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Dry promotions, benefits-maxxing and Lobster learning: the viral job trends to know about to boost your career and pay
A new wave of viral workplace trends is changing how people think about career growth, pay rises and job security. Popularised on social media and increasingly discussed by career experts, these concepts highlight both the hidden pitfalls of modern work and the strategies employees can use to stay ahead. At the centre of the conversation…
Read MoreThe Gen Z job crisis is real: 1.2 million recent grads in the U.K. competed for just 17,000 open roles
Gen Z is often derided as a lazy, unambitious generation of workers uninterested in climbing the corporate ladder. But contrary to popular belief, they’re just as determined as millennials or Gen Xers to get their careers off the ground, despite the odds seemingly stacked against them. From AI agents taking over entry-level roles to employers…
Read MoreFull list of 8 major rule changes for UK workers as raft of new rights kicks in
UK Workers Gain New Rights as Major Rule Changes Take Effect Millions of workers across the UK are set to benefit from a sweeping set of employment law reforms that came into force on April 6, 2026, marking one of the most significant overhauls of workplace protections in recent years. The changes, introduced under the…
Read MoreEmail to employee goes viral: HR tracks minutes, Internet tracks the drama
A workplace incident involving a UK-based entrepreneur, Tom Hunt, has captured widespread attention online after he shared an amusing yet baffling corporate email. The post, which quickly spread across the internet, highlighted how a minor time discrepancy turned into a full-blown discussion on workplace culture. Hunt uploaded a screenshot of a message sent by a…
Read MoreWill we have any workplace leaders left by 2030?
Our latest Work Remastered research suggests that leadership is losing its allure. Only a quarter of workers (23%) say they are motivated by the promise of promotion into a senior role, and only 20% said they wanted to become a leader in the future. You might assume this is a ‘Gen Z problem’; that younger…
Read MoreUnemployment hits post-pandemic peak
Unemployment in the UK rose to 5% in the three months to the end of September, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released yesterday (11 November). The increase, up from 4.8% in the previous quarter, brings the number of unemployed people to 1.8 million, the highest level since January 2021, during the…
Read MoreYoung expats reveal their reasons for fleeing Starmer’s Britain
Why we’ve left the UK…and won’t be coming back: Spiralling living costs, a nation divided, and because ‘everything is always broken’ Young expats today revealed their reasons for leaving the UK as the exodus gathers pace under Labour. Last year the number of UK citizens going to live abroad was 257,000 – far more than…
Read MoreUK firms plan 3% pay rises in coming year, see AI hit to jobs, survey shows
LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – British employers expect to raise wages by 3% in the next 12 months, but some recruiters expect artificial intelligence to shrink their workforce, according to a survey that showed firms were worried about the impact of government tax plans on hiring. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a professional…
Read MoreIs the AI bubble about to burst?
While the HR hype around AI shows no sign of slowing, the volume of its critics is increasing. Dan Cave explores what HR really needs to know, and be mindful of, about AI. Hype around artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded over the last couple of years. The World Economic Forum believes that AI will change around half…
Read MoreOvercome the challenges of executive hiring
Executive-level hiring is fraught with challenges. While successfully identifying the best experienced talent is tricky enough, moving through an onboarding process for senior executives can be quite another task. However, the right hire can inspire teams, elevate a department and even transform a business. Further compounding the senior hiring problem, there have been many recent…
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