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10/05/2026

CIPD's apprenticeship guarantee call puts youth employment choices in sharp focus

For 16 and 17-year-olds in England, the path from school to a first proper job has narrowed sharply over the past decade, and two policy decisions currently moving through Westminster may determine whether it narrows further. The Chartered ...

09/22/2026

7 min

IPPR's youth vacancy index: a six-fold postcode gap that HR cannot ignore

Youth unemployment in the United Kingdom is not a motivation problem. A new analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has put a precise number on what many post-industrial communities have long suspected: the scarcity is ...

09/16/2026

7 min

Low Pay Commission's Dutch dilemma: UK youth minimum wage at a crossroads

The government is reconsidering one of Labour's most visible pledges to young workers, and the Low Pay Commission's autumn recommendation has become the hinge point. Labour's 2024 manifesto committed to abolishing the age bands that permit ...

09/09/2026

7 min

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...

09/07/2026

9 min

DWP data reveals a hidden hiring penalty for under-25s across UK employers

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) research has confirmed what many young jobseekers in the UK are already experiencing at the sharp end: nearly one in three employers said they were less likely to consider an applicant under 25, before that ...

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 ...

08/18/2026

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 ...

08/18/2026

7 min

REC data confirms UK summer jobs rebound, but starter roles lag behind

Bars are hiring. Festival crews are hiring. Hotel front desks across coastal England are pinning up vacancy cards. If you have spent recent weeks scrolling job boards and quietly worrying the British summer job had disappeared for good, the data ...

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 ...

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