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Employers are starting to promote on AI fluency
Bonuses, rankings and review criteria increasingly turn on tool use. A UK employment lawyer says it is lawful, but the fairness questions are unresolved.
Teachers save time with AI, then work the same hours anyway
A YouGov survey of 1,033 teachers finds half report lighter workload from AI but only a third work fewer hours, with enthusiasm falling sharply year on year.
London employers warn of a widening AI skills gap
BusinessLDN survey finds the share of employers saying their workforce has the skills they need fell from 63% to 50% in a year, as Khan accepts taskforce plan.
Half of London firms report an AI-era skills gap
A survey of 2,043 London business leaders finds just 50% believe their workforce has the skills needed for the AI era, down from 63% a year earlier.
Shoosmiths ties second £1m bonus pot to AI fluency
Law firm Shoosmiths is putting another £1m into staff bonuses, this time rewarding measured AI fluency rather than raw Copilot prompt volume.
Most UK workers feel overwhelmed by the pace of AI
Henley Business School research finds 61% of UK workers feel overwhelmed by AI's pace, even as adoption spreads and shadow AI use grows.
Confused AI rollouts hurt UK firms and baffle their staff
Muddled AI adoption is wasting money and bewildering employees, experts warn, as firms chase the technology without agreeing why they are using it.
India's AI skills shift reshapes global hiring with UK parallels
Multinationals are hiring more selectively in India's global capability centres as AI reshapes roles, mirroring the AI-skills gap UK firms are wrestling with.
UK workers and bosses split on AI: KCL study finds one in five fear civil unrest
A KCL/Policy Institute study finds 70% of Britons worried about AI's economic impact and 20% expecting civil unrest, as employers stay sharply more optimistic.
UK public sector IT teams say AI is shifting workload, not reducing it
A SolarWinds survey finds 56% of public sector IT respondents say AI has made their roles more demanding, with 90% reporting fragmented systems.
Development Bank of Wales awards £60,000 AI skills contract
The Welsh government body has contracted a Cheshire SME to deliver a year-long AI adoption programme, including Microsoft Copilot training and AI Champions across teams.
UK Launches AI Apprenticeship to Close Digital Skills Gap
Skills England launches a Level 4 AI and automation apprenticeship open to all employers, part of the government's drive to upskill 10 million workers by 2030.
Which jobs are most threatened by AI? New research maps the risks
GovAI and Brookings study finds 6.1 million clerical workers are both highly exposed to AI and least able to adapt. Women hold 86% of the most vulnerable roles.
Ocado Cuts 1,000 Jobs as AI Helps Rivals Close the Gap
Ocado announced 1,000 redundancies as analysts say competitors are using AI to replicate the company's automated warehouse technology faster and cheaper.
Study Finds 80% of Firms Report No AI Impact on Productivity
A major NBER study of nearly 6,000 executives across four countries found most firms have seen no measurable productivity gains from AI adoption.
IBM to Triple Entry-Level Hiring Rather Than Replace Workers With AI
IBM plans to triple its US entry-level hiring in 2026, rewriting junior roles to focus on tasks AI cannot handle such as customer engagement and output verification.
AI Will Make Call Centre Agents 'Superheroes,' Not Unemployed, Says Industry CEO
UJET CEO argues AI's real value in call centres is eliminating clunky software, not replacing staff, as Gartner warns AI resolution costs may exceed human agents by 2030.
What Has AI Done to Illustrators? A 30% Drop in Attention and a Creative Reckoning
Research shows AI image tools cut attention to human illustrators by 30% and reduced output by 10%, while professionals argue the creative process itself is what matters.
Jersey Eyes AI 'Synthetic Workers' to Expand Workforce Without Population Growth
Digital Jersey's CEO proposes AI agents as 'synthetic workers' to boost economic output while avoiding the housing pressures of traditional workforce expansion.
AI Job Loss Fears May Be Overstated, Analysis Suggests
Despite headlines about mass unemployment, labour market data shows limited AI impact so far, with technology historically creating more jobs than it destroys.
Insurance Executives Plan AI Spending Surge Despite Skills Gap
Accenture survey finds 90% of insurance leaders will increase AI investment in 2026, but employee readiness lags significantly behind.
Lloyds CEO Warns Bankers Must Reskill for AI Transformation
Charlie Nunn says AI delivered £50m boost in 2025 with £100m expected in 2026 as bank embraces agentic AI for customer service.
UK Government Launches Cross-Department Unit to Monitor AI Job Disruption
Work secretary Liz Kendall acknowledges jobs will be lost but pledges AI training for all British adults as government prepares for workforce transition.
AI Will Cost Jobs, Admits UK Tech Secretary Liz Kendall
Government announces plans to train 10 million workers in AI skills by 2030, targeting UK as fastest AI adoption country in G7 whilst acknowledging job losses in law and finance.
UK Minister: Universal Basic Income Needed for AI Job Displacement
Investment minister Lord Stockwood reveals government discussions about UBI to support workers in industries facing AI disruption, suggesting tech windfall levy could fund payments.
UK Government Expands Free AI Training to Reach 10 Million Workers
Major expansion of AI Skills Boost programme adds NHS and techUK as partners, with £27 million funding for local tech jobs and new government unit on AI's future of work.
Physical AI: How Intelligent Robots Are Transforming Business Operations
AI-enabled robots are moving beyond production lines into dynamic environments, with over 4.7 million industrial robots now in operation globally.
