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Haiilo is expanding Manchester as its fastest-growing regional UK office. The employee experience platform has increased headcount more than sixfold since 2024, alongside UK ARR growth of 55% and a 60% rise in customer numbers.
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England’s skills pipeline faces sharper pressure across priority growth sectors. Skills England says demand will rise 24% over the next decade, requiring up to 1.8 million additional workers.
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Monday now appears to be the week’s strongest productivity window. Success.co data shows Mondays led across tasks completed, issues resolved, milestones, quarterly goals, and scorecard entries, while Fridays were dominated by skipped meetings and reporting catch-up.
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Business schools are broadening career preparation for an altered economy. emlyon’s CAP partnership with L’atelier des Chefs combines management study with practical training, giving students a wider set of options in a labour market being reshaped by automation.
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Redundancy pressure is spreading unevenly across the UK workforce again. Click Offices’ analysis shows technology, manufacturing, and mid-career employees under particular strain as vacancies fall, unemployment rises, and restructuring becomes more common across several sectors.
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Rising fuel costs are intensifying financial pressure on UK workers. Chris Britton, People Experience Director at Reward Gateway | Edenred, argues that fuel discounts, cashback, and flexible rewards can give car-dependent employees more immediate support.
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Law employers can no longer recruit on endurance and prestige. Victoria Nash explains why flexibility, wellbeing, and trust now matter more in attracting and growing legal talent.
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Finance staff are rethinking roles as office demands tighten further. Morgan McKinley says commuting costs, burnout, and reduced flexibility are worsening retention pressures across UK financial services.
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UK employers are putting cost control ahead of business expansion. CIPD’s latest Labour Market Outlook shows confidence remains subdued, with hiring edging up slightly while pay growth and workforce plans stay tightly constrained.
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Young workers are entering jobs, but not always safe workplaces. MHFA England’s research links weak psychological safety to stress, lower motivation, and quitting risk among 18 to 24-year-olds.