Labour Market news in the UK

An overview of news, trends and research in the category Labour Market in the UK:

Under-employment of young talent a cause for concern Sustained economic uncertainty, resulting from trade wars, market shocks and rising inflation, has seen a significant rise in unemployment across the UK, with risk-averse companies freezing hiring ef
26 January 2026
How consultancies can harness AI without harming their people Layoffs make for dramatic headlines, but they often hide the quieter failures that led to them.
23 January 2026
UK brain drain worsens amid immigration crackdown A quarter of UK STEM employers have seen talent leave for roles overseas, according to a new study.
05 December 2025
EMEA leaders must invest in human talent to make most of AI Business leaders in the UK and across the EMEA region are deploying AI to drive innovation.
02 December 2025
Grant Thornton and Raise the Bar join forces for Leadership Academy Grant Thornton has announced a partnership with training-provider Raise the Bar.
07 November 2025
How training can play a part in solving the UK productivity puzzle Even as UK employers continue to complain of productivity gaps and skill shortages, annual spending on training for each member of staff has fallen by as much as 28% in real terms since 2005, a level
04 November 2025
Employers investing in AI face shortage of skills needed for long-term benefit While talk around AI and automation has for generations revolved around the idea of replacing labour, and downsizing wages, many employers are concerned that it will not have this effect.
31 October 2025
UK leaders hobbling long-term prospects by automating Gen Z jobs A third of bosses in the UK say they believe their first role would not exist today, due to the introduction of AI in their field.
20 October 2025
UK businesses embrace remote working abroad As flexible work remains a core part of British life, and the cold winter months loom large, many employees are weighing up a working holiday abroad.
17 October 2025
Two-thirds of UK workers say employers fail to match their values In a climate of economic and social uncertainty, job security remains the key factor people look for in the workplace – but linked to that, a transparent boss with integrity is a key factor for worke
06 October 2025
Royal Voluntary Service launches consultancy service As one of the UK’s largest volunteering organisations, Royal Voluntary Service has long worked to help the country get the most from volunteering.
26 September 2025
Campbell Tickell recognised as age-friendly employer Campbell Tickell is now recognised as an age-friendly employer by the Centre for Ageing Better. The acknowledgement is a reflection of “ongoing commitment” to age inclusion, according to the firm.
25 September 2025
PwC slashes 200 graduate roles amid UK slowdown PwC’s UK graduate intake has dropped, with its boss citing poor productivity as driving the firm’s cut in young talent.
12 September 2025
Silvia Garcia on the importance of happiness in business, from Coca-Cola to consulting Leadership and workplace culture expert Silvia Garcia has enjoyed a long career in helping companies to deploy emotional intelligence to get the most from their workers.
11 September 2025
UK economy risks missing out on skilled labour amid immigration crackdown As the government continues to appease the demands of the far-right, its hardening line on immigration is making it harder than ever for skilled labour to settle in the UK.
02 September 2025
Third of professional services workers have been in office without first aid training As St John Ambulance tries to encourage workers across the UK to sign up for life-saving first aid courses, a new study has shown that many workplaces are very short on training.
01 September 2025
Job vacancies decline as economic storm clouds gather Recruitment activity across the UK continued to fall sharply at the start of the third quarter of 2025, according to a new report.
26 August 2025
PwC implements ‘traffic-light’ monitoring on office hours PwC is reportedly monitoring swipes of employee work passes, and connections to wifi, to make sure they are working from the office.
18 August 2025
Less than fifth of UK businesses consider ex-offenders for open roles While businesses maintain they are facing a ‘skills shortage’, many are still neglecting recruitment among a long-overlooked segment of the talent pool: ex-offenders.
13 August 2025
The skills gap in construction: Why consultancy firms must be part of the solution The construction industry is growing – but behind the scenes, there’s a talent crisis brewing.
07 July 2025
Four ways consultants can help address the UK construction skills gap The UK construction sector currently faces a major labour shortage.
19 June 2025
Job growth in industries 'exposed to AI' sees rapid drop The age of AI could tentatively be causing a realignment in the UK labour market. A new study suggests that job postings with higher exposure to AI have grown at a much slower pace since 2022.
16 June 2025
London at the epicentre of AI talent boom New Accenture research shows a sharp rebound in UK tech hiring – with London leading a national surge in demand for AI talent.
10 June 2025
Deloitte to cut bonuses and promotions as British wing misses targets Deloitte’s muted global revenue growth means the Big Four firm has once again resolved to shore up profits by cutting back on labour costs.
03 June 2025
‘Dangerously out of touch’ Farage wrong to label neurodiverse people as victims As the UK local elections approach, Reform politician Nigel Farage has been castigated for comments which present people diagnosed with autism as “victims”.
30 April 2025
Two-in-five workers know someone who has ‘lost a job to AI’ More than a fifth of workers say they have either lost their job to AI, or know someone who has.
09 April 2025
UK could boost productivity by giving workforce stake in growth Despite a long-noted ‘productivity crisis’, a new report suggests that the UK is the 16th most productive economy in the world.
18 February 2025
Workers in Bristol and Manchester most likely to quit A new study from Resume.io has found that millions of UK residents are unhappy in their current job.
04 November 2024
Generative AI could see three-in-ten back office jobs cut Generative AI has long been hyped as a technology which could ‘add value’ to businesses, while simultaneously being billed as a catastrophic force that could render swathes of the workforce redundant
26 September 2024
UK AI talent pool increasingly shifting to North West A new study from Accenture has found that the UK’s technology talent pool enjoyed double-digit growth in the last six months.
01 August 2024
Professional service sector sees lowest redundancy rate, for now While the consulting industry has enjoyed unrivalled job security over the last decade, that may be on the verge of changing.
27 June 2024
London still the top destination for international workers A new study has found that while Australia is the top country international workers would like to migrate to, London is still the world’s leading city.
30 May 2024

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