Diversity Dashboard News
Our News section brings together the latest updates on jobs, workplaces and employment issues shaping the UK. Here you’ll find reporting and commentary on careers, work trends and developments that matter to people navigating today’s job market.
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Monday, August 31, 2026
The first young people have started paid jobs through the government’s new Jobs Guarantee, as part of a programme expected to support more than 90,000 18 to 24-year-olds into work over the next three years.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
The voluntary and charity sector has been recognised as the UK's leading sector for disability inclusion, with almost 3,000 organisations signed up to the Government's Disability Confident scheme, according to new research.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
The UK Government is considering exempting overseas care workers already employed in Britain from proposed tougher immigration rules, recognising the vital role they play in supporting the country's social care system amid continuing workforce shortages.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
The UK Government has launched a new £60 million innovation fund aimed at improving employment opportunities for disabled people and those with long-term health conditions, with charities, employers and technology organisations invited to help develop new ways of supporting people into sustainable work.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Universities have welcomed plans to strengthen technical and vocational education across the UK, arguing that a broader range of education pathways will help tackle skills shortages, improve social mobility and better prepare people for the changing world of work.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Graduate job postings across the UK have fallen by 7% over the past year and are at their lowest level for this point in the year since 2020, as weaker hiring demand leaves young people competing for fewer entry-level opportunities.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
The University of Greenwich and the University of Kent will launch the UK's first multi-university group next month, creating a new higher education organisation serving more than 50,000 students across four campuses while both institutions retain their individual identities.
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Thursday, July 30, 2026
Employers, trade unions and equality organisations are being invited to help shape reforms to the UK's equal pay framework as the Government launches a consultation aimed at making the system fairer, faster and easier to navigate.
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Thursday, July 30, 2026
UK employers are increasingly turning to temporary workers as economic uncertainty continues to weigh on recruitment decisions, with the latest industry data showing the strongest growth in temporary hiring for more than three years.
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Thursday, July 30, 2026
More than half of local areas across the UK recorded an increase in workless households last year, with long-term sickness continuing to drive economic inactivity and raising concerns about employment, skills and social mobility
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Thursday, July 30, 2026
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation has responded to concerns raised by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, warning that artificial intelligence and digital interviews must not undermine fairness, transparency or human judgement.