Wage growth beats expectations as inflation beds into UK economy November 14, 2023 In its most recent Monetary Policy Report, the Bank of England suggested that unemployment will have to go higher than it previously thought in order to bring down wage growth.
UK millennials ‘still wearing economic scars’ of 2008 financial crisis November 13, 2023 While millennials in the US have mostly recovered from the impact of the 2008 crisis, their contemporaries in the UK continue to wear the “economic scars” of that period, according to a new research from the Resolution Foundation.
ONS considering bigger cash rewards to address drop in survey response rate November 12, 2023 The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is offering bigger cash incentives for participants in its surveys as it seeks to address the declining response rate.
Increasing signs of slack in UK’s labour market as firms report growing pool of workers November 8, 2023 The survey showed that starting salary inflation slipped to a 31-month low, although it remained "sharp".
X owner Elon Musk tells PM Rishi Sunak AI will eventually mean ‘no job is needed’ November 2, 2023 Elon Musk has told Rishi Sunak he believes artificial intelligence (AI) is “the most disruptive force in history” and that eventually “there will come a point where no job is needed”.
Government stuck in public services ‘doom loop’, top think tank warns October 30, 2023 The government is stuck in a “doom loop” with the UK’s public services “in a dire state”, a top think tank has warned. An annual report on UK public services has forecast that almost all services, other than child social care, could perform worse in 2027-2028 when compared to pre-pandemic levels. This is due to [...]
Rishi Sunak: UK shouldn’t ‘rush to regulate’ AI despite dossier of dangers October 26, 2023 Rishi Sunak has said the UK “shouldn’t be in a rush to regulate” the development of artificial intelligence (AI) despite a dossier of potential dangers laid out by the government. The Prime Minister made a speech on the risks and rewards of the new technology at the Royal Society this morning ahead of the UK’s [...]
No10: We can’t rule out AI posing ‘existential threat’ to humanity October 25, 2023 No10 says it is unable to rule out artificial intelligence (AI) posing an “existential threat” to humanity.
Businesses’ payroll bill to soar by £300m as London living wage increases October 23, 2023 Payroll costs in the capital are set to soar by over £300m as the London living wage increases by a tenth. Businesses signed up to the voluntary scheme will see their salary expenditure go up by £304,200,000 after the rate jumps from £11.95 an hour to £13.15 for 130,000 employees. Firms accredited include half the [...]
Rate of pay rises expected to slow over coming year as inflation eases October 18, 2023 The rate of pay rises is expected to slow over the coming year as easing inflation means employees face less pressure to secure higher pay packages.