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08/18/2026

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 ...

08/18/2026

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

Working from home deepens loneliness for young UK workers

If you are under 30 and working mostly from your bedroom, kitchen table, or a quiet corner of a shared flat, the data has finally caught up with what you already feel. Young men now spend roughly 6.5 hours of their waking day alone. Young women, ...

08/18/2026

9 min

Zero-hours ban to cost UK firms up to £2.9bn a year

A record 1.23 million people in the UK were on zero-hours contracts last December, a rise of 91,000 in a single year according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data - and if you are among them, the reforms now working their way through ...

08/10/2026

8 min

ISE 2026 data: UK graduate hiring shifts toward work samples as AI distorts the application signal

Two-thirds of UK graduate employers now doubt whether a polished application reflects what a candidate can actually do. The Institute of Student Employers' (ISE) 2026 Student Development Survey recorded that 67% of employers were concerned ...

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 ...

08/03/2026

7 min

Lloyds Barometer: UK construction hiring intent reaches highest level this year

If you work in construction, or you have been weighing up a move into a trade, the hiring signal in July 2026 is hard to ignore. According to the Lloyds Bank Business Barometer, 65% of UK construction firms said they plan to take on more staff ...

07/29/2026

8 min

HMRC's frozen bands draw 980,000 into higher tax: what CIPD reward strategy says next

Close to a million workers across the United Kingdom will pay a higher share of their earnings to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) this tax year, without a single income tax rate having moved on paper. The personal allowance has been locked at ...

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. ...

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