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Latest AI and Sustainability Top LinkedIn’s “Jobs on the Rise 2025”

AI and Sustainability Top LinkedIn’s “Jobs on the Rise 2025”

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Artificial Intelligence Engineer, Environmental Officer, and Data Governance Manager are reshaping the UK job market, taking centre stage in LinkedIn’s “Jobs on the Rise 2025” report.

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  • Labour Market Overview, UK: December 2024

    Labour Market Overview, UK: December 2024

    Tuesday, December 17, 2024

    The UK labour market in December 2024 presents a complex picture, with modest growth in payrolled employees and workforce jobs, yet ongoing declines in vacancies and rising unemployment.

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  • Reeves’s National Insurance Raid Sparks Sharpest Hiring Slump in Four Years

    Reeves’s National Insurance Raid Sparks Sharpest Hiring Slump in Four Years

    Monday, December 9, 2024

    The UK job market is experiencing its steepest hiring slowdown in four years, with businesses preparing for the financial hit of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s new National Insurance tax policy. The looming increase in employer contributions and changes to the earnings threshold are creating uncertainty and reshaping recruitment strategies.

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  • AI-Generated CVs: A New Recruitment Reality or a Growing Threat?

    AI-Generated CVs: A New Recruitment Reality or a Growing Threat?

    Thursday, December 5, 2024

    Recruiters are facing a seismic shift. Once heralded as tools to streamline hiring, generative AI platforms are now presenting a complex challenge: AI-generated CVs. According to Remote’s 2024 Global Workforce Report, 76% of UK hiring leaders have encountered resumes crafted by AI, many riddled with falsehoods.

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  • How AI Tools Are Transforming the Recruitment Industry

    How AI Tools Are Transforming the Recruitment Industry

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    In a bold stride toward the future, the recruitment industry is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to streamline hiring processes, uncover top talent, and eliminate biases. What once required weeks of manual labour is now being accomplished in hours, thanks to innovations reshaping the workforce landscape.

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  • Labour market overview, UK: November 2024

    Labour market overview, UK: November 2024

    Tuesday, November 12, 2024

    The UK labour market in November 2024 highlights mixed trends in employment, unemployment, earnings, and vacancies. While the overall labour force shows year-on-year growth, short-term declines in payrolled employees and job vacancies reflect caution in the business environment.

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  • Crackdown to Save the NHS Billions Spent on Temporary Agency Staff

    Crackdown to Save the NHS Billions Spent on Temporary Agency Staff

    Tuesday, November 12, 2024

    The UK government has announced sweeping measures to address the exorbitant cost of temporary staffing in the NHS. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has unveiled plans to curb reliance on agency workers, a practice that drains up to £3 billion annually from the health service.

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  • Labour Launches New Four-Day Workweek Trial

    Labour Launches New Four-Day Workweek Trial

    Tuesday, November 5, 2024

    The UK’s first four-day workweek trial under the new Labour government kicked off Monday, involving around 1,000 workers from 17 companies, with plans to expand to 21. Spearheaded by the 4 Day Week Campaign, this trial allows employees to work reduced hours without pay cuts.

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  • Addressing Alcohol Misuse in the Recruitment Industry

    Addressing Alcohol Misuse in the Recruitment Industry

    Tuesday, November 5, 2024

    Alcohol misuse in UK workplaces is a growing issue, and the recruitment industry—with its high-pressure environment and social culture—is particularly vulnerable. Public Health England reports that alcohol misuse contributes to over 7,000 deaths and more than 350,000 hospital admissions each year.

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  • Autumn Budget: Wage Growth and Business Costs in Focus

    Autumn Budget: Wage Growth and Business Costs in Focus

    Thursday, October 31, 2024

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves admitted that the Autumn Budget, announced on October 30, may impact wage growth. The £40 billion budget includes adjustments to employer national insurance contributions (NICs) which, combined with other measures, could curb overall wage growth.

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  • Employment Rights Bill: Key Changes for Businesses and Workers

    Employment Rights Bill: Key Changes for Businesses and Workers

    Thursday, October 24, 2024

    The UK Government recently unveiled the long-anticipated Employment Rights Bill on 10 October, promising the most substantial overhaul of employment law in a generation. While full implementation is not expected until 2026, the bill introduces 28 key reforms that will affect both businesses and workers.

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