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09/08/2026

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...

09/08/2026

6 min

6.3m UK workers face insecure hours ahead of new law

The compliance timetable for the Employment Rights Act 2025 is now fixed, and the secondary legislation that will calibrate its most operationally demanding provisions is being shaped right now. The government confirmed that the Act's ...

09/08/2026

8 min

REC data marks the first permanent-hiring rise in 22 months, but the recovery is uneven

August 2026 delivered the first genuinely positive signal for UK job-seekers since September 2022: permanent staff appointments rose for the first time in almost two years, ending a run of 22 consecutive months of decline, according to the ...

09/07/2026

8 min

Fair Work Agency's 658-employer list: the payroll audit every HR director should run now

The Fair Work Agency's first naming round, published on 3 September 2026, placed 658 employers on a public register for underpaying more than 27,000 workers a combined £4 million, with £7 million in penalties issued alongside. The register spans h...

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 ...

08/25/2026

7 min

Lloyds data shows AI reshaping UK hiring: specialist roles up, graduate pipelines narrowing

More than half of UK businesses say AI is creating jobs rather than eliminating them. The Lloyds Business Barometer, which surveyed 1,200 UK companies, puts the figure at 54% - a statistic that sits comfortably in any quarterly presentation. Dig ...

08/25/2026

7 min

SSP's flat rate and thin cover are keeping half of UK workers at their desks while ill

A poll of 2,000 workers commissioned by Vista Health found that 49% worked through illness at some point this summer, pushing on for an average of six days before recovering or breaking. The four reasons they gave, too much work, fear of losing ...

08/25/2026

8 min

UK degree apprenticeship applications triple in 3 years

Applications for degree apprenticeships in England have reached 21,800 on the government's Find An Apprenticeship platform, against just 3,700 funded places - a ratio of 11.3 applicants for every Level 6 place, up from 2.8 in 2023-24. Three ...

08/25/2026

8 min

Just 6% of UK employers fix toxic workplace behaviour

A pattern familiar to anyone who has worked in a sizeable organisation: a colleague's conduct becomes disruptive, a line manager eventually steps in, there is a brief period of calm, and then the same behaviour resurfaces within weeks. WorkNest, ...

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 ...

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