{"id":37802,"date":"2025-07-10T03:39:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T03:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T01:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:48:57","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-lv-200-to-white-gradient-background has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--16)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--5)\"><div style=\"--bb--crumb-gap:0.4em; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-employmentherocom2025-breadcrumb-block-v2\">\n    <nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"breadcrumb\" class=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n        <ol class=\"breadcrumb-items\">\n                            <li class=\"breadcrumb-item\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/\" class=\"breadcrumb-item-ahref breadcrumb-item--current\">\n                        <span class=\"breadcrumb-item-name\">\n                        Home                        <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                                    <\/li>\n                        <\/ol>\n    <\/nav>\n    <script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"name\":\"Home\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/employmenthero.com\\\/uk\\\/\"}}]}<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-heading-1-4-xl-font-size\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--5)\">Newsroom<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\">The latest news, insights and stories from the world of work. Fresh perspectives, expert commentary and data-led insights for SMEs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-to-lv-200-gradient-background has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-to-lv-200-gradient-background has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query blog-3-col-query-loop is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-1 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-51390 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-ai tag-ai-learning tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/workplace-skills-future-workforce-uk\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0389-team-reviewing-workplace-documents-and-admin-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Workplace Skills That Will Define the Next Decade\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0389-team-reviewing-workplace-documents-and-admin-1.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0389-team-reviewing-workplace-documents-and-admin-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0389-team-reviewing-workplace-documents-and-admin-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0389-team-reviewing-workplace-documents-and-admin-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0389-team-reviewing-workplace-documents-and-admin-1-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-3 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/workplace-skills-future-workforce-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Workplace Skills That Will Define the Next Decade<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-2\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Three of the UK&#8217;s leading workforce experts came to the same conclusion this week \u2013 and it challenges how many&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/workplace-skills-future-workforce-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Workplace Skills That Will Define the Next Decade<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/workplace-skills-future-workforce-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-51370 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-business-leadership tag-cipd tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; 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<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-city-bears-high-performance-teams\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bristol City FC and Bears CEOs on What it Takes to Run a High-Performance Business<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-city-bears-high-performance-teams\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50361 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-find-staff tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-youth-unemployment-netherlands\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0152-young-staff-wiping-down-table-with-cleaning-spray-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What the Netherlands Can Teach the UK About Getting Young People Into Work\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0152-young-staff-wiping-down-table-with-cleaning-spray-1.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0152-young-staff-wiping-down-table-with-cleaning-spray-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0152-young-staff-wiping-down-table-with-cleaning-spray-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0152-young-staff-wiping-down-table-with-cleaning-spray-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0152-young-staff-wiping-down-table-with-cleaning-spray-1-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-9 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-youth-unemployment-netherlands\/\" target=\"_self\" >What the Netherlands Can Teach the UK About Getting Young People Into Work<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-8\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">More than 1 million young people in the UK are now out of work and education. One country is far&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-youth-unemployment-netherlands\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What the Netherlands Can Teach the UK About Getting Young People Into Work<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-youth-unemployment-netherlands\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-51282 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-hospitality tag-key-news tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes tag-young-people\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-15 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/youth-jobs-grant-uk-sme-employers\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0153-manager-training-new-young-employee-on-point-of-sale-system.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The \u00a33,000 Youth Jobs Grant: What UK SMEs Need to Know \u2013 Including the Legal Small Print\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0153-manager-training-new-young-employee-on-point-of-sale-system.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0153-manager-training-new-young-employee-on-point-of-sale-system-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0153-manager-training-new-young-employee-on-point-of-sale-system-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0153-manager-training-new-young-employee-on-point-of-sale-system-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0153-manager-training-new-young-employee-on-point-of-sale-system-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0153-manager-training-new-young-employee-on-point-of-sale-system-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-12 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-14 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/youth-jobs-grant-uk-sme-employers\/\" target=\"_self\" >The \u00a33,000 Youth Jobs Grant: What UK SMEs Need to Know \u2013 Including the Legal Small Print<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-11\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Everything UK employers need to know about the \u00a33,000 Youth Jobs Grant, SWAP placements, and the legal risks of hiring&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/youth-jobs-grant-uk-sme-employers\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The \u00a33,000 Youth Jobs Grant: What UK SMEs Need to Know \u2013 Including the Legal Small Print<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/youth-jobs-grant-uk-sme-employers\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-51278 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-hr tag-smes tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-18 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/burnout-in-hr-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0465-burnout-helpdesk-worker-stretching-at-office-desk.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"HR Stress Is Driving 38% to Consider Leaving the Profession\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0465-burnout-helpdesk-worker-stretching-at-office-desk.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0465-burnout-helpdesk-worker-stretching-at-office-desk-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0465-burnout-helpdesk-worker-stretching-at-office-desk-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0465-burnout-helpdesk-worker-stretching-at-office-desk-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0465-burnout-helpdesk-worker-stretching-at-office-desk-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/EH-ER-IMG-0465-burnout-helpdesk-worker-stretching-at-office-desk-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-15 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-16 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/burnout-in-hr-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >HR Stress Is Driving 38% to Consider Leaving the Profession<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-14\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Ultimate Resilience\u2019s latest report finds that the likelihood of staying largely comes down to one thing <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/burnout-in-hr-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: HR Stress Is Driving 38% to Consider Leaving the Profession<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/burnout-in-hr-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50921 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-key-news tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-21 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-businesses-freelance-workers\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0419-young-business-admin-working-late-with-paperwork.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Employment Costs Are Pushing UK Businesses Toward Contract and Freelance Workers\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0419-young-business-admin-working-late-with-paperwork.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0419-young-business-admin-working-late-with-paperwork-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0419-young-business-admin-working-late-with-paperwork-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0419-young-business-admin-working-late-with-paperwork-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0419-young-business-admin-working-late-with-paperwork-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-18 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-20 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-businesses-freelance-workers\/\" target=\"_self\" >Employment Costs Are Pushing UK Businesses Toward Contract and Freelance Workers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-17\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Four in ten businesses are investing in contract staff, as rising costs and legal uncertainty make permanent roles hard to&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-businesses-freelance-workers\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Employment Costs Are Pushing UK Businesses Toward Contract and Freelance Workers<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-businesses-freelance-workers\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-51062 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-24 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/milburn-review-neet-crisis-hiring-costs\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0411-barista-training-latte-art-cafe.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Milburn Review Warns of NEET Crisis amid 9.6% Rise in UK Hiring Costs\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0411-barista-training-latte-art-cafe.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0411-barista-training-latte-art-cafe-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0411-barista-training-latte-art-cafe-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0411-barista-training-latte-art-cafe-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0411-barista-training-latte-art-cafe-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0411-barista-training-latte-art-cafe-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-21 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-23 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-22 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/milburn-review-neet-crisis-hiring-costs\/\" target=\"_self\" >Milburn Review Warns of NEET Crisis amid 9.6% Rise in UK Hiring Costs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-20\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The report warns that nearly 1 million young people are NEET. YouGov data from UK business leaders shows hiring costs&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/milburn-review-neet-crisis-hiring-costs\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Milburn Review Warns of NEET Crisis amid 9.6% Rise in UK Hiring Costs<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/milburn-review-neet-crisis-hiring-costs\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50785 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-key-news tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/late-payment-law-small-business-uk\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0445-florist-team-preparing-flower-bouquets.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"New Law Puts a 60-Day Cap on Late Payments to Small Businesses\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0445-florist-team-preparing-flower-bouquets.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0445-florist-team-preparing-flower-bouquets-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0445-florist-team-preparing-flower-bouquets-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0445-florist-team-preparing-flower-bouquets-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0445-florist-team-preparing-flower-bouquets-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0445-florist-team-preparing-flower-bouquets-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-24 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-26 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-25 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/late-payment-law-small-business-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" >New Law Puts a 60-Day Cap on Late Payments to Small Businesses<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-23\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The arrival of new legislation will be welcomed by suppliers who\u2019ve spent years chasing invoices. Here\u2019s what changes \u2013 and&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/late-payment-law-small-business-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: New Law Puts a 60-Day Cap on Late Payments to Small Businesses<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/late-payment-law-small-business-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50747 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-key-news tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-business-hr-what-employers-get-wrong\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2752\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0380-payroll-admin-reviewing-employee-records.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"International HR Day: What Small Businesses Still Get Wrong About People Management\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0380-payroll-admin-reviewing-employee-records.png 2752w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0380-payroll-admin-reviewing-employee-records-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0380-payroll-admin-reviewing-employee-records-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0380-payroll-admin-reviewing-employee-records-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0380-payroll-admin-reviewing-employee-records-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0380-payroll-admin-reviewing-employee-records-2048x1143.png 2048w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0380-payroll-admin-reviewing-employee-records-440x246.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2752px) 100vw, 2752px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-27 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-29 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-28 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-business-hr-what-employers-get-wrong\/\" target=\"_self\" >International HR Day: What Small Businesses Still Get Wrong About People Management<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-26\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Too many small employers build their teams before they build their HR. One consultant explains what that costs them <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-business-hr-what-employers-get-wrong\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: International HR Day: What Small Businesses Still Get Wrong About People Management<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-business-hr-what-employers-get-wrong\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50668 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-find-and-hire tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-33 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/cost-of-employment-uk\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0099-small-business-accounting-bookkeeping-payroll-retail-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"UK Employment Costs Have Risen Nearly 10% in a Year\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0099-small-business-accounting-bookkeeping-payroll-retail-1.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0099-small-business-accounting-bookkeeping-payroll-retail-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0099-small-business-accounting-bookkeeping-payroll-retail-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0099-small-business-accounting-bookkeeping-payroll-retail-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0099-small-business-accounting-bookkeeping-payroll-retail-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0099-small-business-accounting-bookkeeping-payroll-retail-1-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-30 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-32 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-31 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/cost-of-employment-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" >UK Employment Costs Have Risen Nearly 10% in a Year<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-29\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Wages, NICs and compliance costs are all rising at once, and a quarter of businesses have already started pulling back&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/cost-of-employment-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: UK Employment Costs Have Risen Nearly 10% in a Year<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/cost-of-employment-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50693 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-key-news tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-36 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/youth-unemployment-milburn-review\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0066-young-construction-worker-finishing-concrete-slab-with-trowel.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Skilled but Jobless: What the Milburn Review Means for Employers\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0066-young-construction-worker-finishing-concrete-slab-with-trowel.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0066-young-construction-worker-finishing-concrete-slab-with-trowel-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0066-young-construction-worker-finishing-concrete-slab-with-trowel-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0066-young-construction-worker-finishing-concrete-slab-with-trowel-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0066-young-construction-worker-finishing-concrete-slab-with-trowel-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0066-young-construction-worker-finishing-concrete-slab-with-trowel-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-33 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-35 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-34 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/youth-unemployment-milburn-review\/\" target=\"_self\" >Skilled but Jobless: What the Milburn Review Means for Employers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Nearly a million young people are out of work. More than a third of them are already qualified <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/youth-unemployment-milburn-review\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Skilled but Jobless: What the Milburn Review Means for Employers<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/youth-unemployment-milburn-review\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50662 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-inside-the-workroom tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-39 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/unrealistic-expectations-at-work-leadership\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0076-office-workers-reviewing-policy-documents-compliance-file-folders-2.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Hidden Cost of Unrealistic Expectations at Work\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0076-office-workers-reviewing-policy-documents-compliance-file-folders-2.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0076-office-workers-reviewing-policy-documents-compliance-file-folders-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0076-office-workers-reviewing-policy-documents-compliance-file-folders-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0076-office-workers-reviewing-policy-documents-compliance-file-folders-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0076-office-workers-reviewing-policy-documents-compliance-file-folders-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0076-office-workers-reviewing-policy-documents-compliance-file-folders-2-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-36 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-38 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-37 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/unrealistic-expectations-at-work-leadership\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Hidden Cost of Unrealistic Expectations at Work<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-35\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The pressure to say yes to impossible targets is one thing. What it costs the people doing the work is&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/unrealistic-expectations-at-work-leadership\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Hidden Cost of Unrealistic Expectations at Work<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/unrealistic-expectations-at-work-leadership\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50562 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-42 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/kings-speech-2026-what-it-means-for-small-businesses-uk\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0107-business-consultants-discussing-financial-audit-and-documentation-compliance-payroll.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What the King&#8217;s Speech Means for Small Businesses in the UK\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0107-business-consultants-discussing-financial-audit-and-documentation-compliance-payroll.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0107-business-consultants-discussing-financial-audit-and-documentation-compliance-payroll-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0107-business-consultants-discussing-financial-audit-and-documentation-compliance-payroll-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0107-business-consultants-discussing-financial-audit-and-documentation-compliance-payroll-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0107-business-consultants-discussing-financial-audit-and-documentation-compliance-payroll-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0107-business-consultants-discussing-financial-audit-and-documentation-compliance-payroll-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-39 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-41 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/kings-speech-2026-what-it-means-for-small-businesses-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" >What the King&#8217;s Speech Means for Small Businesses in the UK<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-38\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From late payment fines to EU trade rules, Labour&#8217;s new legislative programme lands with real consequences for UK employers <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/kings-speech-2026-what-it-means-for-small-businesses-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What the King&#8217;s Speech Means for Small Businesses in the UK<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/kings-speech-2026-what-it-means-for-small-businesses-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50560 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-mental-health tag-mental-health-awareness-week tag-smes tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-45 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/presenteeism-mental-health-at-work\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0005-young-office-manager-welcoming-employee-modern-workplace-entrance-1600px.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Presenteeism: Why Suffering at Work Often Looks Like Strength\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0005-young-office-manager-welcoming-employee-modern-workplace-entrance-1600px.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0005-young-office-manager-welcoming-employee-modern-workplace-entrance-1600px-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0005-young-office-manager-welcoming-employee-modern-workplace-entrance-1600px-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0005-young-office-manager-welcoming-employee-modern-workplace-entrance-1600px-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0005-young-office-manager-welcoming-employee-modern-workplace-entrance-1600px-1536x809.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0005-young-office-manager-welcoming-employee-modern-workplace-entrance-1600px-440x232.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-42 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-44 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-43 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/presenteeism-mental-health-at-work\/\" target=\"_self\" >Presenteeism: Why Suffering at Work Often Looks Like Strength<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-41\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">For small businesses, where teams are small and roles are stretched, knowing what to look for matters more than most&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/presenteeism-mental-health-at-work\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Presenteeism: Why Suffering at Work Often Looks Like Strength<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/presenteeism-mental-health-at-work\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50457 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-mental-health tag-mental-health-awareness-week tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-48 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/mental-health-awareness-week-2026-small-business\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0095-collaborative-office-workspace-team-planning.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Workplace Mental Health Actions That Cost Nothing \u2013 and Why They Work\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0095-collaborative-office-workspace-team-planning.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0095-collaborative-office-workspace-team-planning-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0095-collaborative-office-workspace-team-planning-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0095-collaborative-office-workspace-team-planning-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0095-collaborative-office-workspace-team-planning-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0095-collaborative-office-workspace-team-planning-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-45 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-47 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-46 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/mental-health-awareness-week-2026-small-business\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Workplace Mental Health Actions That Cost Nothing \u2013 and Why They Work<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-44\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This Mental Health Awareness Week, HR expert Gill Wetherill explains why some of the most effective things a small employer&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/mental-health-awareness-week-2026-small-business\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Workplace Mental Health Actions That Cost Nothing \u2013 and Why They Work<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/mental-health-awareness-week-2026-small-business\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50497 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-find-staff tag-hiring tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes tag-young-people\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/youth-unemployment-uk-employer-costs\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2816\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/youth-unemployment-digital-job-hunt-rejection-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Youth Unemployment at 16%: Why Rising Employer Costs Are to Blame\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/youth-unemployment-digital-job-hunt-rejection-1.png 2816w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/youth-unemployment-digital-job-hunt-rejection-1-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/youth-unemployment-digital-job-hunt-rejection-1-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/youth-unemployment-digital-job-hunt-rejection-1-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/youth-unemployment-digital-job-hunt-rejection-1-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/youth-unemployment-digital-job-hunt-rejection-1-2048x1117.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2816px) 100vw, 2816px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-48 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-49 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/youth-unemployment-uk-employer-costs\/\" target=\"_self\" >Youth Unemployment at 16%: Why Rising Employer Costs Are to Blame<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-47\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The BRC warns of a &#8216;jobless generation&#8217; as rising employer costs put entry-level hiring into reverse <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/youth-unemployment-uk-employer-costs\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Youth Unemployment at 16%: Why Rising Employer Costs Are to Blame<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/youth-unemployment-uk-employer-costs\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50455 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-find-staff tag-pub-closures-uk tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes tag-why-are-pubs-closing-uk\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-54 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/why-are-pubs-closing-uk-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0308-bartender-pulling-pint-guinness-pub-bar-service-training.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why Are UK Pubs Closing in 2026? The Employment Costs Behind 161 Closures in 90 Days\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0308-bartender-pulling-pint-guinness-pub-bar-service-training.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0308-bartender-pulling-pint-guinness-pub-bar-service-training-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0308-bartender-pulling-pint-guinness-pub-bar-service-training-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0308-bartender-pulling-pint-guinness-pub-bar-service-training-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0308-bartender-pulling-pint-guinness-pub-bar-service-training-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/EH-ER-IMG-0308-bartender-pulling-pint-guinness-pub-bar-service-training-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-51 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-53 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/why-are-pubs-closing-uk-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Why Are UK Pubs Closing in 2026? The Employment Costs Behind 161 Closures in 90 Days<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-50\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From rising wage bills to the Employment Rights Act, the pressures stacking up against the hospitality sector show little sign&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/why-are-pubs-closing-uk-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Why Are UK Pubs Closing in 2026? The Employment Costs Behind 161 Closures in 90 Days<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/why-are-pubs-closing-uk-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50294 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-find-staff tag-key-news tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-57 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-act-guaranteed-hours-jobs\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/busy-restaurant-kitchen-chefs-preparing-food-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Guaranteed Hours Rules &#8216;Could Cost UK Jobs&#8217;, Warn Four Trade Bodies\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/busy-restaurant-kitchen-chefs-preparing-food-1.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/busy-restaurant-kitchen-chefs-preparing-food-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/busy-restaurant-kitchen-chefs-preparing-food-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/busy-restaurant-kitchen-chefs-preparing-food-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/busy-restaurant-kitchen-chefs-preparing-food-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/busy-restaurant-kitchen-chefs-preparing-food-1-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-54 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-56 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-55 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-act-guaranteed-hours-jobs\/\" target=\"_self\" >Guaranteed Hours Rules &#8216;Could Cost UK Jobs&#8217;, Warn Four Trade Bodies<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-53\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As industry bodies call for urgent changes to Employment Rights Act proposals, data shows small businesses are already paying the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-act-guaranteed-hours-jobs\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Guaranteed Hours Rules &#8216;Could Cost UK Jobs&#8217;, Warn Four Trade Bodies<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-act-guaranteed-hours-jobs\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50288 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-annual-leave tag-smes tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-60 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/summer-holidays-2026-uk-annual-leave\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2816\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-bank-holiday-annual-leave-strategy-2.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"UK Summer Holidays 2026: Every Date You Need to Plan Your Annual Leave\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-bank-holiday-annual-leave-strategy-2.png 2816w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-bank-holiday-annual-leave-strategy-2-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-bank-holiday-annual-leave-strategy-2-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-bank-holiday-annual-leave-strategy-2-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-bank-holiday-annual-leave-strategy-2-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-bank-holiday-annual-leave-strategy-2-2048x1117.png 2048w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-bank-holiday-annual-leave-strategy-2-440x240.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2816px) 100vw, 2816px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-57 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-59 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-58 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/summer-holidays-2026-uk-annual-leave\/\" target=\"_self\" >UK Summer Holidays 2026: Every Date You Need to Plan Your Annual Leave<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-56\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Three bank holidays. Six weeks of school holidays. A finite number of annual leave days. Here&#8217;s how to make all&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/summer-holidays-2026-uk-annual-leave\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: UK Summer Holidays 2026: Every Date You Need to Plan Your Annual Leave<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/summer-holidays-2026-uk-annual-leave\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50250 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-bristol-city-fc tag-smes tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-63 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-city-fc-ceo-leadership-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1396\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/working-office-environment-strategy-planning-scaled-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three Leadership Lessons From Bristol City FC&#8217;s CEO\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/working-office-environment-strategy-planning-scaled-1.webp 2560w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/working-office-environment-strategy-planning-scaled-1-300x164.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/working-office-environment-strategy-planning-scaled-1-1024x558.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/working-office-environment-strategy-planning-scaled-1-768x419.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/working-office-environment-strategy-planning-scaled-1-1536x838.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/working-office-environment-strategy-planning-scaled-1-2048x1117.webp 2048w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/working-office-environment-strategy-planning-scaled-1-440x240.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-60 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-62 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-61 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-city-fc-ceo-leadership-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\" >Three Leadership Lessons From Bristol City FC&#8217;s CEO<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-59\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Charlie Boss stepped into Bristol City FC&#8217;s top job with a city watching and a board with high expectations. Here&#8217;s&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-city-fc-ceo-leadership-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Three Leadership Lessons From Bristol City FC&#8217;s CEO<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-city-fc-ceo-leadership-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50151 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-find-staff tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-66 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-unemployment-falling-hiring-hard\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0341-recruitment-team-evaluating-candidates-hiring-discussion-office.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"UK Unemployment Is Falling \u2013 So Why Is Hiring Still So Hard?\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0341-recruitment-team-evaluating-candidates-hiring-discussion-office.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0341-recruitment-team-evaluating-candidates-hiring-discussion-office-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0341-recruitment-team-evaluating-candidates-hiring-discussion-office-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0341-recruitment-team-evaluating-candidates-hiring-discussion-office-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0341-recruitment-team-evaluating-candidates-hiring-discussion-office-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-63 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-65 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-64 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-unemployment-falling-hiring-hard\/\" target=\"_self\" >UK Unemployment Is Falling \u2013 So Why Is Hiring Still So Hard?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-62\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The latest ONS figures show unemployment falling. Vacancies, wages and payroll numbers tell a more complicated story <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-unemployment-falling-hiring-hard\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: UK Unemployment Is Falling \u2013 So Why Is Hiring Still So Hard?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-unemployment-falling-hiring-hard\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50097 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-find-staff tag-heroforce tag-product tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-69 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; 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padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/fuel-prices-geopolitical-risk-uk-sme-hiring-crisis\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0062-construction-workers-fixing-rebar-steel-frame-building-site.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"UK Recession Fears Grow as 250,000 Jobs Put at Risk\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0062-construction-workers-fixing-rebar-steel-frame-building-site.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0062-construction-workers-fixing-rebar-steel-frame-building-site-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0062-construction-workers-fixing-rebar-steel-frame-building-site-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0062-construction-workers-fixing-rebar-steel-frame-building-site-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0062-construction-workers-fixing-rebar-steel-frame-building-site-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0062-construction-workers-fixing-rebar-steel-frame-building-site-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-69 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-70 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/fuel-prices-geopolitical-risk-uk-sme-hiring-crisis\/\" target=\"_self\" >UK Recession Fears Grow as 250,000 Jobs Put at Risk<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-68\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From surging energy bills to Employment Rights Act obligations, SMEs are absorbing shocks from every direction \u2013\u00a0with less financial cushion&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/fuel-prices-geopolitical-risk-uk-sme-hiring-crisis\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: UK Recession Fears Grow as 250,000 Jobs Put at Risk<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/fuel-prices-geopolitical-risk-uk-sme-hiring-crisis\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50080 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-75 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-tribunal-claims-employers\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-IMG-0314-catering-worker-carrying-dirty-plates-busy-commercial-kitchen-cleanup.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tribunal Claims Are at a Record High \u2013 New January Rules Will Expose More Employers\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-IMG-0314-catering-worker-carrying-dirty-plates-busy-commercial-kitchen-cleanup.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-IMG-0314-catering-worker-carrying-dirty-plates-busy-commercial-kitchen-cleanup-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-IMG-0314-catering-worker-carrying-dirty-plates-busy-commercial-kitchen-cleanup-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-IMG-0314-catering-worker-carrying-dirty-plates-busy-commercial-kitchen-cleanup-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-IMG-0314-catering-worker-carrying-dirty-plates-busy-commercial-kitchen-cleanup-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-IMG-0314-catering-worker-carrying-dirty-plates-busy-commercial-kitchen-cleanup-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-72 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-74 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-73 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-tribunal-claims-employers\/\" target=\"_self\" >Tribunal Claims Are at a Record High \u2013 New January Rules Will Expose More Employers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-71\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">With the Employment Rights Act expanding unfair dismissal eligibility from January, a claim filed today could take years to resolve <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-tribunal-claims-employers\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Tribunal Claims Are at a Record High \u2013 New January Rules Will Expose More Employers<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-tribunal-claims-employers\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50069 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-find-staff tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/gen-z-ai-science-tech-jobs-surge-uk\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0356-wind-turbine-technician-inspecting-renewable-energy-site.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gen Z Is the Biggest Winner in the UK&#8217;s Science and Tech Jobs Surge\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0356-wind-turbine-technician-inspecting-renewable-energy-site.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0356-wind-turbine-technician-inspecting-renewable-energy-site-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0356-wind-turbine-technician-inspecting-renewable-energy-site-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0356-wind-turbine-technician-inspecting-renewable-energy-site-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0356-wind-turbine-technician-inspecting-renewable-energy-site-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0356-wind-turbine-technician-inspecting-renewable-energy-site-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-75 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-77 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/gen-z-ai-science-tech-jobs-surge-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" >Gen Z Is the Biggest Winner in the UK&#8217;s Science and Tech Jobs Surge<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-74\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Young people are outpacing every other generation in the UK&#8217;s science and tech sector. Employment Hero&#8217;s March Jobs Report reveals&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/gen-z-ai-science-tech-jobs-surge-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Gen Z Is the Biggest Winner in the UK&#8217;s Science and Tech Jobs Surge<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/gen-z-ai-science-tech-jobs-surge-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50044 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-smes tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-81 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-city-fc-new-ceo-leadership-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2816\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/ashton-gate-operations-hard-flash-editorial2.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What Bristol City FC&#8217;s New CEO Learned in His First 30 Days\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/ashton-gate-operations-hard-flash-editorial2.png 2816w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/ashton-gate-operations-hard-flash-editorial2-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/ashton-gate-operations-hard-flash-editorial2-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/ashton-gate-operations-hard-flash-editorial2-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/ashton-gate-operations-hard-flash-editorial2-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/ashton-gate-operations-hard-flash-editorial2-2048x1117.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2816px) 100vw, 2816px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-78 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-79 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-city-fc-new-ceo-leadership-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\" >What Bristol City FC&#8217;s New CEO Learned in His First 30 Days<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-77\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Bristol City FC&#8217;s CEO, Charlie Boss, talks ambition, accountability and what it really takes to lead one of Bristol&#8217;s most&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-city-fc-new-ceo-leadership-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What Bristol City FC&#8217;s New CEO Learned in His First 30 Days<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-city-fc-new-ceo-leadership-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50035 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-find-and-hire tag-find-staff tag-job-search tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-jobs tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-84 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-job-market-2026-fastest-growing-sectors\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0338-convenience-store-worker-restocking-drinks-fridge-night-shift.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The UK job sectors hiring right now \u2013 and the ones where wages are rising fastest\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0338-convenience-store-worker-restocking-drinks-fridge-night-shift.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0338-convenience-store-worker-restocking-drinks-fridge-night-shift-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0338-convenience-store-worker-restocking-drinks-fridge-night-shift-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0338-convenience-store-worker-restocking-drinks-fridge-night-shift-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0338-convenience-store-worker-restocking-drinks-fridge-night-shift-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0338-convenience-store-worker-restocking-drinks-fridge-night-shift-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-81 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-83 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-job-market-2026-fastest-growing-sectors\/\" target=\"_self\" >The UK job sectors hiring right now \u2013 and the ones where wages are rising fastest<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-80\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The jobs market isn&#8217;t in freefall \u2013 but it isn&#8217;t recovering evenly either. New figures reveal the sectors pulling ahead,&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-job-market-2026-fastest-growing-sectors\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The UK job sectors hiring right now \u2013 and the ones where wages are rising fastest<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-job-market-2026-fastest-growing-sectors\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-49960 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-87 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-jobs-recovery-boomers-ai-skills\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-jobs-recovery-boomers-learning-ai-skills.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Jobs Market is Recovering \u2013 But Older Workers Have Been Left Behind\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-jobs-recovery-boomers-learning-ai-skills.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-jobs-recovery-boomers-learning-ai-skills-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-jobs-recovery-boomers-learning-ai-skills-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-jobs-recovery-boomers-learning-ai-skills-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-jobs-recovery-boomers-learning-ai-skills-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-jobs-recovery-boomers-learning-ai-skills-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-84 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-85 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-jobs-recovery-boomers-ai-skills\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Jobs Market is Recovering \u2013 But Older Workers Have Been Left Behind<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-83\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As the obstacles stack up for Boomer employees, research suggests AI upskilling could shift the odds <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-jobs-recovery-boomers-ai-skills\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Jobs Market is Recovering \u2013 But Older Workers Have Been Left Behind<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-jobs-recovery-boomers-ai-skills\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-49958 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/where-are-the-jobs-uk-regions-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-regions-sectors-jobs-2026-skills-first-hiring.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Where Are the Jobs? The UK Regions Pulling Ahead in 2026\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-regions-sectors-jobs-2026-skills-first-hiring.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-regions-sectors-jobs-2026-skills-first-hiring-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-regions-sectors-jobs-2026-skills-first-hiring-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-regions-sectors-jobs-2026-skills-first-hiring-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-regions-sectors-jobs-2026-skills-first-hiring-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/uk-regions-sectors-jobs-2026-skills-first-hiring-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-87 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-88 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/where-are-the-jobs-uk-regions-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Where Are the Jobs? The UK Regions Pulling Ahead in 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-86\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The UK jobs market is recovering \u2013 but not evenly. Here&#8217;s what the gaps tell us about the state of&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/where-are-the-jobs-uk-regions-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Where Are the Jobs? The UK Regions Pulling Ahead in 2026<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/where-are-the-jobs-uk-regions-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-49914 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-full-time tag-part-time tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-jobs tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-93 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/part-time-jobs-disappearing-boomers-worse-off-gen-z\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0198-senior-shoemaker-stitching-red-leather-shoe-in-workshop.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Part-time Jobs are Disappearing \u2013 and Older Workers are Worse Off than Young People\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0198-senior-shoemaker-stitching-red-leather-shoe-in-workshop.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0198-senior-shoemaker-stitching-red-leather-shoe-in-workshop-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0198-senior-shoemaker-stitching-red-leather-shoe-in-workshop-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0198-senior-shoemaker-stitching-red-leather-shoe-in-workshop-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0198-senior-shoemaker-stitching-red-leather-shoe-in-workshop-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0198-senior-shoemaker-stitching-red-leather-shoe-in-workshop-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-90 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-92 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-91 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/part-time-jobs-disappearing-boomers-worse-off-gen-z\/\" target=\"_self\" >Part-time Jobs are Disappearing \u2013 and Older Workers are Worse Off than Young People<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-89\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">New data shows full-time employment is growing while part-time and casual work contracts. Those losing out aren&#8217;t who you\u2019d expect <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/part-time-jobs-disappearing-boomers-worse-off-gen-z\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Part-time Jobs are Disappearing \u2013 and Older Workers are Worse Off than Young People<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/part-time-jobs-disappearing-boomers-worse-off-gen-z\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-49912 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-hiring tag-job-search tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-96 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ageism-in-the-workplace-uk\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0192-older-woman-reviewing-resume-for-job-search-at-home.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"CV Botoxing: The Job Search Trend Exposing Ageism in the Workplace\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0192-older-woman-reviewing-resume-for-job-search-at-home.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0192-older-woman-reviewing-resume-for-job-search-at-home-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0192-older-woman-reviewing-resume-for-job-search-at-home-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0192-older-woman-reviewing-resume-for-job-search-at-home-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0192-older-woman-reviewing-resume-for-job-search-at-home-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/EH-ER-IMG-0192-older-woman-reviewing-resume-for-job-search-at-home-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-93 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-95 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ageism-in-the-workplace-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" >CV Botoxing: The Job Search Trend Exposing Ageism in the Workplace<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-92\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">New data from Employment Hero reveals a widening gap in UK hiring. For workers over 55, the response has taken&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ageism-in-the-workplace-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: CV Botoxing: The Job Search Trend Exposing Ageism in the Workplace<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ageism-in-the-workplace-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-49618 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-99 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/national-minimum-wage-rise-retail-hospitality-hiring\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0136-restaurant-front-desk-manager-handing-reservation-folder-to-staff-with-tablet.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"National Living Wage 2026: Why Retail and Hospitality Businesses Are Paying More and Hiring Less\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0136-restaurant-front-desk-manager-handing-reservation-folder-to-staff-with-tablet.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0136-restaurant-front-desk-manager-handing-reservation-folder-to-staff-with-tablet-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0136-restaurant-front-desk-manager-handing-reservation-folder-to-staff-with-tablet-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0136-restaurant-front-desk-manager-handing-reservation-folder-to-staff-with-tablet-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0136-restaurant-front-desk-manager-handing-reservation-folder-to-staff-with-tablet-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0136-restaurant-front-desk-manager-handing-reservation-folder-to-staff-with-tablet-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-96 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-98 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/national-minimum-wage-rise-retail-hospitality-hiring\/\" target=\"_self\" >National Living Wage 2026: Why Retail and Hospitality Businesses Are Paying More and Hiring Less<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-95\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">For retail and hospitality workers, April&#8217;s wage rise looks like good news. Employment Hero&#8217;s payroll data tells a more complicated&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/national-minimum-wage-rise-retail-hospitality-hiring\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: National Living Wage 2026: Why Retail and Hospitality Businesses Are Paying More and Hiring Less<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/national-minimum-wage-rise-retail-hospitality-hiring\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-49216 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-key-news tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-102 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-act-precarious-labour-market-uk\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2752\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0105-business-consultant-cafe-owners-with-bookkeeping-payroll-compliance-tech.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Employment Rights Act Is Already Changing Who Gets Hired in the UK\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0105-business-consultant-cafe-owners-with-bookkeeping-payroll-compliance-tech.png 2752w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0105-business-consultant-cafe-owners-with-bookkeeping-payroll-compliance-tech-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0105-business-consultant-cafe-owners-with-bookkeeping-payroll-compliance-tech-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0105-business-consultant-cafe-owners-with-bookkeeping-payroll-compliance-tech-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0105-business-consultant-cafe-owners-with-bookkeeping-payroll-compliance-tech-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/EH-ER-IMG-0105-business-consultant-cafe-owners-with-bookkeeping-payroll-compliance-tech-2048x1143.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2752px) 100vw, 2752px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-99 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-101 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-100 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-act-precarious-labour-market-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Employment Rights Act Is Already Changing Who Gets Hired in the UK<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-98\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">New research finds the legislation is causing small businesses to shift to temporary hiring, raising questions about whether reforms will&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-act-precarious-labour-market-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Employment Rights Act Is Already Changing Who Gets Hired in the UK<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-act-precarious-labour-market-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-49195 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-key-news tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-105 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-act-2026-key-dates-uk-employers\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0106-cafe-owner-working-late-laptop-small-business-finances-night.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Employment Rights Act 2026: The Dates UK Employers Can&#8217;t Afford to Miss\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0106-cafe-owner-working-late-laptop-small-business-finances-night.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0106-cafe-owner-working-late-laptop-small-business-finances-night-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0106-cafe-owner-working-late-laptop-small-business-finances-night-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0106-cafe-owner-working-late-laptop-small-business-finances-night-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0106-cafe-owner-working-late-laptop-small-business-finances-night-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0106-cafe-owner-working-late-laptop-small-business-finances-night-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-102 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-104 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-103 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-act-2026-key-dates-uk-employers\/\" target=\"_self\" >Employment Rights Act 2026: The Dates UK Employers Can&#8217;t Afford to Miss<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-101\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Eight in ten small business leaders say the Employment Rights Act is already forcing them to change how they operate.&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-act-2026-key-dates-uk-employers\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Employment Rights Act 2026: The Dates UK Employers Can&#8217;t Afford to Miss<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-act-2026-key-dates-uk-employers\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-49118 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-108 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/fair-work-agency-advisory-board\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0113-project-managers-reviewing-payroll-and-compliance-documents.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fair Work Agency: Who&#8217;s on the Board and What Happens Next\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0113-project-managers-reviewing-payroll-and-compliance-documents.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0113-project-managers-reviewing-payroll-and-compliance-documents-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0113-project-managers-reviewing-payroll-and-compliance-documents-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0113-project-managers-reviewing-payroll-and-compliance-documents-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0113-project-managers-reviewing-payroll-and-compliance-documents-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0113-project-managers-reviewing-payroll-and-compliance-documents-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-105 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-107 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-106 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/fair-work-agency-advisory-board\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fair Work Agency: Who&#8217;s on the Board and What Happens Next<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-104\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The UK&#8217;s new employment rights enforcer launches in weeks. Here&#8217;s who&#8217;s running it <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/fair-work-agency-advisory-board\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Fair Work Agency: Who&#8217;s on the Board and What Happens Next<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/fair-work-agency-advisory-board\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48942 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-111 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/how-to-get-more-out-of-ai-at-work\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0111-interactive-corporate-training-session-office.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How to Get More Out of AI at Work: Tips for Small Businesses\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0111-interactive-corporate-training-session-office.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0111-interactive-corporate-training-session-office-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0111-interactive-corporate-training-session-office-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0111-interactive-corporate-training-session-office-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0111-interactive-corporate-training-session-office-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0111-interactive-corporate-training-session-office-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-108 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-110 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-109 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/how-to-get-more-out-of-ai-at-work\/\" target=\"_self\" >How to Get More Out of AI at Work: Tips for Small Businesses<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-107\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Poor AI rollout is costing the UK economy \u00a325.3 billion a year One expert who trains SMEs daily knows why <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/how-to-get-more-out-of-ai-at-work\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How to Get More Out of AI at Work: Tips for Small Businesses<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/how-to-get-more-out-of-ai-at-work\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48938 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment tag-employment-rights-act tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-114 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-wage-growth-falls-youth-unemployment-five-year-high\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0109-barista-training-coffee-machine-espresso-making-cafe-young-staff-learning2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Youth Unemployment in the UK Hits Five-Year High as Wage Growth Slows\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0109-barista-training-coffee-machine-espresso-making-cafe-young-staff-learning2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0109-barista-training-coffee-machine-espresso-making-cafe-young-staff-learning2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0109-barista-training-coffee-machine-espresso-making-cafe-young-staff-learning2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0109-barista-training-coffee-machine-espresso-making-cafe-young-staff-learning2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0109-barista-training-coffee-machine-espresso-making-cafe-young-staff-learning2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0109-barista-training-coffee-machine-espresso-making-cafe-young-staff-learning2-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-111 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-113 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-112 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-wage-growth-falls-youth-unemployment-five-year-high\/\" target=\"_self\" >Youth Unemployment in the UK Hits Five-Year High as Wage Growth Slows<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-110\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The latest ONS labour market figures tell a story of a workforce under pressure. With April&#8217;s Employment Rights Act weeks&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-wage-growth-falls-youth-unemployment-five-year-high\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Youth Unemployment in the UK Hits Five-Year High as Wage Growth Slows<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-wage-growth-falls-youth-unemployment-five-year-high\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48869 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-smes tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-117 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-business-sme-community\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0084-sme-success-build-values-led-community-focused_v2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bristol Business Success Stories: How Local SME Owners Built Thriving Community-Led Companies\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0084-sme-success-build-values-led-community-focused_v2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0084-sme-success-build-values-led-community-focused_v2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0084-sme-success-build-values-led-community-focused_v2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0084-sme-success-build-values-led-community-focused_v2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0084-sme-success-build-values-led-community-focused_v2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0084-sme-success-build-values-led-community-focused_v2-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-114 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-116 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-115 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-business-sme-community\/\" target=\"_self\" >Bristol Business Success Stories: How Local SME Owners Built Thriving Community-Led Companies<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-113\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Alex Troncoso and Annie Clements arrived in Bristol and felt freedom. Jenny Holmes&#8217;s customers call her water park their &#8220;happy&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-business-sme-community\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bristol Business Success Stories: How Local SME Owners Built Thriving Community-Led Companies<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-business-sme-community\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48866 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-smes tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-120 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-bears-ceo-tom-tainton-leadership-inside-workroom\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2816\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/bristol-bears-supporters-watching-game-local-bar.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bristol Bears CEO Tom Tainton on What It Takes to Win in Business Beyond the Pitch\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/bristol-bears-supporters-watching-game-local-bar.png 2816w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/bristol-bears-supporters-watching-game-local-bar-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/bristol-bears-supporters-watching-game-local-bar-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/bristol-bears-supporters-watching-game-local-bar-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/bristol-bears-supporters-watching-game-local-bar-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/bristol-bears-supporters-watching-game-local-bar-2048x1117.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2816px) 100vw, 2816px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-117 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-119 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-118 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-bears-ceo-tom-tainton-leadership-inside-workroom\/\" target=\"_self\" >Bristol Bears CEO Tom Tainton on What It Takes to Win in Business Beyond the Pitch<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-116\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In this episode of Inside the Workroom, Bristol Bears CEO Tom Tainton joins Employment Hero&#8217;s Kevin Fitzgerald to talk community,&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-bears-ceo-tom-tainton-leadership-inside-workroom\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bristol Bears CEO Tom Tainton on What It Takes to Win in Business Beyond the Pitch<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/bristol-bears-ceo-tom-tainton-leadership-inside-workroom\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48710 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-find-staff tag-hiring tag-smes tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-123 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/businesses-3000-to-hire-unemployed-young-people-uk\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2816\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/youth-guarantee-scheme-construction-apprentice-uk.jpg.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"UK Businesses to Get \u00a33,000 for Hiring Unemployed Young People: What SMEs Need to Know\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/youth-guarantee-scheme-construction-apprentice-uk.jpg.png 2816w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/youth-guarantee-scheme-construction-apprentice-uk.jpg-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/youth-guarantee-scheme-construction-apprentice-uk.jpg-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/youth-guarantee-scheme-construction-apprentice-uk.jpg-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/youth-guarantee-scheme-construction-apprentice-uk.jpg-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/youth-guarantee-scheme-construction-apprentice-uk.jpg-2048x1117.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2816px) 100vw, 2816px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-120 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-122 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-121 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/businesses-3000-to-hire-unemployed-young-people-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" >UK Businesses to Get \u00a33,000 for Hiring Unemployed Young People: What SMEs Need to Know<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-119\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Government\u2019s expansion of its Youth Guarantee scheme will pay employers to hire young jobseekers. But with rising costs, will&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/businesses-3000-to-hire-unemployed-young-people-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: UK Businesses to Get \u00a33,000 for Hiring Unemployed Young People: What SMEs Need to Know<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/businesses-3000-to-hire-unemployed-young-people-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48641 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-payroll tag-smes tag-uk-smes tag-wages\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-126 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/northern-england-wage-growth-scarcity-premium-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0105-factory-worker-operating-bottling-line-production-control-tablet.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"UK Wage Growth 2026: North Hits 12.5% While London Stalls at 4% Ahead of April Legislation\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0105-factory-worker-operating-bottling-line-production-control-tablet.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0105-factory-worker-operating-bottling-line-production-control-tablet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0105-factory-worker-operating-bottling-line-production-control-tablet-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0105-factory-worker-operating-bottling-line-production-control-tablet-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0105-factory-worker-operating-bottling-line-production-control-tablet-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0105-factory-worker-operating-bottling-line-production-control-tablet-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-123 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-125 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-124 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/northern-england-wage-growth-scarcity-premium-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >UK Wage Growth 2026: North Hits 12.5% While London Stalls at 4% Ahead of April Legislation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-122\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">While the capital&#8217;s wage growth plateaus at 4%, Northern SMEs are hiking pay at triple the rate. New payroll data&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/northern-england-wage-growth-scarcity-premium-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: UK Wage Growth 2026: North Hits 12.5% While London Stalls at 4% Ahead of April Legislation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/northern-england-wage-growth-scarcity-premium-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48561 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-129 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/v-levels-2027-uk-smes\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0107-uk-v-levels-launch-2027-sme-hiring-strategy_v1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"V Levels 2027: What UK SMEs Need to Know About New Vocational Qualifications\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0107-uk-v-levels-launch-2027-sme-hiring-strategy_v1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0107-uk-v-levels-launch-2027-sme-hiring-strategy_v1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0107-uk-v-levels-launch-2027-sme-hiring-strategy_v1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0107-uk-v-levels-launch-2027-sme-hiring-strategy_v1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0107-uk-v-levels-launch-2027-sme-hiring-strategy_v1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0107-uk-v-levels-launch-2027-sme-hiring-strategy_v1-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-126 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-128 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-127 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/v-levels-2027-uk-smes\/\" target=\"_self\" >V Levels 2027: What UK SMEs Need to Know About New Vocational Qualifications<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-125\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">V Levels launch in September 2027 as new vocational qualifications in education, finance and digital. For UK SMEs facing skills&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/v-levels-2027-uk-smes\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: V Levels 2027: What UK SMEs Need to Know About New Vocational Qualifications<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/v-levels-2027-uk-smes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48469 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-jobs-report tag-smes tag-spring-statement tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes tag-wages\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-132 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/sme-wages-rise-april-2026-price-increases-jobs-report\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1599\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/cropped-image3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Pay Rise With a Price: What April&#8217;s Cost Crunch Means for Small Businesses\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/cropped-image3.jpg 1599w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/cropped-image3-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/cropped-image3-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/cropped-image3-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/cropped-image3-1536x808.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/cropped-image3-440x231.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-129 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-131 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-130 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/sme-wages-rise-april-2026-price-increases-jobs-report\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Pay Rise With a Price: What April&#8217;s Cost Crunch Means for Small Businesses<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-128\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Wages are increasing \u2013 but with the National Minimum Wage hike and Employment Rights Act landing at once, holding onto&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/sme-wages-rise-april-2026-price-increases-jobs-report\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: A Pay Rise With a Price: What April&#8217;s Cost Crunch Means for Small Businesses<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/sme-wages-rise-april-2026-price-increases-jobs-report\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48421 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-ai tag-ai-learning tag-smes tag-uk-economy tag-uk-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-135 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/smes-ai-productivity-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0089-uk-sme-ai-friction-productivity-drag_v2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How UK SMEs Can Shorten the AI Learning Curve to Boost Productivity in 2026\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0089-uk-sme-ai-friction-productivity-drag_v2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0089-uk-sme-ai-friction-productivity-drag_v2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0089-uk-sme-ai-friction-productivity-drag_v2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0089-uk-sme-ai-friction-productivity-drag_v2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0089-uk-sme-ai-friction-productivity-drag_v2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0089-uk-sme-ai-friction-productivity-drag_v2-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-132 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-134 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-133 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/smes-ai-productivity-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >How UK SMEs Can Shorten the AI Learning Curve to Boost Productivity in 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-131\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The UK economy\u2019s 0.1% stagnation has exposed a widening AI friction tax, where high AI adoption rates are being undercut&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/smes-ai-productivity-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How UK SMEs Can Shorten the AI Learning Curve to Boost Productivity in 2026<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/smes-ai-productivity-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48263 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-138 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/spring-statement-2026-payroll-ssp-reform-change\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0103-uk-payroll-reforms-april-2026-compliance-deadline_v1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Spring Statement 2026: What the Chancellor&#8217;s Update Means for Payroll Compliance and SME Costs\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0103-uk-payroll-reforms-april-2026-compliance-deadline_v1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0103-uk-payroll-reforms-april-2026-compliance-deadline_v1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0103-uk-payroll-reforms-april-2026-compliance-deadline_v1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0103-uk-payroll-reforms-april-2026-compliance-deadline_v1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0103-uk-payroll-reforms-april-2026-compliance-deadline_v1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0103-uk-payroll-reforms-april-2026-compliance-deadline_v1-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-135 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-137 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-136 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/spring-statement-2026-payroll-ssp-reform-change\/\" target=\"_self\" >Spring Statement 2026: What the Chancellor&#8217;s Update Means for Payroll Compliance and SME Costs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-134\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Chancellor Rachel Reeves&#8217; Spring Statement 2026 brings no new tax shocks for UK SMEs, but major payroll reforms are still&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/spring-statement-2026-payroll-ssp-reform-change\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Spring Statement 2026: What the Chancellor&#8217;s Update Means for Payroll Compliance and SME Costs<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/spring-statement-2026-payroll-ssp-reform-change\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48262 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-141 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/why-ai-fails-uk-smes-2026-how-to-fix\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0101-uk-sme-ai-adoption-consolidation-automation-fixing-digital-clutter_v1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How UK Small Businesses Can Fix AI Implementation Snags in 2026\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0101-uk-sme-ai-adoption-consolidation-automation-fixing-digital-clutter_v1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0101-uk-sme-ai-adoption-consolidation-automation-fixing-digital-clutter_v1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0101-uk-sme-ai-adoption-consolidation-automation-fixing-digital-clutter_v1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0101-uk-sme-ai-adoption-consolidation-automation-fixing-digital-clutter_v1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0101-uk-sme-ai-adoption-consolidation-automation-fixing-digital-clutter_v1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0101-uk-sme-ai-adoption-consolidation-automation-fixing-digital-clutter_v1-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-138 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-140 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-139 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/why-ai-fails-uk-smes-2026-how-to-fix\/\" target=\"_self\" >How UK Small Businesses Can Fix AI Implementation Snags in 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-137\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Despite 35% AI adoption, UK SME productivity remains flat. The reason? Most businesses are building AI on a broken foundation.&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/why-ai-fails-uk-smes-2026-how-to-fix\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How UK Small Businesses Can Fix AI Implementation Snags in 2026<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/why-ai-fails-uk-smes-2026-how-to-fix\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48120 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-employees tag-retention tag-salary tag-smes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-144 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employee-retention-strategies-salary-uk-smes-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0096-uk-workers-prioritising-benefits-over-pay-rises.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Employee Retention Strategies for UK SMEs: Why Salary Alone Isn&#8217;t Enough in 2026\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0096-uk-workers-prioritising-benefits-over-pay-rises.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0096-uk-workers-prioritising-benefits-over-pay-rises-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0096-uk-workers-prioritising-benefits-over-pay-rises-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0096-uk-workers-prioritising-benefits-over-pay-rises-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0096-uk-workers-prioritising-benefits-over-pay-rises-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/NWS-UK-0096-uk-workers-prioritising-benefits-over-pay-rises-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-141 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-143 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-142 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employee-retention-strategies-salary-uk-smes-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Employee Retention Strategies for UK SMEs: Why Salary Alone Isn&#8217;t Enough in 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-140\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As wage growth struggles to keep pace with inflation, UK small businesses are finding new ways to compete for talent.&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employee-retention-strategies-salary-uk-smes-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Employee Retention Strategies for UK SMEs: Why Salary Alone Isn&#8217;t Enough in 2026<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employee-retention-strategies-salary-uk-smes-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48030 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-147 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/what-uk-smes-can-learn-from-the-2026-oscars-on-hiring-talent\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0093-sme-indie-business-culture-creative-autonomy-uk_v2.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What UK SMEs Can Learn From the 2026 Oscars: How &#8216;Indie&#8217; Businesses Are Winning the Talent Race\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0093-sme-indie-business-culture-creative-autonomy-uk_v2.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0093-sme-indie-business-culture-creative-autonomy-uk_v2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0093-sme-indie-business-culture-creative-autonomy-uk_v2-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0093-sme-indie-business-culture-creative-autonomy-uk_v2-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0093-sme-indie-business-culture-creative-autonomy-uk_v2-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0093-sme-indie-business-culture-creative-autonomy-uk_v2-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-144 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-146 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-145 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/what-uk-smes-can-learn-from-the-2026-oscars-on-hiring-talent\/\" target=\"_self\" >What UK SMEs Can Learn From the 2026 Oscars: How &#8216;Indie&#8217; Businesses Are Winning the Talent Race<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-143\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From the Royal Festival Hall to the Dolby Theatre, &#8216;indie&#8217; underdogs are sweeping the 2026 awards season \u2013 and UK&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/what-uk-smes-can-learn-from-the-2026-oscars-on-hiring-talent\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What UK SMEs Can Learn From the 2026 Oscars: How &#8216;Indie&#8217; Businesses Are Winning the Talent Race<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/what-uk-smes-can-learn-from-the-2026-oscars-on-hiring-talent\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-48027 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-150 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/businesses-prioritise-head-count-over-pay-rises\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0092-prioritising-new-hires-job-security-uk-small-business-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"UK SMEs Defy Jobs Crisis with 4.4% Hiring Surge \u2013 But Wages Fall\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0092-prioritising-new-hires-job-security-uk-small-business-1.webp 864w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0092-prioritising-new-hires-job-security-uk-small-business-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0092-prioritising-new-hires-job-security-uk-small-business-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0092-prioritising-new-hires-job-security-uk-small-business-1-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-147 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-149 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-148 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/businesses-prioritise-head-count-over-pay-rises\/\" target=\"_self\" >UK SMEs Defy Jobs Crisis with 4.4% Hiring Surge \u2013 But Wages Fall<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-146\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">UK SMEs are outperforming the national job market, but rising operational costs are forcing a strategic pivot: prioritising new hires&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/businesses-prioritise-head-count-over-pay-rises\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: UK SMEs Defy Jobs Crisis with 4.4% Hiring Surge \u2013 But Wages Fall<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/businesses-prioritise-head-count-over-pay-rises\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-47838 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-153 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/hmrc-agent-registration-payroll-lockout-2027\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-hmrc-agent-services-account-asa-registration-2027_v1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"HMRC Agent Registration for Payroll Providers: Who Must Register by February 2027 and How\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-hmrc-agent-services-account-asa-registration-2027_v1.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-hmrc-agent-services-account-asa-registration-2027_v1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-hmrc-agent-services-account-asa-registration-2027_v1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-hmrc-agent-services-account-asa-registration-2027_v1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-hmrc-agent-services-account-asa-registration-2027_v1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-hmrc-agent-services-account-asa-registration-2027_v1-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-150 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-152 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-151 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/hmrc-agent-registration-payroll-lockout-2027\/\" target=\"_self\" >HMRC Agent Registration for Payroll Providers: Who Must Register by February 2027 and How<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-149\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">UK payroll providers must register with HMRC by February 2027 or face system lockouts and \u00a35,000 penalties. Here\u2019s who\u2019s affected,&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/hmrc-agent-registration-payroll-lockout-2027\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: HMRC Agent Registration for Payroll Providers: Who Must Register by February 2027 and How<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/hmrc-agent-registration-payroll-lockout-2027\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-47835 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-156 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-strike-laws-2026-notice-periods-employment-rights-act-2025\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0088-sme-trade-union-rights-statement-compliance_v4.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trade Union and Industrial Action Law Changes: What the New Strike Rules Mean for UK SMEs\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0088-sme-trade-union-rights-statement-compliance_v4.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0088-sme-trade-union-rights-statement-compliance_v4-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0088-sme-trade-union-rights-statement-compliance_v4-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0088-sme-trade-union-rights-statement-compliance_v4-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0088-sme-trade-union-rights-statement-compliance_v4-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0088-sme-trade-union-rights-statement-compliance_v4-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-153 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-155 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-154 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-strike-laws-2026-notice-periods-employment-rights-act-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >Trade Union and Industrial Action Law Changes: What the New Strike Rules Mean for UK SMEs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-152\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Employment Rights Act has made it easier and faster for workers to go on strike, leaving SMEs with less&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-strike-laws-2026-notice-periods-employment-rights-act-2025\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Trade Union and Industrial Action Law Changes: What the New Strike Rules Mean for UK SMEs<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-strike-laws-2026-notice-periods-employment-rights-act-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-47831 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-159 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/trades-vs-degrees-gen-z-construction-employment\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-gen-z-employment-uk-construction-smes-rises.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gen-Z Employment in UK Construction SMEs Rises 16.8%: Why Younger Workers are Choosing Trades Over Degrees\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-gen-z-employment-uk-construction-smes-rises.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-gen-z-employment-uk-construction-smes-rises-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-gen-z-employment-uk-construction-smes-rises-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-gen-z-employment-uk-construction-smes-rises-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-gen-z-employment-uk-construction-smes-rises-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0091-gen-z-employment-uk-construction-smes-rises-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-156 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-158 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-157 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/trades-vs-degrees-gen-z-construction-employment\/\" target=\"_self\" >Gen-Z Employment in UK Construction SMEs Rises 16.8%: Why Younger Workers are Choosing Trades Over Degrees<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-155\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Figures reveal Gen-Z is entering the trades industry at three times the rate of other age groups, while wages for&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/trades-vs-degrees-gen-z-construction-employment\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Gen-Z Employment in UK Construction SMEs Rises 16.8%: Why Younger Workers are Choosing Trades Over Degrees<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/trades-vs-degrees-gen-z-construction-employment\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-47788 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-162 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/fractional-worker-trend-benoit-richaud\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-AU-0122-benoit-richaud-olympic-coach-multi-national-fractional-workforce-trends_v4.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Jacket-Swapper of Milan: Benoit Richaud the King of the \u2018Fractional\u2019 Economy?\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-AU-0122-benoit-richaud-olympic-coach-multi-national-fractional-workforce-trends_v4.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-AU-0122-benoit-richaud-olympic-coach-multi-national-fractional-workforce-trends_v4-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-AU-0122-benoit-richaud-olympic-coach-multi-national-fractional-workforce-trends_v4-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-AU-0122-benoit-richaud-olympic-coach-multi-national-fractional-workforce-trends_v4-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-AU-0122-benoit-richaud-olympic-coach-multi-national-fractional-workforce-trends_v4-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-AU-0122-benoit-richaud-olympic-coach-multi-national-fractional-workforce-trends_v4-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-159 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-161 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-160 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/fractional-worker-trend-benoit-richaud\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Jacket-Swapper of Milan: Benoit Richaud the King of the \u2018Fractional\u2019 Economy?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-158\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The 2026 Winter Olympics has demonstrated the prevalence of multi-national coaching in an era where poly-employment is openly redefining the&hellip; 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padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/inside-the-workroom-episode-2-apprenticeship-reforms\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0025-uk-sme-apprenticeship-upskilling-talent-strategy_v1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How 2026 Apprenticeship Funding Reforms Solve UK SME Skills Gaps\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0025-uk-sme-apprenticeship-upskilling-talent-strategy_v1.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0025-uk-sme-apprenticeship-upskilling-talent-strategy_v1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0025-uk-sme-apprenticeship-upskilling-talent-strategy_v1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0025-uk-sme-apprenticeship-upskilling-talent-strategy_v1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0025-uk-sme-apprenticeship-upskilling-talent-strategy_v1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/NWS-UK-0025-uk-sme-apprenticeship-upskilling-talent-strategy_v1-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-162 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-164 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/inside-the-workroom-episode-2-apprenticeship-reforms\/\" target=\"_self\" >How 2026 Apprenticeship Funding Reforms Solve UK SME Skills Gaps<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-161\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Driven by latest Apprenticeship Funding Reforms, Inside the Workroom explores how UK SMEs are leveraging upskilling to solve the persistent&hellip; 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padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/prepare-for-employment-rights-act-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Woman-in-a-records-archive-hands-a-labeled-storage-box-to-a-colleague-among-shelves-of-files.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The SME Survival Guide to the Employment Rights Act: How to Get Your Business Ready\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Woman-in-a-records-archive-hands-a-labeled-storage-box-to-a-colleague-among-shelves-of-files.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Woman-in-a-records-archive-hands-a-labeled-storage-box-to-a-colleague-among-shelves-of-files-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Woman-in-a-records-archive-hands-a-labeled-storage-box-to-a-colleague-among-shelves-of-files-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Woman-in-a-records-archive-hands-a-labeled-storage-box-to-a-colleague-among-shelves-of-files-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Woman-in-a-records-archive-hands-a-labeled-storage-box-to-a-colleague-among-shelves-of-files-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Woman-in-a-records-archive-hands-a-labeled-storage-box-to-a-colleague-among-shelves-of-files-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-168 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-170 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-169 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/prepare-for-employment-rights-act-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >The SME Survival Guide to the Employment Rights Act: How to Get Your Business Ready<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-167\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From day-one sick pay to tougher dismissal rules, major changes under the Employment Rights Act are landing from April 2026.&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/prepare-for-employment-rights-act-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The SME Survival Guide to the Employment Rights Act: How to Get Your Business Ready<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/prepare-for-employment-rights-act-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-47409 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-174 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/apprenticeships-vs-university-sme-hiring\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Two-workers-in-safety-helmets-inspect-electrical-wiring-together.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Are Apprenticeships Cool Again? What 2026 Apprenticeship Funding Reforms Mean for SMEs\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Two-workers-in-safety-helmets-inspect-electrical-wiring-together.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Two-workers-in-safety-helmets-inspect-electrical-wiring-together-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Two-workers-in-safety-helmets-inspect-electrical-wiring-together-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Two-workers-in-safety-helmets-inspect-electrical-wiring-together-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Two-workers-in-safety-helmets-inspect-electrical-wiring-together-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Two-workers-in-safety-helmets-inspect-electrical-wiring-together-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-171 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-173 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-172 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/apprenticeships-vs-university-sme-hiring\/\" target=\"_self\" >Are Apprenticeships Cool Again? What 2026 Apprenticeship Funding Reforms Mean for SMEs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-170\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As hiring slows and tuition costs rise, UK SMEs are rethinking how they build their workforces. With major 2026 funding&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/apprenticeships-vs-university-sme-hiring\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Are Apprenticeships Cool Again? What 2026 Apprenticeship Funding Reforms Mean for SMEs<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/apprenticeships-vs-university-sme-hiring\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-47411 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-177 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/free-apprenticeship-training-for-businesses-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Young-worker-operates-a-machine-while-an-older-colleague-supervises-in-a-workshop.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Apprenticeships are Solving the SME Talent Gap in 2026\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Young-worker-operates-a-machine-while-an-older-colleague-supervises-in-a-workshop.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Young-worker-operates-a-machine-while-an-older-colleague-supervises-in-a-workshop-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Young-worker-operates-a-machine-while-an-older-colleague-supervises-in-a-workshop-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Young-worker-operates-a-machine-while-an-older-colleague-supervises-in-a-workshop-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Young-worker-operates-a-machine-while-an-older-colleague-supervises-in-a-workshop-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Young-worker-operates-a-machine-while-an-older-colleague-supervises-in-a-workshop-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-174 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-176 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-175 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/free-apprenticeship-training-for-businesses-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >How Apprenticeships are Solving the SME Talent Gap in 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-173\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As successful apprenticeship completions climb 11.3%, UK small businesses are moving away from traditional hiring pipelines. From entry-level roles to&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/free-apprenticeship-training-for-businesses-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How Apprenticeships are Solving the SME Talent Gap in 2026<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/free-apprenticeship-training-for-businesses-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-47357 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-180 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/free-ai-training-skills-boost-programme-businesses-hiring-upskilling\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/A-staff-member-guides-a-colleague-during-a-collaborative-digital-project-in-an-office-setting.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What the Government\u2019s Free AI Training Expansion Means for SMEs\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/A-staff-member-guides-a-colleague-during-a-collaborative-digital-project-in-an-office-setting.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/A-staff-member-guides-a-colleague-during-a-collaborative-digital-project-in-an-office-setting-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/A-staff-member-guides-a-colleague-during-a-collaborative-digital-project-in-an-office-setting-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/A-staff-member-guides-a-colleague-during-a-collaborative-digital-project-in-an-office-setting-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/A-staff-member-guides-a-colleague-during-a-collaborative-digital-project-in-an-office-setting-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/A-staff-member-guides-a-colleague-during-a-collaborative-digital-project-in-an-office-setting-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-177 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-179 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-178 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/free-ai-training-skills-boost-programme-businesses-hiring-upskilling\/\" target=\"_self\" >What the Government\u2019s Free AI Training Expansion Means for SMEs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-176\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Free AI training is now open to every adult in the UK, a move that could help smaller businesses close&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/free-ai-training-skills-boost-programme-businesses-hiring-upskilling\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What the Government\u2019s Free AI Training Expansion Means for SMEs<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/free-ai-training-skills-boost-programme-businesses-hiring-upskilling\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-47272 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-183 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/making-tax-digital-income-tax-2026-how-to-prepare\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Man-in-his-vehicle-computing-a-bill.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Making Tax Digital Is Changing How Small Businesses Manage Money \u2013 Here\u2019s How\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Man-in-his-vehicle-computing-a-bill.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Man-in-his-vehicle-computing-a-bill-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Man-in-his-vehicle-computing-a-bill-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Man-in-his-vehicle-computing-a-bill-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Man-in-his-vehicle-computing-a-bill-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Man-in-his-vehicle-computing-a-bill-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-180 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-182 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-181 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/making-tax-digital-income-tax-2026-how-to-prepare\/\" target=\"_self\" >Making Tax Digital Is Changing How Small Businesses Manage Money \u2013 Here\u2019s How<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-179\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">While Making Tax Digital for Income Tax focuses on individuals, it signals a wider shift in how the tax system&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/making-tax-digital-income-tax-2026-how-to-prepare\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Making Tax Digital Is Changing How Small Businesses Manage Money \u2013 Here\u2019s How<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/making-tax-digital-income-tax-2026-how-to-prepare\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-47127 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-186 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ai-literacy-hiring-advantage-jobseekers-employers\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-writing-on-his-notebook-while-facing-the-laptop.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why AI Literacy Is Becoming a Hiring Advantage for Both Employers and Jobseekers\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-writing-on-his-notebook-while-facing-the-laptop.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-writing-on-his-notebook-while-facing-the-laptop-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-writing-on-his-notebook-while-facing-the-laptop-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-writing-on-his-notebook-while-facing-the-laptop-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-writing-on-his-notebook-while-facing-the-laptop-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-writing-on-his-notebook-while-facing-the-laptop-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-183 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-185 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-184 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ai-literacy-hiring-advantage-jobseekers-employers\/\" target=\"_self\" >Why AI Literacy Is Becoming a Hiring Advantage for Both Employers and Jobseekers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-182\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Employment Hero research shows UK businesses creating AI-related roles, while emerging evidence suggests candidates with AI skills are more likely&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ai-literacy-hiring-advantage-jobseekers-employers\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Why AI Literacy Is Becoming a Hiring Advantage for Both Employers and Jobseekers<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ai-literacy-hiring-advantage-jobseekers-employers\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-47105 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-189 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/consequences-of-retail-hospitality-hiring-slump-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/busy-coffee-shop-winter-day.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"4 Major Consequences of the Retail and Hospitality Hiring Slump\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/busy-coffee-shop-winter-day.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/busy-coffee-shop-winter-day-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/busy-coffee-shop-winter-day-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/busy-coffee-shop-winter-day-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/busy-coffee-shop-winter-day-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/busy-coffee-shop-winter-day-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-186 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-188 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-187 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/consequences-of-retail-hospitality-hiring-slump-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >4 Major Consequences of the Retail and Hospitality Hiring Slump<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-185\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Employment Hero\u2019s latest Jobs Report shows seasonal hiring among UK small businesses stalled in December, with retail and hospitality employment&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/consequences-of-retail-hospitality-hiring-slump-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 4 Major Consequences of the Retail and Hospitality Hiring Slump<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/consequences-of-retail-hospitality-hiring-slump-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-47078 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-192 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-hero-vs-ons\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0075_impact-of-rising-wages-on-small-business-hiring_v2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Employment Hero vs ONS: UK Wage Growth Up as SME Hiring Slows\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0075_impact-of-rising-wages-on-small-business-hiring_v2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0075_impact-of-rising-wages-on-small-business-hiring_v2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0075_impact-of-rising-wages-on-small-business-hiring_v2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0075_impact-of-rising-wages-on-small-business-hiring_v2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0075_impact-of-rising-wages-on-small-business-hiring_v2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0075_impact-of-rising-wages-on-small-business-hiring_v2-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-189 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-191 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-190 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-hero-vs-ons\/\" target=\"_self\" >Employment Hero vs ONS: UK Wage Growth Up as SME Hiring Slows<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-188\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">New data from Employment Hero and the ONS shows UK wages rising while SMEs slow hiring, signalling a cooler labour&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-hero-vs-ons\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Employment Hero vs ONS: UK Wage Growth Up as SME Hiring Slows<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-hero-vs-ons\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-47019 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-195 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/inside-the-workroom-episode-1-improve-workplace-culture-without-big-budgets\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/warehouse-workers-tablet-discussion.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Small Businesses Can Strengthen Workplace Culture Without Big Budgets\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/warehouse-workers-tablet-discussion.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/warehouse-workers-tablet-discussion-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/warehouse-workers-tablet-discussion-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/warehouse-workers-tablet-discussion-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/warehouse-workers-tablet-discussion-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/warehouse-workers-tablet-discussion-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-192 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-194 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-193 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/inside-the-workroom-episode-1-improve-workplace-culture-without-big-budgets\/\" target=\"_self\" >How Small Businesses Can Strengthen Workplace Culture Without Big Budgets<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-191\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A new video series from Employment Hero lifts the lid on how small businesses can improve workplace culture and team&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/inside-the-workroom-episode-1-improve-workplace-culture-without-big-budgets\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How Small Businesses Can Strengthen Workplace Culture Without Big Budgets<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/inside-the-workroom-episode-1-improve-workplace-culture-without-big-budgets\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-46957 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-198 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/why-businesses-holding-back-hiring-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0074_Thumbnail_v1-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why Businesses Are Holding Back on Hiring in 2026\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0074_Thumbnail_v1-1.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0074_Thumbnail_v1-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0074_Thumbnail_v1-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0074_Thumbnail_v1-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0074_Thumbnail_v1-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NWS-UK-0074_Thumbnail_v1-1-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-195 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-197 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-196 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/why-businesses-holding-back-hiring-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Why Businesses Are Holding Back on Hiring in 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-194\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">New data from Employment Hero reveals seasonal hiring among UK small businesses stalled in December, signalling low confidence as the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/why-businesses-holding-back-hiring-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Why Businesses Are Holding Back on Hiring in 2026<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/why-businesses-holding-back-hiring-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-46762 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-201 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ghost-jobs-fake-job-listings-uk-job-seekers\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-in-a-beanie-writing-on-a-calendar.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"One in Four UK Workers Have Applied for Jobs That Don\u2019t Exist\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-in-a-beanie-writing-on-a-calendar.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-in-a-beanie-writing-on-a-calendar-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-in-a-beanie-writing-on-a-calendar-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-in-a-beanie-writing-on-a-calendar-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-in-a-beanie-writing-on-a-calendar-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/A-man-in-a-beanie-writing-on-a-calendar-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-198 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-200 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-199 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ghost-jobs-fake-job-listings-uk-job-seekers\/\" target=\"_self\" >One in Four UK Workers Have Applied for Jobs That Don\u2019t Exist<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-197\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">New data reveals 24% of UK workers have applied for &#8220;ghost jobs.&#8221; The rise of fake listings is damaging trust&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ghost-jobs-fake-job-listings-uk-job-seekers\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: One in Four UK Workers Have Applied for Jobs That Don\u2019t Exist<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ghost-jobs-fake-job-listings-uk-job-seekers\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-46445 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-204 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-most-underpaid-jobs-care-workers-healthcare\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0072_Thumbnail_v2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Jobs UK Workers Think Are The Most Underpaid\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0072_Thumbnail_v2-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0072_Thumbnail_v2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0072_Thumbnail_v2-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0072_Thumbnail_v2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0072_Thumbnail_v2-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0072_Thumbnail_v2-1-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-201 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-203 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-202 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-most-underpaid-jobs-care-workers-healthcare\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Jobs UK Workers Think Are The Most Underpaid<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-200\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Care workers and doctors top the list of UK roles most deserving of a pay rise. Discover new data on&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-most-underpaid-jobs-care-workers-healthcare\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Jobs UK Workers Think Are The Most Underpaid<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/uk-most-underpaid-jobs-care-workers-healthcare\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-46490 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-207 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/sme-hiring-momentum-stalls-labour-market-tightens\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/akeaway-food-service-interaction.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Employment Hero Data vs ONS: SME Hiring Loses Momentum as Labour Market Tightens\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/akeaway-food-service-interaction.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/akeaway-food-service-interaction-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/akeaway-food-service-interaction-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/akeaway-food-service-interaction-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/akeaway-food-service-interaction-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/akeaway-food-service-interaction-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-204 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-206 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-205 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/sme-hiring-momentum-stalls-labour-market-tightens\/\" target=\"_self\" >Employment Hero Data vs ONS: SME Hiring Loses Momentum as Labour Market Tightens<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-203\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">ONS and Employment Hero data confirm the UK&#8217;s hiring engine is cooling. Rising costs and low confidence are hitting small&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/sme-hiring-momentum-stalls-labour-market-tightens\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Employment Hero Data vs ONS: SME Hiring Loses Momentum as Labour Market Tightens<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/sme-hiring-momentum-stalls-labour-market-tightens\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-46422 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-210 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/the-traitors-series-4-business-lessons-on-leadership-power-trust\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Three-colleagues-stand-in-an-office.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What The Traitors UK Series 4 Reveals About Power, Trust and Leadership\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Three-colleagues-stand-in-an-office.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Three-colleagues-stand-in-an-office-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Three-colleagues-stand-in-an-office-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Three-colleagues-stand-in-an-office-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Three-colleagues-stand-in-an-office-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Three-colleagues-stand-in-an-office-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-207 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-209 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-208 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/the-traitors-series-4-business-lessons-on-leadership-power-trust\/\" target=\"_self\" >What The Traitors UK Series 4 Reveals About Power, Trust and Leadership<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-206\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As the show returns, we explore the workplace lessons hidden in the castle. Discover why empathy and judgement are the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/the-traitors-series-4-business-lessons-on-leadership-power-trust\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What The Traitors UK Series 4 Reveals About Power, Trust and Leadership<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/the-traitors-series-4-business-lessons-on-leadership-power-trust\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-46419 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-key-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-213 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-bill-changes-uk-job-market\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Two-men-wearing-safety-jackets-in-a-construction-site.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"6 Ways the Employment Bill Will Change the UK Job Market\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Two-men-wearing-safety-jackets-in-a-construction-site.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Two-men-wearing-safety-jackets-in-a-construction-site-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Two-men-wearing-safety-jackets-in-a-construction-site-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Two-men-wearing-safety-jackets-in-a-construction-site-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Two-men-wearing-safety-jackets-in-a-construction-site-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Two-men-wearing-safety-jackets-in-a-construction-site-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-210 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-212 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-211 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-bill-changes-uk-job-market\/\" target=\"_self\" >6 Ways the Employment Bill Will Change the UK Job Market<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-209\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Employment Rights Bill has passed. From day-one rights to the Fair Work Agency, see how the new laws impact&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-bill-changes-uk-job-market\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 6 Ways the Employment Bill Will Change the UK Job Market<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-rights-bill-changes-uk-job-market\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-46415 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-216 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/lottery-winner-question-quit-or-work-trends-uk\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/A-woman-celebrates-winning-the-lottery-in-a-pub.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Question Every Lottery Winner Faces \u2013 And How Most UK Workers Answer It\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/A-woman-celebrates-winning-the-lottery-in-a-pub.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/A-woman-celebrates-winning-the-lottery-in-a-pub-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/A-woman-celebrates-winning-the-lottery-in-a-pub-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/A-woman-celebrates-winning-the-lottery-in-a-pub-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/A-woman-celebrates-winning-the-lottery-in-a-pub-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/A-woman-celebrates-winning-the-lottery-in-a-pub-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-213 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-215 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-214 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/lottery-winner-question-quit-or-work-trends-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Question Every Lottery Winner Faces \u2013 And How Most UK Workers Answer It<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-212\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Would you hand in your notice if you won big? 40% of UK workers wouldn&#8217;t. Discover why Gen Z and&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/lottery-winner-question-quit-or-work-trends-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Question Every Lottery Winner Faces \u2013 And How Most UK Workers Answer It<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/lottery-winner-question-quit-or-work-trends-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-46308 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-219 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/socio-economic-factors-digital-skills-shortage-sme-hiring\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/small-business-owner-helping-customer-pos-tablet.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Hidden Skills Gap Holding Workers and Small Businesses Back\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/small-business-owner-helping-customer-pos-tablet.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/small-business-owner-helping-customer-pos-tablet-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/small-business-owner-helping-customer-pos-tablet-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/small-business-owner-helping-customer-pos-tablet-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/small-business-owner-helping-customer-pos-tablet-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/small-business-owner-helping-customer-pos-tablet-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-216 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-218 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-217 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/socio-economic-factors-digital-skills-shortage-sme-hiring\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Hidden Skills Gap Holding Workers and Small Businesses Back<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-215\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Smallest firms face the highest skills shortages. Discover how socio-economic factors shape the talent pool and why SMEs must become&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/socio-economic-factors-digital-skills-shortage-sme-hiring\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Hidden Skills Gap Holding Workers and Small Businesses Back<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/socio-economic-factors-digital-skills-shortage-sme-hiring\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-46270 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-222 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/gen-z-jobs-growth-apprenticeship-expansion\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/construction-electrician-worker-holding-colorful-wires.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gen Z\u2019s Employment Prospects Just Got a Lot Better\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/construction-electrician-worker-holding-colorful-wires.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/construction-electrician-worker-holding-colorful-wires-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/construction-electrician-worker-holding-colorful-wires-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/construction-electrician-worker-holding-colorful-wires-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/construction-electrician-worker-holding-colorful-wires-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/construction-electrician-worker-holding-colorful-wires-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-219 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-221 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-220 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/gen-z-jobs-growth-apprenticeship-expansion\/\" target=\"_self\" >Gen Z\u2019s Employment Prospects Just Got a Lot Better<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-218\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Gen Z is driving UK workforce gains with 8% annual growth. See how the new apprenticeship expansion and Youth Guarantee&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/gen-z-jobs-growth-apprenticeship-expansion\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Gen Z\u2019s Employment Prospects Just Got a Lot Better<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/gen-z-jobs-growth-apprenticeship-expansion\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-46074 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-225 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/job-opportunities-moving-outside-london\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0063_Thumbnail_v5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why the Best Job Opportunities are Increasingly Outside of the Capital\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0063_Thumbnail_v5.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0063_Thumbnail_v5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0063_Thumbnail_v5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0063_Thumbnail_v5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0063_Thumbnail_v5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0063_Thumbnail_v5-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-222 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-224 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-223 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/job-opportunities-moving-outside-london\/\" target=\"_self\" >Why the Best Job Opportunities are Increasingly Outside of the Capital<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-221\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">London employment is flat while the East surged 12.1%. Discover why job growth and wage potential are shifting outside the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/job-opportunities-moving-outside-london\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Why the Best Job Opportunities are Increasingly Outside of the Capital<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/job-opportunities-moving-outside-london\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45966 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-228 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/satisfying-jobs-small-workplaces-uk\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/uk-small-workplace-satisfying-job.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why Some of the UK\u2019s Most Satisfying Jobs Are in Its Smallest Workplaces\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/uk-small-workplace-satisfying-job.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/uk-small-workplace-satisfying-job-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/uk-small-workplace-satisfying-job-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/uk-small-workplace-satisfying-job-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/uk-small-workplace-satisfying-job-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/uk-small-workplace-satisfying-job-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-225 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-227 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-226 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/satisfying-jobs-small-workplaces-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" >Why Some of the UK\u2019s Most Satisfying Jobs Are in Its Smallest Workplaces<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-224\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Some of the UK\u2019s most rewarding roles are in tiny teams that come with more autonomy and trust. See why&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/satisfying-jobs-small-workplaces-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Why Some of the UK\u2019s Most Satisfying Jobs Are in Its Smallest Workplaces<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/satisfying-jobs-small-workplaces-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45961 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-231 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/world-cup-draw-work-pressure-performance\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/world-cup-stadium-draw-spectacle.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The World Cup Draw Is About So Much More Than Football\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/world-cup-stadium-draw-spectacle.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/world-cup-stadium-draw-spectacle-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/world-cup-stadium-draw-spectacle-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/world-cup-stadium-draw-spectacle-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/world-cup-stadium-draw-spectacle-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/world-cup-stadium-draw-spectacle-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-228 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-230 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-229 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/world-cup-draw-work-pressure-performance\/\" target=\"_self\" >The World Cup Draw Is About So Much More Than Football<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-227\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From the World Cup draw to workplace deadlines, see how pressure, leadership and underdog stories reveal practical lessons for UK&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/world-cup-draw-work-pressure-performance\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The World Cup Draw Is About So Much More Than Football<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/world-cup-draw-work-pressure-performance\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45790 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-234 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-uncovered-inside-uk-work-2025\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Infographic-9x16-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Employment Uncovered: Inside the Story of UK Work in 2025\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Infographic-9x16-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Infographic-9x16-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Infographic-9x16-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Infographic-9x16-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Infographic-9x16-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Infographic-9x16-1-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-231 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-233 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-232 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-uncovered-inside-uk-work-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >Employment Uncovered: Inside the Story of UK Work in 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-230\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Inside the story of UK work in 2025. From survival season to the rise of the unrestful break, see how&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-uncovered-inside-uk-work-2025\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Employment Uncovered: Inside the Story of UK Work in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/employment-uncovered-inside-uk-work-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45610 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-237 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/opinion-ryan-pearcys-expert-tips-on-navigating-post-budget-pressures\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0056_Thumbnail_v1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Opinion: Ryan Pearcy\u2019s Expert Tips on Navigating Post-Budget Pressures\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0056_Thumbnail_v1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0056_Thumbnail_v1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0056_Thumbnail_v1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0056_Thumbnail_v1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0056_Thumbnail_v1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/NWS-UK-0056_Thumbnail_v1-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-234 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-236 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-235 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/opinion-ryan-pearcys-expert-tips-on-navigating-post-budget-pressures\/\" target=\"_self\" >Opinion: Ryan Pearcy\u2019s Expert Tips on Navigating Post-Budget Pressures<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-233\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Stay ahead of the Post-Budget squeeze with expert insights from Ryan Pearcy. Learn how tax changes, AI, and smarter planning&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/opinion-ryan-pearcys-expert-tips-on-navigating-post-budget-pressures\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Opinion: Ryan Pearcy\u2019s Expert Tips on Navigating Post-Budget Pressures<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/opinion-ryan-pearcys-expert-tips-on-navigating-post-budget-pressures\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45486 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-240 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/maximise-annual-leave-2026-uk-holiday-hacks\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/maximize-annual-leave-2026-holiday-planning.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How to maximise annual leave in 2026\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/maximize-annual-leave-2026-holiday-planning.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/maximize-annual-leave-2026-holiday-planning-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/maximize-annual-leave-2026-holiday-planning-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/maximize-annual-leave-2026-holiday-planning-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/maximize-annual-leave-2026-holiday-planning-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/maximize-annual-leave-2026-holiday-planning-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-237 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-239 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-238 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/maximise-annual-leave-2026-uk-holiday-hacks\/\" target=\"_self\" >How to maximise annual leave in 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-236\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Learn how to maximise your 2026 annual leave in the UK by pairing bank holidays with smart break planning. Plan&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/maximise-annual-leave-2026-uk-holiday-hacks\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How to maximise annual leave in 2026<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/maximise-annual-leave-2026-uk-holiday-hacks\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45481 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-243 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/hire-seasonal-christmas-staff-uk-small-businesses\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-festive-hiring-seasonal-staffing.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hiring for the Holidays: 5 Ways SMEs Are Finding Festive Flexibility\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-festive-hiring-seasonal-staffing.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-festive-hiring-seasonal-staffing-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-festive-hiring-seasonal-staffing-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-festive-hiring-seasonal-staffing-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-festive-hiring-seasonal-staffing-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-festive-hiring-seasonal-staffing-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-240 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-242 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-241 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/hire-seasonal-christmas-staff-uk-small-businesses\/\" target=\"_self\" >Hiring for the Holidays: 5 Ways SMEs Are Finding Festive Flexibility<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-239\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Discover how UK small businesses are hiring seasonal and Christmas staff with flexible roles, faster onboarding and support for young&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/hire-seasonal-christmas-staff-uk-small-businesses\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Hiring for the Holidays: 5 Ways SMEs Are Finding Festive Flexibility<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/hire-seasonal-christmas-staff-uk-small-businesses\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45503 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-246 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/budget-blindspot-sme-nic-tax\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-budget-blindspot-hospitality-rates-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Budget&#8217;s Blindspot: How Small Businesses Missed Out\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-budget-blindspot-hospitality-rates-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-budget-blindspot-hospitality-rates-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-budget-blindspot-hospitality-rates-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-budget-blindspot-hospitality-rates-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-budget-blindspot-hospitality-rates-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-budget-blindspot-hospitality-rates-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/sme-budget-blindspot-hospitality-rates-440x293.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-243 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-245 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-244 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/budget-blindspot-sme-nic-tax\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Budget&#8217;s Blindspot: How Small Businesses Missed Out<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-242\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Budget failed to deliver crucial support for SMEs. Discover where small businesses missed out on NICs relief, tax stability,&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/budget-blindspot-sme-nic-tax\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Budget&#8217;s Blindspot: How Small Businesses Missed Out<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/budget-blindspot-sme-nic-tax\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45500 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-249 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/what-small-businesses-wanted-from-the-budget\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-budget-support-logistics-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"8 Things Small Businesses Really Wanted from The Budget\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-budget-support-logistics-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-budget-support-logistics-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-budget-support-logistics-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-budget-support-logistics-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-budget-support-logistics-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-budget-support-logistics-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-budget-support-logistics-440x293.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-246 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-248 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-247 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/what-small-businesses-wanted-from-the-budget\/\" target=\"_self\" >8 Things Small Businesses Really Wanted from The Budget<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-245\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">UK small businesses called for cost relief, simpler tax rules, skills support and clearer rights from the Budget but saw&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/what-small-businesses-wanted-from-the-budget\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 8 Things Small Businesses Really Wanted from The Budget<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/what-small-businesses-wanted-from-the-budget\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45475 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; 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Learn which areas to watch&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-business-policy-changes-to-prepare-for-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 8 Policies That Will Affect Your Business Before the End of the Year<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-business-policy-changes-to-prepare-for-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45469 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-255 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/christmas-staffing-hiring-uk-small-businesses-tips\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-holiday-shipping-staffing.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"5 Ways Small Businesses Can Maximise Festive Staffing\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-holiday-shipping-staffing.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-holiday-shipping-staffing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-holiday-shipping-staffing-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-holiday-shipping-staffing-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-holiday-shipping-staffing-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/small-business-holiday-shipping-staffing-440x248.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-252 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-254 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-253 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/christmas-staffing-hiring-uk-small-businesses-tips\/\" target=\"_self\" >5 Ways Small Businesses Can Maximise Festive Staffing<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-251\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">December can expose every staffing gap. Explore five ways small businesses can secure festive cover, protect service and start January&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/christmas-staffing-hiring-uk-small-businesses-tips\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 5 Ways Small Businesses Can Maximise Festive Staffing<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/christmas-staffing-hiring-uk-small-businesses-tips\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45464 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-258 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/black-friday-uk-small-businesses-worth-it\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/black-friday-uk-decline-consumer-spending-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Black Friday Lost Its Grip on the UK\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/black-friday-uk-decline-consumer-spending-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/black-friday-uk-decline-consumer-spending-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/black-friday-uk-decline-consumer-spending-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/black-friday-uk-decline-consumer-spending-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/black-friday-uk-decline-consumer-spending-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/black-friday-uk-decline-consumer-spending-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/black-friday-uk-decline-consumer-spending-440x293.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-255 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-257 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-256 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/black-friday-uk-small-businesses-worth-it\/\" target=\"_self\" >How Black Friday Lost Its Grip on the UK<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-254\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Fewer UK shoppers are buying into Black Friday while effort for small businesses remains. See how owners are rethinking offers&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/black-friday-uk-small-businesses-worth-it\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How Black Friday Lost Its Grip on the UK<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/black-friday-uk-small-businesses-worth-it\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45166 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-261 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/im-a-celebrity-team-leadership-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/peter-larsen-u_Gu5LCpLVw-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What I\u2019m a Celebrity Can Teach Businesses About What Not to Do\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/peter-larsen-u_Gu5LCpLVw-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/peter-larsen-u_Gu5LCpLVw-unsplash-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/peter-larsen-u_Gu5LCpLVw-unsplash-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/peter-larsen-u_Gu5LCpLVw-unsplash-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/peter-larsen-u_Gu5LCpLVw-unsplash-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/peter-larsen-u_Gu5LCpLVw-unsplash-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/peter-larsen-u_Gu5LCpLVw-unsplash-312x390.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-258 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-260 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-259 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/im-a-celebrity-team-leadership-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\" >What I\u2019m a Celebrity Can Teach Businesses About What Not to Do<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-257\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Reality TV meets real leadership. 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Read the full&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/im-a-celebrity-team-leadership-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What I\u2019m a Celebrity Can Teach Businesses About What Not to Do<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/im-a-celebrity-team-leadership-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45162 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-264 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/inclusive-workplace-festive-season-celebrations\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How to Make the Festive Season More Inclusive\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image.png 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image-440x248.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-261 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-263 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-262 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/inclusive-workplace-festive-season-celebrations\/\" target=\"_self\" >How to Make the Festive Season More Inclusive<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-260\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Find ways to make festive work events more inclusive with flexible formats recognition and thoughtful touches for every employee. 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See what this&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/smart-small-businesses-festive-season-strategies\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 7 Ways for Small Businesses to Get Ahead of the Festive Season<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/smart-small-businesses-festive-season-strategies\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45091 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-270 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ai-in-hr-2026-how-hr-leaders-can-prepare\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/A-woman-pointing-at-her-presentation-in-front-of-her-colleagues.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How HR Leaders Can Get Ahead With AI in 2026\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/A-woman-pointing-at-her-presentation-in-front-of-her-colleagues.webp 1999w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/A-woman-pointing-at-her-presentation-in-front-of-her-colleagues-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/A-woman-pointing-at-her-presentation-in-front-of-her-colleagues-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/A-woman-pointing-at-her-presentation-in-front-of-her-colleagues-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/A-woman-pointing-at-her-presentation-in-front-of-her-colleagues-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/A-woman-pointing-at-her-presentation-in-front-of-her-colleagues-440x294.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-267 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-269 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-268 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ai-in-hr-2026-how-hr-leaders-can-prepare\/\" target=\"_self\" >How HR Leaders Can Get Ahead With AI in 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-266\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">UK HR leaders are stepping into an AI-driven 2026. Learn how to build skills, avoid productivity pitfalls and guide teams&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ai-in-hr-2026-how-hr-leaders-can-prepare\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How HR Leaders Can Get Ahead With AI in 2026<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ai-in-hr-2026-how-hr-leaders-can-prepare\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45048 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-273 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/pension-salary-sacrifice-cap-small-business-impact\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1501\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Chef-Preparing-Food-in-Commercial-Kitchen.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Pension Tax Tweak That Could Cost Small Businesses More\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Chef-Preparing-Food-in-Commercial-Kitchen.webp 1999w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Chef-Preparing-Food-in-Commercial-Kitchen-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Chef-Preparing-Food-in-Commercial-Kitchen-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Chef-Preparing-Food-in-Commercial-Kitchen-768x577.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Chef-Preparing-Food-in-Commercial-Kitchen-1536x1153.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Chef-Preparing-Food-in-Commercial-Kitchen-440x330.webp 440w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Chef-Preparing-Food-in-Commercial-Kitchen-512x384.webp 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-270 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-272 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-271 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/pension-salary-sacrifice-cap-small-business-impact\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Pension Tax Tweak That Could Cost Small Businesses More<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-269\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A proposed pension salary sacrifice cap could raise costs for SMEs and reduce benefits for staff. Learn what the NI&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/pension-salary-sacrifice-cap-small-business-impact\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Pension Tax Tweak That Could Cost Small Businesses More<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/pension-salary-sacrifice-cap-small-business-impact\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-44903 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-276 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ai-redefining-festive-work-productivity\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"AI Is Quietly Rewriting What Productive Festive Work Looks Like\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-1.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-1-440x293.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-273 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-275 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ai-redefining-festive-work-productivity\/\" target=\"_self\" >AI Is Quietly Rewriting What Productive Festive Work Looks Like<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-272\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">AI is reshaping festive work in retail and hospitality. Learn how UK employers and workers are using automation to stay&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ai-redefining-festive-work-productivity\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: AI Is Quietly Rewriting What Productive Festive Work Looks Like<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/ai-redefining-festive-work-productivity\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-44902 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-279 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/income-tax-increase-budget-small-business-impact\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1377\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What the Chancellor\u2019s Tax Shake-Up Means for Small Businesses\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-2.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-2-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-2-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-2-1536x1058.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-2-440x303.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-276 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-278 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-277 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/income-tax-increase-budget-small-business-impact\/\" target=\"_self\" >What the Chancellor\u2019s Tax Shake-Up Means for Small Businesses<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-275\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Chancellor\u2019s reported income tax rise and NI cuts could reshape UK finances. Find out what these Budget changes mean&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/income-tax-increase-budget-small-business-impact\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What the Chancellor\u2019s Tax Shake-Up Means for Small Businesses<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/income-tax-increase-budget-small-business-impact\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-44895 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-282 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/how-green-jobs-can-help-uk-hiring-freeze\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Construction-Worker-on-Rooftop-with-Solar-Panels.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Green Jobs Can Help Counter the UK\u2019s Hiring Freeze\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Construction-Worker-on-Rooftop-with-Solar-Panels.webp 1999w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Construction-Worker-on-Rooftop-with-Solar-Panels-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Construction-Worker-on-Rooftop-with-Solar-Panels-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Construction-Worker-on-Rooftop-with-Solar-Panels-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Construction-Worker-on-Rooftop-with-Solar-Panels-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Construction-Worker-on-Rooftop-with-Solar-Panels-440x293.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-279 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-281 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-280 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/how-green-jobs-can-help-uk-hiring-freeze\/\" target=\"_self\" >How Green Jobs Can Help Counter the UK\u2019s Hiring Freeze<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-278\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Green jobs could help lift the UK out of a hiring freeze. Discover how clean energy, waste and low-carbon sectors&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/how-green-jobs-can-help-uk-hiring-freeze\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How Green Jobs Can Help Counter the UK\u2019s Hiring Freeze<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/how-green-jobs-can-help-uk-hiring-freeze\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-44875 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-285 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-business-flu-season-preparation\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-karola-g-7195082.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Small Businesses Can Get Ahead of the Flu Season\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-karola-g-7195082.webp 1920w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-karola-g-7195082-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-karola-g-7195082-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-karola-g-7195082-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-karola-g-7195082-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-karola-g-7195082-440x293.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-282 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-284 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-283 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-business-flu-season-preparation\/\" target=\"_self\" >How Small Businesses Can Get Ahead of the Flu Season<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-281\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Keep your team healthy and operations running this winter. Learn five practical ways UK small businesses can prepare and stay&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-business-flu-season-preparation\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How Small Businesses Can Get Ahead of the Flu Season<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-business-flu-season-preparation\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-44837 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-288 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-firms-rising-employment-costs-autumn-budget-2025\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/uk-small-business-rising-staff-costs-and-budget-fears.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Small Businesses Face Perfect Storm as Rising Staff Costs and Budget Fears Collide\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/uk-small-business-rising-staff-costs-and-budget-fears.webp 1999w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/uk-small-business-rising-staff-costs-and-budget-fears-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/uk-small-business-rising-staff-costs-and-budget-fears-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/uk-small-business-rising-staff-costs-and-budget-fears-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/uk-small-business-rising-staff-costs-and-budget-fears-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/uk-small-business-rising-staff-costs-and-budget-fears-440x294.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-285 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-287 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-286 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-firms-rising-employment-costs-autumn-budget-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >Small Businesses Face Perfect Storm as Rising Staff Costs and Budget Fears Collide<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-284\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Employment Hero data shows 86% of UK business leaders fear higher taxes could stall recovery. Learn how small firms are&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-firms-rising-employment-costs-autumn-budget-2025\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Small Businesses Face Perfect Storm as Rising Staff Costs and Budget Fears Collide<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/small-firms-rising-employment-costs-autumn-budget-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-44767 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-291 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/budget-tax-rise-fears-small-business-confidence\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1105\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/running-out-of-resilience-entrepreneurs-fear-tax-raid-will-derail-recovery.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u2018Running Out of Resilience\u2019: Entrepreneurs Fear Tax Raid Will Derail Recovery\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/running-out-of-resilience-entrepreneurs-fear-tax-raid-will-derail-recovery.webp 1999w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/running-out-of-resilience-entrepreneurs-fear-tax-raid-will-derail-recovery-300x166.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/running-out-of-resilience-entrepreneurs-fear-tax-raid-will-derail-recovery-1024x566.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/running-out-of-resilience-entrepreneurs-fear-tax-raid-will-derail-recovery-768x425.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/running-out-of-resilience-entrepreneurs-fear-tax-raid-will-derail-recovery-1536x849.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/running-out-of-resilience-entrepreneurs-fear-tax-raid-will-derail-recovery-440x243.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-288 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-290 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-289 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/budget-tax-rise-fears-small-business-confidence\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u2018Running Out of Resilience\u2019: Entrepreneurs Fear Tax Raid Will Derail Recovery<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-287\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Small business leaders warn potential Budget tax hikes could derail recovery and hurt confidence. Read what UK entrepreneurs want from&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/budget-tax-rise-fears-small-business-confidence\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: \u2018Running Out of Resilience\u2019: Entrepreneurs Fear Tax Raid Will Derail Recovery<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/budget-tax-rise-fears-small-business-confidence\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-44757 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-294 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/sme-borrowing-slows-before-budget\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1251\" height=\"1999\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Small Firms Hold Fire on Borrowing as Budget Looms\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1.jpg 1251w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-641x1024.jpg 641w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-768x1227.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-961x1536.jpg 961w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image1-244x390.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1251px) 100vw, 1251px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-291 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-293 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-292 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/sme-borrowing-slows-before-budget\/\" target=\"_self\" >Small Firms Hold Fire on Borrowing as Budget Looms<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-290\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">UK SMEs are repaying more than they borrow as confidence dips ahead of the Budget. Explore the latest trends and&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/sme-borrowing-slows-before-budget\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Small Firms Hold Fire on Borrowing as Budget Looms<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/sme-borrowing-slows-before-budget\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-44433 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-297 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/how-real-living-wage-affects-young-workers\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/image.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fair Pay, Fewer Chances: What the Real Living Wage Means for Young Workers\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/image.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/image-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/image-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/image-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/image-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/image-440x248.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-294 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-296 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-295 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/how-real-living-wage-affects-young-workers\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fair Pay, Fewer Chances: What the Real Living Wage Means for Young Workers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-293\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As the Real Living Wage rises, experts warn it could limit youth job opportunities. Learn how pay reforms may affect&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-elements-9dfcbcb7662772ecb2d671e8976a6c51 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-violet-500-color\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/how-real-living-wage-affects-young-workers\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Fair Pay, Fewer Chances: What the Real Living Wage Means for Young Workers<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/how-real-living-wage-affects-young-workers\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group-block-link\"><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-44410 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-neutral-100-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-300 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;height:100%; padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/real-living-wage-rise-for-uk-smes\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/adapting-to-real-living-wage-smes.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Adapting to the Real Living Wage: What SMEs Need to Know\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/adapting-to-real-living-wage-smes.webp 1600w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/adapting-to-real-living-wage-smes-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/adapting-to-real-living-wage-smes-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/adapting-to-real-living-wage-smes-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/adapting-to-real-living-wage-smes-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/adapting-to-real-living-wage-smes-440x248.webp 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-3-col-details wp-container-content-297 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-299 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-298 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/news\/real-living-wage-rise-for-uk-smes\/\" target=\"_self\" >Adapting to the Real Living Wage: What SMEs Need to Know<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-296\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Real Living Wage rises to \u00a313.45 UK-wide and \u00a314.80 in London. 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