Startups in Britain Turn to AI Instead of Costly New Hires February 19, 2026 By Irina Anghel British entrepreneurship appears to be on the rise, with tens of thousands of new businesses popping up. The problem, for...
AI Job Cuts Are Landing Hardest in Britain, Morgan Stanley Says January 26, 2026 By Irina Anghel The UK is losing more jobs than it’s creating because of artificial intelligence — and at a faster rate than...
Britain Wants Social Mobility But Private Schools Still Dominate September 26, 2025 By Irina Anghel Despite increasing corporate efforts to hire from more diverse backgrounds, private school alumni remain dominant among the most powerful positions...
UK Firms Hire Contractors Instead of Employees to Cut Tax Bills August 6, 2025 By Irina Anghel UK businesses are turning to the self-employed in an effort to rein in costs as they try to navigate Chancellor...
AI Is Already Showing Signs of Slashing UK Job Openings July 15, 2025 By Irina Anghel UK businesses are dialing back hiring for jobs that are likely to be affected by the rollout of artificial intelligence,...
UK Business ‘Struggling to See’ What’s Pro-Business About Labour July 7, 2025 By Jamie Nimmo, Irina Anghel and Jennifer Creery Before taking office last July, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves met business leaders over a series of breakfasts...
Women in UK Financial Services Still Earn a Fifth Less Than Men April 7, 2025 By Irina Anghel The average woman working in the UK financial sector earns about a fifth less than their male colleagues, a reflection...
UK Tones Down Worker ‘Right to Switch Off’ Demands on Firms August 28, 2024 By Irina Anghel, Ailbhe Rea and Bashirat Oladele Britain’s Labour government is watering down ambitions to give employees a legal right to ignore work demands outside office hours,...
Britain’s ‘Quiet Quitters’ Are Costing the Economy £257 Billion June 14, 2024 By Irina Anghel The UK economy lost more than £257 billion ($327 billion) in potential output because of demotivated workers last year, adding...
London Firms Are Letting More Staff Work Entirely From Home April 30, 2024 By Irina Anghel London’s employers are letting more staff work entirely from home, according to a prominent recruitment firm, with workers keen to...