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09/09/2026

BRC's Opening Shift placement: the questions to put to your work coach

If you are aged 18 to 24, claiming Universal Credit, and running into job adverts that demand experience you have never been given a fair chance to acquire, Opening Shift may already be on your radar. Launched jointly by the British Retail ...

09/08/2026

6 min

CIPD pay equity lens: the £650 compression gap putting UK junior retention at risk

A £650 annual pay gap sits at the centre of a quiet retention problem spreading across UK workplaces. That figure, drawn from research by HR software specialist Iris Software Group covering 500 UK employees with two to five years of experience a...

08/24/2026

7 min

Graduate vacancies at a record low: what Adzuna's July data means for UK job-seekers

UK graduate vacancies fell to 8,383 in July 2026, a 45.6% drop year-on-year and an all-time record low, according to data published by job search engine Adzuna. If you finished your degree this summer and your inbox has been quiet, the numbers ...

08/19/2026

8 min

CIPD and ONS data: UK's entry-level freeze locks out almost 600,000 young jobseekers

The Office for National Statistics released its August 2026 labour market update on 18 August, and the headline figure for young people is stark: almost 600,000 people aged 18 to 24 are unemployed and seeking work, youth unemployment sits at ...

08/18/2026

8 min

1.25m young UK workers could be jobless or out of school by 2030

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated that 1.012 million people aged 16 to 24 were not in education, employment or training (NEET) between January and March 2026, a rise of 89,000 year on year. New modelling from The Coders Guild, a ...

08/10/2026

6 min

UK graduate hiring hits pandemic lows as AI literacy bar rises

Graduate vacancies across the United Kingdom have fallen to their weakest point for this time of year since 2020, dropping around 7% below the equivalent period in 2025, according to Indeed's mid-year UK labour market update. The timing is ...

07/29/2026

8 min

Survey: cost control, not AI, is squeezing UK graduate hiring in 2026

The Deloitte CFO Survey for Q2 2026, drawn from finance leaders at FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies and conducted in early July 2026, puts a precise number on what many graduates have been sensing: a net 64% of chief financial officers cite cost ...

07/28/2026

8 min

Diamond Interiors survey: the UK office design gap affecting Gen Z focus

If you are a Gen Z worker who feels sharper and less drained on the days you stay home, the Diamond Interiors survey of 503 UK Gen Z employees gives that feeling a number: 53% said they are more productive working from home than in the office. ...

07/27/2026

7 min

CSCS Alliance data: UK construction's under-25 pipeline grows, but CITB and retention hold the key

Between 2023 and 2025, CSCS cards issued to workers under 25 rose 8.8%, from 86,798 to 94,444, according to figures released by the CSCS Alliance in July 2026. Under-25s now account for 19% of all CSCS-logoed cards in circulation - roughly one in ...

07/22/2026

9 min

ONS figures put youth unemployment at 16.4%, an 11-year high

Youth unemployment in the United Kingdom has reached 16.4%, its highest level in 11 years, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures published on 21 July 2026. Around one in six young people aged 16 to 24 who want work cannot find ...

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