NEWS
RECRUITMENT
PAYE DATA SHOWS ADMIN AND SUPPORT SERVICES ARE STILL MOVING WHILE HEADLINE EMPLOYMENT SOFTENS
Posted: 8th September 2026
ONS PAYE RTI estimates show payrolled employment down on the year in July 2026, but administrative and support services recorded the largest annual in...
RECRUITMENT
MANUFACTURING JOBS FALL 3.2% AS WORKFORCE PLANNING PRESSURE BUILDS
Posted: 2nd September 2026
The latest ONS vacancies and jobs data gives manufacturing employers a blunt signal: the labour market may be cooling, but workforce planning is not g...
RECRUITMENT
INSOLVENCY FIGURES SHOW WHY WORKFORCE PLANS NEED SUPPLIER AND STAFFING RESILIENCE
Posted: 1st September 2026
The Insolvency Service’s latest company insolvency statistics show that financial pressure remains a live operational risk for employers, suppli...
RECRUITMENT
ENERGY AND LABOUR COSTS PUT WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY BACK ON THE EMPLOYER AGENDA
Posted: 29th August 2026
Energy and Labour Costs Put Workforce Flexibility Back on the Employer Agenda
UK businesses are still being squeezed by cost pressure, and the latest ...
RECRUITMENT
HIRING SLOWLY IS NOW A SERVICE-LEVEL RISK
Posted: 28th August 2026
Hiring slowly is now a service-level risk
Slow hiring used to feel like an internal problem. Now it is a service problem.
When a business takes too lo...
RECRUITMENT
TEMP-TO-PERM IS THE CONTROL ROUTE WHEN DEMAND IS UNCERTAIN
Posted: 28th August 2026
Temp-to-perm is the control route when demand is uncertain
When demand is uncertain, employers often make one of two mistakes. They either freeze hiri...
PAYROLL
CHEAP LABOUR ROUTES BECOME EXPENSIVE WHEN THE RECORDS ARE WEAK
Posted: 28th August 2026
Cheap labour routes become expensive when the records are weak
A low labour rate can look attractive until someone asks for the evidence behind it.
Wh...
RECRUITMENT
WOULD YOUR WORKFORCE PLAN SURVIVE TWO KEY PEOPLE BEING OFF NEXT WEEK?
Posted: 28th August 2026
Would your workforce plan survive two key people being off next week?
Most workforce plans look fine until something ordinary happens. Someone goes si...
RECRUITMENT
THE HIDDEN COST OF WAITING TOO LONG TO BRING IN TEMPORARY COVER
Posted: 28th August 2026
The hidden cost of waiting too long to bring in temporary cover
When a business decides not to hire, it often thinks it has saved money. In reality, t...
RECRUITMENT
GDP GROWTH HIDES PRODUCTION PRESSURE THAT MANUFACTURERS STILL HAVE TO STAFF THROUGH
Posted: 28th August 2026
GDP growth hides production pressure that manufacturers still have to staff through
ONS GDP data shows the economy grew in June, but production fell o...
LEGISLATION
EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT TIMETABLE MAKES WORKER RECORDS A PRACTICAL HIRING CONTROL
Posted: 28th August 2026
Employment Rights Act timetable makes worker records a practical hiring control
The government’s timeline for Make Work Pay and the Employment Right...
LEGISLATION
HMRC TAX FRAUD WARNING IS A RECRUITMENT-SECTOR SUPPLIER CHECK, NOT JUST A TAX STORY
Posted: 28th August 2026
HMRC tax fraud warning is a recruitment-sector supplier check, not just a tax story
HMRC’s August Employer Bulletin warns that organised crime group...
