UK vacancies fell to an estimated 691,000 in July to September 2026, the first reading below 700,000 since early 2021, according to new ONS figures.
Charlotte Mercer · 2 min readMinisters have opened a 12-week consultation on employment status reforms aimed at preventing workers from being wrongly classified as self-employed, with up to 900,000 people potentially affected.
Daniel Whitmore · 2 min readNew ONS figures show UK payrolled employment falling by an estimated 145,000 over the year as vacancies drop to their lowest level outside the Covid period in more than a decade.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min read