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Employment Rights Act set to raise costs and curb hiring, CIPD warns

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IT and administration jobs attract most UK applications

Hiring slowdown shows tentative signs of easing as temp work edges up

Fake job sponsorships exposed as migrants pay thousands to stay in UK

Remote jobs fall to lowest level since 2020 as vacancies decline for sixth month

Quarter of UK workers applied for ‘ghost jobs’ as candidates lose faith in hiring

Tech roles dominate pay growth as salary gaps widen across the UK

UK unemployment expected to reach highest level in more than a decade

One in three UK job ads may be fake as ‘ghost jobs’ erode trust in recruitment

Directors predict AI will lead to more hiring, not fewer jobs

New guide aims to boost hiring of blind and partially sighted people

Healthcare and tech degrees safest bets for future jobs, recruiters say

Tech leaders abandon traditional hiring as demand grows for flexible digital talent

One in five Christmas temp jobs now in logistics and delivery roles

Disabled talent ‘is being missed’ as employers lack confidence to act

AI testing surges 166% as employers rethink how they assess talent

UK employers turn to older workers and returners as hiring challenges grow

Hiring slows as employers take twice as long to fill vacancies

Most employers still rely on gut feel to spot top talent, study finds

Global hiring set to overtake local recruitment by 2026 but firms face compliance hurdles

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Recruitment Analysis, opinion and Advice

Mike Bond: Redefining talent – and prioritising the creative mindset

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Martin Corry: Best practices for UK Right to Work checks – minimising risk and maximising efficiency

Charlotte Shipley-Hall: Helping recruiters find the empathy equilibrium in recruitment

Jonathan Firth: In the age of AI, candidate experience has never been more important

Natalie Ellis: why you should never embellish your CV

Alessandro Bonatti: Can AI make hiring smarter?

Simone Mink: The entry-level squeeze – how graduates must adapt to break into tech

Lee Higgins: The rise of AI in recruitment – opportunity or risk?

Hamraj Gulamali: Digital IDs and the end of hiring blindly in the age of remote work

Chris McClellen: The challenge of AI-generated job applications and inflated AI skills

Elouisa Crichton: AI hiring tools – what recruiters need to know about discrimination risks

Rolf Bezemer: Why AI is making background screening even more critical for HR teams

Khyati Sundaram: What is the ‘AI sigh’, and what can HR leaders do about it?

Kiran Kapur: the real cost of apprenticeships

Sally Eley: How hiring refugees can benefit your organisation, and what you need to know

Jonathan Firth: getting onboarding right – how to make new hires stick

Andrew Bud: The deepfake employee: is your workforce secure?

Jonathan Westley: Transforming HR: The power of digital identity verification for better employee experiences

Roger Bescoby: Pre-employment checks protect your business

Tracy Stanton: Innovative hiring practices for in-demand roles

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