Sick pay rule changes to benefit up to 9.6m UK workers, TUC says Union says new entitlements, part of Employment Rights Act 2025, will help lower-income households The Guardian - UK · Apr 6
Pound on track for worst week since January as UK wage growth falls to four-year low – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025
Firms hold back on hiring amid ‘significant cost rises’, surveys say KPMG/REC report shows decline in people being placed in roles continues, while unemployment is rising, says BDO The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025
UK job vacancies plunge by 33% in December: REC report The latest data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) reveals that job vacancies in the UK plummeted by a third in December. Top News · Jan 12, 2024
UK regulator examining Microsoft’s OpenAI ties; two-year mortgage rates lowest since June – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023
Hiring by UK firms slows amid ‘lingering economic uncertainty’ Sharp uplift in those looking for work reflects growing concern over economy, say analysts The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023
Rise of the robots raises a big question: what will workers do? Rapid developments in AI are forcing managers and politicians alike to confront profound questions about the future of jobs The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023
Schools ‘increasingly struggling to recruit teachers’ Issues over pay were not being addressed, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said. The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
Schools struggling to recruit teaching staff – report Vacancies in nursery, primary and secondary schools have increased to almost 40,000. The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023
Boris Johnson told by agency bosses to drop ‘worrying’ plan to use their staff to break strikes ‘The sector does not want to be involved in this. We are very opposed to this plan’ The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022