Employment

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Employment Human Resources News Technology 

AI IS FLOODING GRADUATE RECRUITMENT — CAREER RABBIT SAYS HUMAN JUDGEMENT IS BECOMING MORE VALUABLE

August 11, 2026August 12, 2026 NewsDesk AI, AI graduate recruitment, AI Interviews, AI job interview preparation, AI mock interview platform, AI Mock Interviews, Artificial Intelligence, assessment centre coaching, Assessment Centres, Asset Management, Career Coaching, Career Rabbit, Career Rabbit AI interview coaching, Career Rabbit 职兔, Consulting, consulting interview coaching, Early-Career Professionals, Emma Han, Emma Han Career Rabbit, generative AI, generative AI recruitment, Graduate Careers, graduate interview coaching, graduate job applications AI, Graduate Jobs, Graduate Recruitment, graduate recruitment technology, human versus AI career coaching, international graduate jobs, international recruitment, international student career coaching, International Students, Investment Banking, investment banking interview preparation, Job Interviews, London Business Journal, London career coaching, London Careers, Private Equity, Quantitative Finance, quantitative finance careers, Technology Careers

THE AI INTERVIEW PARADOX: BETTER PREPARATION IS MAKING GRADUATE CANDIDATES SOUND MORE ALIKE As artificial intelligence becomes embedded on both

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Employment Government News 

BUSINESS CONFIDENCE IN LONDON FALLS TO LOWEST POINT UNDER LABOUR

January 13, 2026 NewsDesk Autumn Budget impact, business costs UK, business hiring slowdown, business regulation UK, Chief Executive Officer, Employment Rights Act, export performance London, inflation pressures businesses, Karim Fatehi OBE, Labour government economy, LCCI survey, London business confidence, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, London economy outlook, London recruitment trends, SME investment London, UK business confidence, UK economic survey

Business confidence in London has fallen to its weakest level since 2023, as firms grapple with rising costs, tighter labour

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Employment Human Resources Legal News 

UK EMPLOYERS URGED TO PREPARE FOR BIGGEST EMPLOYMENT LAW SHAKE-UP IN A DECADE

January 5, 2026 NewsDesk employee rights UK, employer legal risk, employment disputes UK, Employment Law Expert at Smith Partnership, employment legislation UK, Employment Rights Act 2025, HR compliance UK, HR policy updates, Katie Bullimore, labour law reform, probationary periods UK, Rebecca Reid, settlement agreements, statutory sick pay changes, UK business regulation, UK employment law changes, unfair dismissal six months, workplace law reform

UK employers and employees are being urged to prepare for what employment specialists describe as the most far-reaching overhaul of

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Appointments Employment Human Resources News 

CBS STRENGTHENS LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER APPOINTMENT

December 18, 2025 NewsDesk background screening provider, CBS screening, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Product Officer, Complete Background Screening, Complete Background Screening Rachel Bedgood, data integrity recruitment, DBS checks UK, employment checks UK, employment compliance UK, fraud prevention hiring, hiring risk management, HR compliance UK, pre-employment screening UK, product leadership appointment, regulatory compliance hiring, Samantha Vaughan, screening technology UK, UK business appointments, workforce screening services

Complete Background Screening (CBS), one of the UK’s longest-established providers of pre-employment screening and DBS checks, has appointed Samantha Vaughan

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Economy Employment Government News 

RISING PAY, HIGHER TAX BURDENS AND AI PRESSURES COLLIDE FOR UK BUSINESSES

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 NewsDesk AI in the workplace, Autumn Budget business impact, Barnett Waddingham research, business payroll pressures, business productivity UK, National Insurance changes, National Living Wage, Partner and Head of People Risk at Barnett Waddingham, Paul Leandro, salary sacrifice rules, UK business costs, UK employers costs, UK employment policy, UK labour market, UK wage increase, UK wage inflation, workforce planning UK

A planned increase in the National Living Wage is expected to intensify cost pressures on UK businesses already grappling with

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Education Employment News SMEs 

UK UNIVERSITIES SEND MIXED SIGNALS ON BUSINESS TALENT PIPELINE

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 NewsDesk business and management degrees, business graduates UK, graduate employability UK, graduate recruitment UK, HESA data, higher education statistics, London Metropolitan University, skills shortage UK, SMEs hiring graduates, UK higher education trends, UK talent pipeline, UK universities, university business courses, university industry collaboration, University of Bolton

Concerns are growing about the strength of the UK’s future talent pipeline as new analysis shows collaboration between universities and

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Education Employment 

CALLS FOR EMPLOYERS TO UNLOCK SOCIAL MOBILITY AS ELITIST BRITAIN 2025 REVEALS CLASS DIVIDE

September 30, 2025 NewsDesk apprenticeships, Ben Wright, BP, class divide UK, diversity equity inclusion, Elitist Britain 2025, FTSE 100 leadership, Instant Offices, Kerry Dryburgh, London, mentoring, private education, role models state educated, social mobility UK, socio-economic diversity, Sutton Trust, UK workplace diversity

The UK’s top leadership roles remain disproportionately held by the privately educated, according to new findings from the Sutton Trust’s

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Employment Features 

WILL WORKFORCE SHORTAGES CAUSE PEAK SEASON CHAOS IN 2024?

October 24, 2024 NewsDesk Andrew Tavener, automation, Descartes, employees, Gen Z workers, Head of Marketing, millennial, Peak Performance, Scaling, shipment tracking, workforce

Workforce shortages are affecting three quarters (74%) of logistics companies. With peak season fast approaching, what steps are being taken to

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Employment News Recruitment 

JOB SEEKERS’ CVS LAUNCHED INTO SPACE FOR STAR WARS DAY

May 4, 2021May 5, 2021 NewsDesk balloon, Business Analysis, CAD, competition, CV, David Hinley, digital billboard, employment, Engineering, job hunting, Lucy Russell, Marketing, PR, Sam Kapadia, Sent Into Space, Space, Star Wars, Zoek

Job board Zoek partners with space agency to help candidates stand out.  Three UK job seekers have had their CVs

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Employment 

CHANGES TO NDAs ARE A USEFUL STEP IN PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES

April 12, 2019February 2, 2026 NewsDesk confidentiality agreements, Employers, Julian Cox, NDA, non-disclosure agreements

The Government has announced new proposals to curb the use of ‘unethical’ non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in light of a number

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