Hiring stories
Hiring now takes about three weeks at New Zealand's largest privately owned primary healthcare group after it replaced slow legacy HR systems.
The deal gives the US group a faster route into the UK and EU, with local logistics, compliance and sales support for clients.
Rising demand for privacy-first digital triage tools is pushing the Edinburgh firm to expand its sales and customer support teams overseas.
Poor assessment methods are leaving 59% of employers with bad AI hires, even as AI fluency overtakes domain expertise in recruitment.
The London startup will use the cash to expand in the US as its AI matching tool gains traction with engineers and employers.
Positive operating cash flow and a bigger US customer base helped lift annual recurring revenue 67% to GBP £4.2 million for xReality Group.
The resort operator aims to cut fragmented HR work and improve hiring, time tracking and benefits for 30,000 staff across 40 countries.
Broader backing for the women-in-infrastructure initiative could help data centre firms widen recruitment as skills shortages bite across the sector.
Employers are increasingly paying premiums and boosting careers for staff who can use AI safely, according to a survey of UK leaders.
Most Australian chief executives are using AI to reshape work and boost skills, with only one in five planning hiring cuts.
Assurance-ready firms are pulling ahead as finance teams face rising scrutiny over AI results, with active use now at 75% globally.
AI skills are pushing up salaries across Australian workplaces, with employers struggling to price talent amid fierce competition.
Many small businesses may delay investment and hiring unless the Federal Budget delivers tax relief and help with rising costs.
Customer-facing firms were hit hardest as weak demand and higher costs left UK small businesses with their slowest sales growth in two years.
Momentum stayed firm for Australian small businesses in the March quarter, as sales, jobs and wages all rose despite higher fuel costs.
London will host LemFi's global operations as the fintech plans to hire more staff and expand compliance after pledging GBP £100 million in the UK.
Most firms expect AI to streamline admin and planning support, while only 3% plan staff reductions this year, a survey shows.
Employers are tightening recruitment as 88% struggle to find workers with AI skills, while 37% say AI-written CVs cloud judgement.
The bank is formalising its AI push with specialist in-house skills to build and test systems safely for customer use.
Job seekers in Australia can now search listings in ChatGPT, with applications still completed on Indeed’s own platforms.