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Job vacancies plunge to low not seen since Covid pandemic More than two jobseekers are now vying for each available position

Job vacancies plunge to low not seen since Covid pandemic www.independent.co.uk/news/busines... #HR #employment #UKEconomy

Accenture ‘links staff promotions to use of AI tools’ Consulting firm keen to increase uptake of technology and is reportedly monitoring adoption by workforce

Accenture ‘links staff promotions to use of AI tools’

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Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation Exclusive: England and Wales charity to examine safeguards after Guardian exposed ‘very dangerous’ advice on Google AI Overviews

Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #AI

Plan to increase youth minimum wage could be delayed Government sources tell BBC News they could slow down plans to make minimum wage equal across age groups.

Plan to increase youth minimum wage could be delayed

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Training more Britons may not cut net migration or plug skills shortages, study finds Local workers can be difficult to attract because of poor pay and conditions, say researchers

Training more Britons may not cut net migration or plug skills shortages, study finds www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... #employment #HR

Unemployment rate hits five-year high as younger people most likely to lose out Youth unemployment now higher than the EU average for the first time since records began

Unemployment rises to highest level for 5 years and wage growth has slowed again, according to official figures www.independent.co.uk/news/busines... #employment #UKEconomy

Heineken to cut 6,000 jobs as people drink less beer Dutch brewer lowers forecasts for 2026 profit growth as cost of living and consumer health concerns reduce sales

Heineken to cut 6,000 jobs as people drink less beer

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UK economy grew by 0.1% last quarter despite Budget uncertainty The UK economy grew modestly again in the last three months of 2025

UK economy grew by 0.1%: biggest growth in manufacturing, no growth in service sector and 2.1% drop in construction
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Women in tech and finance at higher risk from AI job losses, report says ‘Mid-career’ female workers also being sidelined by rigid hiring processes, says City of London Corporation

Women in tech and finance at higher risk from AI job losses, report says www.theguardian.com/business/202... #AI #employment #HR

The big AI job swap: why white-collar workers are ditching their careers As AI job losses rise in the professional sector, many are switching to more traditional trades. But how do they feel about accepting lower pay – and giving up a dream career?

The big AI job swap: why white-collar workers are ditching their careers www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #employment #AI #HR

Packed crowds for the lion dancing at the Lunar New Year market at the Open Market today - on until 4pm #Brighton #OpenMarket #BrightonOpenMarket #BrightonAndHove

Government delays fire and rehire restrictions Measures making it harder for businesses to dismiss workers and hire them on different terms pushed back to 2027

Government delays fire and rehire restrictions

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Brighton Argus: DOG STEALS BABY’S BRIOCHE.

The most Brighton news headline ever.

Deepfake fraud taking place on an industrial scale, study finds AI content for scams can be targeted at individuals and ‘produced by pretty much anybody’, researchers say

An AI security firm interviewed an AI-generated "candidate" www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #AI #employment #HR

Pinterest sacks workers for creating tool to track job cuts The social media platform recently announced that it was axing around 15% of its workforce.

Pinterest fires 2 engineers for tracking which workers lost their jobs - 15% job cuts with a "more AI" strategy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #AI #pinterest #HR #employment

Asda underpaid 53,000 staff after IT glitch Supermarket admits to discovering errors in how it calculated workers’ holiday and sick pay

"Asda has admitted that 53,000 staff were underpaid by the supermarket after its payroll systems were damaged by a botched IT upgrade", the Telegraph reports.

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Abusers using AI and digital tech to attack and control women, charity warns Exclusive: Smartwatches, Oura rings, smart home devices and Fitbits being weaponised, says Refuge

Abusers using AI and digital tech to attack and control women, charity warns www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

'My boss made me cry almost daily': How to handle a toxic manager Workers share how toxic managers have affected them and their lives. Here's what to do if you have one.

'My boss made me cry almost daily': How to handle a toxic manager
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Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says Lord Stockwood says people in government ‘definitely’ talking about idea as technology disrupts industries

Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #employment #UBI #HR #AI

Google DeepMind Staffers Ask Leaders to Keep Them ‘Physically Safe’ From ICE A federal agent allegedly tried to enter Google’s Cambridge campus in the fall, WIRED has learned. Now, staffers want policies that protect them from immigration officials.

Google DeepMind staffers are pressing leadership on their plans to safeguard the 3,000-person unit from ICE agents.

"As we have seen, government agency tactics can change and escalate quite rapidly. With offices in many metro areas across the US, are we prepared?"

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Views from the pier - Palace Pier in Brighton #sussex #brighton #BrightonAndHove #BrightonPier

Oops. Attached the news about job losses to a calendar invite 🤦‍♂️ #Amazon

Appeals tribunal victory for Great Ormond Street NHS cleaners Group of cleaners at Great Ormond Street hospital secure race discrimination victory in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

Hospital cleaners win pay battle and racial discrimination case after TUPE move to NHS
www.personneltoday.com/hr/appeals-t... #HR #employment #tribunal #UKEmpLaw

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

AI job cuts hitting UK hardest, research finds British job losses as a result of AI were twice the international average, survey finds

AI job cuts hitting UK hardest, research finds www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-jobs... #AI #employment

UK labour market cools further, online jobs data shows Vacancies for jobs in Britain continued to fall in December and the pace of increases in advertised salaries slowed, according to a survey on Monday that added to signs of a cooling labour market.

UK labour market cools further, online jobs data shows

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Disposable income in 11 towns and cities has risen twice as fast as rest of UK Study finds top performers over past decade have companies in industries such software, marketing and finance

Disposable income in 11 towns and cities has risen twice as fast as rest of UK - #Brighton and #Worthing top the list www.theguardian.com/business/202... #employment #HR #digital #UKEconomy

My birthday cake looks like Pacman now

Exclusive: Amazon plans thousands more corporate job cuts next week, sources say Amazon is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming some 30,000 corporate workers, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Amazon plans thousands more corporate job cuts next week

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Google Nabs Top Talent From AI Voice Startup Hume AI Hume AI’s CEO, Alan Cowen, will join Google DeepMind along with several top engineers as part of a major licensing deal.

Google DeepMind is hiring the CEO and several top engineers from Hume AI, a startup working on emotionally intelligent voice interfaces, as part of a new licensing agreement, WIRED has learned.

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