The rise of the robot recruiter
AI is taking over the hiring process, but is this making the job-search fairer?
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AI is taking over the hiring process, but is this making the job-search fairer?
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Also this week: a conspiracy theorist at the FBI, and Meta’s free-speech wobble.
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Net zero isn’t delivering.
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The business lobby was wrong over the minimum wage and is wrong over the New Deal for Working People.
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The party promises to revolutionise the world of work. But will it U-turn as it did over its green plan?
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The shadow skills minister on Labour’s jobs agenda, reforming apprenticeships, and valuing creative subjects.
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A holistic approach to learning could unlock new opportunities.
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The government’s employment service Jobcentre Plus must reframe its focus beyond skills.
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The UK may be missing opportunities for green jobs, warns a new report by the independent body.
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The director-general of Britain’s largest business group on how to solve labour shortages, stimulate growth, and why it can finally…
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Slowly, imperceptibly, my circle of friends has shrunk – as who’s going to schlep to the pub after a day…
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The renewable energy transition promises to create tens of millions of jobs, but the UK risks missing out unless skills…
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Increases in GDP mean little if they don’t enhance living standards.
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So many people have left work or changed industry since the pandemic that for the first time demand for staff…
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Employees are being hit by inflation, childcare and commuting costs — especially those who moved away to work from home…
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The cost of bringing back the furlough scheme would be lower than failing to do so, say economists and business…
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The number of job vacancies has reached 1.2 million due to post-Brexit labour shortages and the post-Covid reopening.
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The UK’s Net Zero Strategy promises to boost employment while bringing down emissions. Does the government have a plan to…
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One job not included on the deadliest jobs list must be, statistically speaking, one of the most dangerous of all
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