Adam McCulloch

Employers are feeling more optimistic about the future than at any time in over two years, according to a new survey of businesses.

The year to 31 March 2025 saw lower levels of new entrants to the civil service overall compared with the year before.

UK vacancies rose to 875,546 in June – the strongest annual growth since July 2022.

The TUC has today (Monday) has told Conservative and Lib Dem peers to ‘stop trying to block’ stronger rights for millions of workers.

A complaint of maternity discrimination against Manchester-based Bright HR has been upheld by an employment tribunal after a saleswoman said that her request to return to her role after having a baby was greeted with derision.

A woman with a ADHD diagnosis has partially succeeded in her claim against her employer Capgemini UK on the basis of failure to make reasonable adjustments.

About 100 branches face closure although chief executive has said there was not a ‘definitive’ view on how many branches were needed.

About 550 workers at US company Oscar Mayer in Wrexham had been involved in 200 strike days between September 2024 and April 2025.

The cutting of 180 occupations from the Skilled Worker visa and the decision to close the Health and Care worker route to overseas workers has come under fire from the House of Lords.

There has been a decline in skills shortage vacancies according to new figures from the Department for Education.

The head of England's NHS has said the organisation must be more resistant to resident doctors' pay demands, and that strikers should face ‘financial consequences’.

Employers may have to pay more into staff retirement pots under plans being considered by chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Hundreds of Liverpool university staff are to stage additional strikes in their dispute over hybrid-working arrangements.

Consulting group McKinsey has advised firms to maintain investment in entry-level roles for young people after evidence emerged that the rise of artificial intelligence had seen a reduction in headcount. 

The latest survey of recruitment consultancies signalled an accelerated decline in hiring activity across the UK at the end of the second quarter.