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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 ...

09/16/2026

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 ...

09/08/2026

7 min

Hidden NEETs: The 300,000 Young Workers UK Hiring Teams Cannot See

A cohort of roughly 300,000 young people aged 18 to 24 sits entirely outside the UK welfare system: no benefit claim, no Jobcentre Plus contact, and no route into the government's flagship employment support schemes. According to the Institute ...

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

7 min

UK to scale SEN supported internships as youth jobs crisis deepens

Nearly 1 million 16-to-24-year-olds in the UK are currently classified as NEET (not in employment, education or training), the highest level in a decade. Against that figure, England currently runs just 4,500 supported internship places for ...

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. ...

07/22/2026

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 ...

07/06/2026

5 min

AI-generated CVs: CIPD-era hiring shifts the rules for UK candidates

You spent a weekend on your CV. Someone else spent ninety seconds pasting the same job advert into a chatbot and got back a document that looks equally sharp - same keywords mirrored, same crisp bullet points, same tidy formatting. Multiply that ...

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