2026 Britain is set to be “pushed to the brink of a technical recession” in the coming year as the economic fallout of the war in Iran dampens growth prospects and sends unemployment soaring. The latest Item Club report sees the UK economy flatlining in the second and third quarters as it digests the consequences of [...]
The Debate: Should AI be used to make hiring decisions? February 25, 2026 Would you trust AI to pick out your CV, or should hiring be left to humans? We hear the case for and against in this week's Debate.
James Reed: Usual January job hunting surge delayed by WFH January 26, 2026 The first Monday of the working year has long been the busiest day for job searches, but that's slowly changing, writes James Reed.
2026 could be crisis year for UK’s graduate workforce January 20, 2026 This year could become a graduate abyss for the UK job market if AI skill shortages are not tackled, writes Rod Flavell.