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Hybrid Work Tightens: 2-3 Days a Week in the Office Has Become the Norm

Jack Kennedy - 24 September 2025
Employers have become stricter about hybrid work, with 85% of UK job postings that mention a hybrid schedule requiring at least two days a week in the office compared with 65% in 2022.
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UK Employment Figures, September 2025: Pay Growth Remains Robust as Labour Market Continues to Weaken

Jack Kennedy - 16 September 2025
There are fewer jobs, but stubborn pay pressures represent a policy headache that won’t go away.

Why Europe’s Labour Markets Are Hotter in the South but Tighter in the North

Guillermo Gallacher & Pawel Adrjan - 5 September 2025
Diverging job posting trends are leading to a convergence in labour market tightness among the Eurozone’s biggest economies.

Labour Market Updates

September 2025 UK Labour Market Update: Cooling Job Market Fails to Dent Pay Gains

Jack Kennedy - 26 September 2025
The UK labour market continues to steadily cool, but wage growth remains robust.
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August 2025 UK Labour Market Update: Persistent Wage Pressures 

Jack Kennedy - 22 August 2025
The UK labour market remains fragile but continues to generate strong wage growth, prompting renewed concerns about inflation.
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July 2025 UK Labour Market Update: Cooling but Not Crashing

Jack Kennedy - 24 July 2025
The UK labour market has continued to gradually weaken, but does not appear to be nearing a crash.
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UK Mid-Year Labour Market Update 2025: Continuing to Steadily Cool

Jack Kennedy - 25 June 2025
The UK labour market continues to soften, but hasn’t crashed since April’s policy changes came into effect.
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April 2025 UK Labour Market Update: Job Postings Slide Quickens

Jack Kennedy - 7 May 2025
Hiring headwinds have strengthened amid tariff uncertainty and a recently implemented hike in employment costs.
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March 2025 UK Labour Market Update: Wage Growth Beginning to Drift Down

Jack Kennedy - 1 April 2025
Pay growth has been elevated for some time but appears to be (finally) waning.
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State of the Labour Market
Irish Hiring Demand Remains Stable
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Jack Kennedy - 17 September 2025
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Future of Work
Pinstripes to Polo Shirts: UK Workplaces Embrace Casual Dress
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Callam Pickering & Jack Kennedy - 25 August 2025
Person pinning pictures to the wall in the office
State of the Labour Market
UK Employment Figures, August 2025: Struggling, but Not Collapsing
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Jack Kennedy - 12 August 2025
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State of the Labour Market
UK Employment Figures, July 2025: Ongoing Slowdown
Line chart titled “Payrolled employment has fallen in recent months” shows the number of UK payrolled employees from July 2014 to June 2025. Payrolled employment has now fallen for eight successive months.
Jack Kennedy - 18 July 2025
Line chart titled “Payrolled employment has fallen in recent months” shows the number of UK payrolled employees from July 2014 to June 2025. Payrolled employment has now fallen for eight successive months.
Jobseeker Behaviour
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Alexandre Judes & Virginia Sondergeld - 19 June 2025
Military personnel shaking hands
Jobseeker Behaviour
Foreign Interest in Jobs in Ireland Has Been Trending Upwards
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Sneha Puri - 17 June 2025
Young businessperson smiling while taking a call in the office
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