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AI images skew UK jobs towards white, male workers
Data Science

AI images skew UK jobs towards white, male workers

A study finds AI image tools depicting UK jobs in 2025 heavily favour white, male workers, deepening existing gender and racial imbalances.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
BenchBee: UK tech sector loses GBP £3bn to idle IT experts yearly
ICT sector

BenchBee: UK tech sector loses GBP £3bn to idle IT experts yearly

UK consultancies lose over GBP £3bn annually as thousands of IT experts remain idle despite widespread digital skills shortages, says BenchBee analysis.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
UK leads Europe in resilience to ageing workforce & automation
Artificial Intelligence

UK leads Europe in resilience to ageing workforce & automation

The UK tops Europe in resilience to ageing workforce and automation, boasting low job displacement risk and strong digital skills among its workers.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2025
AI tools become essential for UK job seekers, survey reveals
Artificial Intelligence

AI tools become essential for UK job seekers, survey reveals

A survey shows 85.6% of UK job seekers regularly use AI tools like Huntr to tailor CVs and prepare for interviews in a digital job market.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Nov 2025
Equinix to invest GBP £3.9 billion in Hertfordshire data campus
Hyperscale

Equinix to invest GBP £3.9 billion in Hertfordshire data campus

Equinix will invest GBP £3.9 billion in a new data centre campus in Hertfordshire, boosting the UK's AI capacity and creating thousands of jobs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Oct 2025
Thousands turn to Google each month to understand payslips
Human Capital Management

Thousands turn to Google each month to understand payslips

Thousands of UK workers search Google monthly to understand payslips, with tax queries topping 33,100 searches, surpassing popular events like Taylor Swift tickets.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Sat, 25th Oct 2025
Sales & marketing jobs top UK demand, but roles in decline
Marketing

Sales & marketing jobs top UK demand, but roles in decline

Sales and marketing roles lead UK job demand with 78,214 adverts in May 2025, despite a 7.5% drop in relative demand since 2022, ONS data shows.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Oct 2025

Global Stories

Employment stories

Dear Santa - A Christmas wishlist for crypto owners (2025 edition)
Crypto

Dear Santa - A Christmas wishlist for crypto owners (2025 edition)

Crypto fans pen a festive wishlist to Santa, hoping 2026 brings calmer markets, clearer rules and fewer awkward family debates.

By Paul Quickenden • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
Study reveals ATS rarely auto-rejects CVs, debunks 75% myth
Human Capital Management

Study reveals ATS rarely auto-rejects CVs, debunks 75% myth

A new study finds ATS rarely auto-reject CVs; most recruiters manually review applications despite the 75% auto-reject myth circulating online.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
IT & tech staff rank among world's least motivated workers
ICT sector

IT & tech staff rank among world's least motivated workers

Global research finds IT and tech staff among the least motivated workers, scoring 70.8%, with finance sectors trailing lower; management consulting leads at 76.2%.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Nov 2025
A fifth of UK workers content to stay put, shunning promotions
Careers

A fifth of UK workers content to stay put, shunning promotions

Nearly one fifth of UK workers are content in their current roles and not seeking promotions, prioritising job satisfaction over career advancement, new research shows.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Employment stories

CBA data shows wage growth lifts, jobs market steady
Inflation

CBA data shows wage growth lifts, jobs market steady

CBA data shows wage growth nudging higher while jobs remain steady, reinforcing expectations the RBA will stay cautious on interest rates.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
MYOB data shows Australian SME growth surges with digital focus
Robotics

MYOB data shows Australian SME growth surges with digital focus

Australia's SME sector posts strongest half-year growth since 2023, driven by digital adoption and productivity, nearing pre-pandemic output levels.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
Virtual reality boosts job skills & hope for NZ prison inmates
AR, VR & Metaverse

Virtual reality boosts job skills & hope for NZ prison inmates

A New Zealand virtual reality programme is enhancing prisoner job skills and hope, with over 70% of certified participants securing post-release employment.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
New digital platform aims to bridge skills gap with inclusion
Supply Chain

New digital platform aims to bridge skills gap with inclusion

A new digital platform in New Zealand helps employers include disabled workers to address acute skills shortages in manufacturing, engineering and logistics.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025
Keeping the lights on through the Holiday period
Small Business

Keeping the lights on through the Holiday period

As liquidation rises 31.9%, NZ small businesses face a tough holiday battle for staff, cashflow and compliance to keep operations thriving beyond survival mode.

By Neil Webster • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Oct 2025
US tech stocks surge ahead of NZX, highlighting need to diversify
Cartech

US tech stocks surge ahead of NZX, highlighting need to diversify

US tech stocks soar, with the S&P 500 up 14.5% versus NZX's 3.2%, urging New Zealand investors to diversify internationally for better returns.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 10th Oct 2025