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UK Employers Take a More Targeted Approach to Pay Employers appear likely to keep pay budgets broadly unchanged into 2027, while concentrating available increases on roles and skills that are...

AI Adoption Could Free Time but Raises the Skills Bar AI adoption is now moving from experimentation into everyday workplace use. The debate is no longer only about whether artificial...

Data Skills Gap Leaves Millions Without Workplace Training New research by RRC has found that nine in ten workers, equivalent to around 30.9 million people, want to improve their data...

Acas Sees Record Demand Amid Major Employment Law Changes Acas has reported exceptional demand for its services during 2025–26, reflecting the growing pressure on employers, workers and the wider employment...

Skills Gap Widens Amid Rapid Industry Change The workforce is facing a growing skills gap as industries change more quickly than many employees are able to adapt. New research from...

IR35: HMRC’s CEST Tool Sees Sharp Fall in Usage Use of HMRC’s Check Employment Status for Tax tool has fallen sharply, raising further questions about employer confidence in the system...

Graduate Unemployment Rises as Entry-Level Opportunities Narrow Graduate unemployment is becoming a more visible problem as new graduates enter a labour market shaped by weaker entry-level hiring, heavier competition and...

OpenAI Foundation Funds Research into AI’s Impact on Jobs The OpenAI Foundation has announced a $250 million commitment to examine AI’s impact on jobs, communities and economic security. The funding...

Highest Number of Redundancy HR1 Advance Notices Issued Since 2020 New figures obtained by the Liquidation Centre have found that the number of redundancy HR1 advance notices issued in 2025...

Employee Benefits Reassessed Amid Salary Sacrifice Changes Employers are beginning to reassess employee benefits ahead of major changes to salary sacrifice rules due from April 2029. Salary sacrifice has long...

Sickness Absence in the UK Labour Market: Latest Data Sickness absence remains a key indicator of workforce health and organisational performance in the UK labour market. In 2025, the sickness...

Job Catfishing: The Hidden Driver of Early Attrition A growing body of research points to a systemic issue in hiring: a widening gap between what roles promise and what they...