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#uk-employers

Seeing the way it was run, how diligent they are, everyone was very respectful. They've got a really good thing here and I really hope they can keep their funding and grow and get bigger.

"Success to me is creating lasting value. Having a positive impact on people, and maintaining consistency, discipline, and control over my direction."

A trainee paramedic spoke about looking for work abroad because of a recruitment freeze in Wales, resonating with many students feeling left in limbo.

Pew defines Generation X as those born from 1965 through 1980, meaning in 2026 they will be roughly 46 to 61 years old, still too young to retire.

There are reasons to be worried and think about the future. But we are able to do something about this. We should be thinking about, well, how do we tip the balance in favour of AI being used in that positive way to help people do their jobs better [rather than replacing them].

"For the first time, a rigid office attendance mandate has been broken and replaced with a more sensible, flexible approach based on what actually works," General Secretary Fran Heathcote said. "This has been a long campaign and reaching a deal members could accept reflects the determination of PCS members at ONS, the hard work of their reps and the value of trade unionism."

The UK unemployment rate fell from 5.2% to 4.9%, driven more by increased economic inactivity, particularly as fewer students sought work.

Britain's tax wedge, which estimates total taxes on labour paid by employees and employers, minus cash benefits received by working households, increased by 2.45 percentage points last year, the most in the OECD.

Departures among those aged 20-29 reached 130,000-140,000 in June 2025, significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels of around 92,000-95,000 in 2018, indicating a clear shift towards earlier migration.

The TechFirst Women's Programme, backed by £4 million of government funding, aims to create at least 300 paid placements in technology roles across the UK. The programme will work with businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises, to identify opportunities for women to gain experience in fields such as software development, digital engineering, data science and artificial intelligence.

If employers want to bring workers from overseas, then they must also invest in the skills of workers already in Britain, Starmer said in May. At the same time, we will wean our national economy off its reliance on cheap labour from overseas. The end result will be a reformed immigration system that no longer ignores the millions of people who want the opportunity to train and contribute.