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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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Payroll transformation is still underdelivering after major software investment. Strada’s latest research shows manual checks, weak visibility, and legacy workarounds continuing to limit value across enterprise HR and payroll operations long after implementation.
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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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Small businesses may need HR support sooner than they expect. Sally Sellwood, Employment Law Consultant at the CIPD, argues that early HR support helps employers manage compliance, culture, and changing employment law.
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Fit note reform shifts attention to employers’ role in absence. New pilots could reshape return-to-work support, but only if employer involvement is clearly defined and practical enough to work across different roles, teams, and workplace settings.
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UK benefits spending is rising, but employee experience still lags. Benifex found employers are expanding benefits, yet many workers either have not noticed the changes or still struggle to access and understand what is available.
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UK employers say hiring has become costlier and riskier lately. Employment Hero’s latest survey points to rising costs, heavier administration, and growing compliance concern shaping whether businesses expand their teams.
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Britain’s jobs market is losing momentum at the margins. Vacancies have fallen, payrolls are weakening, and pay growth is close to stalling, with the strain showing first among smaller employers and in lower-paid sectors.
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Internal comms teams still struggle to prove commercial impact clearly. Oak Engage found strong respect for the function, but weak measurement, heavy information overload, and widespread use of unofficial channels across organisations.
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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.