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Axonify’s frontline worker survey highlights training gaps as rising customer incivility threatens worker safety, performance and morale.

Three-quarters (74%) of payroll professionals say at least 11 hours per week are wasted due to outdated technology and inefficient workflows.

The 2025 Skills on the Rise list - the fastest-growing skills that professionals should be investing in - shows a growing demand for both technical capabilities and uniquely human ‘soft’ skills. However, despite an increasing number of professionals looking for new roles, many businesses are struggling to find candidates with the right mix of skills.

Company Releases Host of Product Updates Based on Feedback from Global Customer Community, Including AI Innovations Across Recruiting, Workforce Management, User Experience, Finance, and More

AI adoption saves recruiters up to 17 hours weekly, with one-quarter of that saved on candidate matching alone

There was an increase in job postings across the UK in January 2025, according to the latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)/ Lightcast monthly Labour Market Tracker.

The UK leads the way on salary transparency as 71% of job adverts list pay.

As one of the UK’s largest apprenticeship providers, BAE Systems has tested the latest attitudes towards career paths among young people to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week (10-16 February).

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The latest REC JobsOutlook shows employers' confidence in the economy slightly increased heading into the new year, suggesting that some of the gloomier UK economic forecasts, partly driven by a damaging Autumn Budget for business, may be underplaying the potential for 2025. Demand for workers is down, it's not gone, finds REC.

The CIPD encourages organisations to lean into AI to boost productivity but calls for a human-centred approach when rolling out and to manage risk.

Growth in advertised wages remains above pre-pandemic levels in several countries, but the latest data through the end of 2024 suggest a steady slowdown in wage growth across the euro area.