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UK Labour Market Update - November 2025

UK Labour Market Update - November 2025

UK labour market November 2025 shows signs of stabilisation as vacancies ease, candidate supply increases and employers plan early 2026 hiring.

  15/12/2025 Read more
The Great Recruitment Debate: What It Means If Gen Z Doesn’t Want In-Person Interviews

The Great Recruitment Debate: What It Means If Gen Z Doesn’t Want In-Person Interviews

The world of hiring is changing - fast. With more and more of the youngest workforce stepping into the labour market, old recruitment norms are being challenged. For many in talent acquisition, that raises a tough question: where does this leave recruiters if Generation Z increasingly skips the traditional in-person interview? Who Are We Talking About: Gen Z’s Position in the Workforce Generation

  10/12/2025 Read more
HR Leaders: Hunters and Hunting

HR Leaders: Hunters and Hunting

Michael Page has released its 2026 Salary Guides, offering insights into key trends in the UK hiring market, the most in-demand roles, and including priorities HR professionals are seeking in their next positions.

  20/11/2025 Read more
Monthly Labour Market Précis: Mixed Messages, Mild Improvement

Monthly Labour Market Précis: Mixed Messages, Mild Improvement

The latest KPMG & REC Report on Jobs series for October 2025 paints a picture of a UK labour market that is still subdued but showing early, if fragile, signs of stabilisation. Across the national report, and the regional editions for London and the South of England, a consistent theme emerges: conditions are not good, but they are also not as bad as feared, and a long-running downturn may be

  18/11/2025 Read more