Tech the only bright spot as job security fears climb to highest level since 2023 Business Job security for British workers has fallen to a three-and-a-half year low across all sectors other than IT and telecoms, according to new data from S&P Global’s UK consumer index. The findings, based on a panel of 1,500 UK households, show the level of job insecurity was at its highest since February 2023 as consumers continue to [...]
Britain needs to ‘encourage enterprising entrepreneurs’ to kick-start economy Business Britain “needs to be a nation of shopkeepers once again” and “encourage enterprising entrepreneurs” to boost its economic prosperity, the chief executive of recruitment giant Reed has said. Speaking on an up-coming episode of City AM‘s Boardroom Uncovered podcast, James Reed said if he was Prime Minister for the day, he’d “make Britain a destination [...]
Salesforce rolls out new AI tools amid escalating job concerns US tech behemoth Salesforce unveiled ‘agentforce 360′ on Tuesday, its latest generative AI platform built to automate repetitive tasks, as concerns around AI’s impact on jobs continue to swirl, and the company itself navigates workforce reductions. Salesforce executives framed the platform as a way to augment rather than replace human workers, providing tools that allow [...]