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Finance hiring rebounds across UK employers
Read the full story: Finance hiring rebounds across UK employersFinance hiring is rebounding as employers rebuild financial control capacity. Robert Half data shows rising demand for finance directors, credit controllers, and accounting roles across business services and manufacturing.
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Directors put AI governance on agenda

Directors are moving AI from experiments into boardroom governance plans. New IoD survey insights show artificial intelligence becoming a strategic control issue, not only a technology deployment question.









