• Side hustles pay, but rarely replace salaries

    Most side hustles bring extra income, but modest monthly returns. Adobe Express found 73% of respondents earn up to £500 a month, while one in five generate £1,000 or more.


  • Young Britons are leaving Britain earlier

    Young Britons are moving abroad earlier in adult life now. The TEFL Academy’s latest report combines survey data and migration figures to argue that Gen Z is driving the shift.


  • Office noise costs workers three weeks yearly

    Office noise is eroding productivity, retention, and workplace wellbeing nationwide. Research from Oscar Acoustics found employees lose 26 productive minutes a day to noise, while many now stay home to escape it.


  • Financial services comms turnover risk spikes

    Financial services communicators face mounting churn as regulation pressure intensifies. Murray McIntosh says 62% plan to move roles within six months, raising concerns over continuity, messaging, and specialist capability as UK regulatory reform gathers pace.


  • Meeting glitches still disrupt UK work

    Hybrid meetings still drain time despite workplace tech investment levels. Owl Labs found persistent glitches, setup delays, and collaboration friction even as employers push ahead with AI adoption and meeting-room upgrades.


  • Retail wages jump before April crunch

    Retail pay surges as hiring slows before April changes land. Employment Hero says retail and hospitality wages rose 18% year-on-year in February, even as sector employment slipped ahead of higher labour costs.


  • Durham study exposes multiple-job protection gaps

    Multiple-job workers face widening gaps in dignity protections at work. New research argues current frameworks miss the realities of precarious multiple employment, leaving essential workers exposed to stress, stigma, and weak workplace protections.


  • ESSEC launches online AI executive master programme

    ESSEC has launched a fully online executive AI master programme. The new course combines strategy, management, and AI capability across an 18-month format designed for working professionals.


  • EHL expands into culinary degree market

    EHL is launching a new degree for future restaurateurs globally. The two-year course brings together culinary arts, fine-dining guest experience, and restaurant management as hospitality education shifts towards shorter, practice-led pathways.


  • ICS.AI targets university AI access gap

    ICS.AI is offering universities wider governed student AI access nationwide. The company says the model removes a major cost barrier and extends enterprise-grade access once institutions deploy its staff platform.