People & Talent
Hiring, culture and the skills the industry needs next.
Onecom hands co-founder Aaron Brown the group chief executive role
The business communications group, which has made 14 acquisitions in five years, is putting its integration push and a new agentic AI platform in the hands of its operations chief
Day-one rights mean small tech employers must get hiring right first
Sick pay and paternity leave became day-one rights on 6 April. But for small tech employers the bigger shift is that a new starter’s first weeks now carry real obligations
Why inclusive hiring practices expose the talent shortage as a myth
Michelle Carson, founder of executive search firm Holmes Noble, on why the UK’s so-called talent crisis is largely self-inflicted. The companies that recognize this first will have a decisive advantage
Ministers fund the apprentice but streamline the manager’s training
The government’s youth jobs drive offers small employers £2,000 for each young apprentice. But the same package lists team leader and manager apprenticeships for streamlining, which could leave small tech firms to fund supervision themselves
Malcolm Seagrave succeeds co-founder as chief executive of hedgehog lab
The Newcastle consultancy hands the top job to an executive with a record of scaling tech services businesses, as it sets its sights on Manchester and Glasgow
Tech hiring holds up, but employment law is about to change the math
Information and communication employers are among the most willing to add staff. Yet the Employment Rights Act is already making employers rethink permanent hiring, and the CIPD warns many small firms are unaware of what is coming
IT vacancies slide as candidate numbers climb into 2026
Recruiters report one of the sharpest falls in demand for permanent IT and computing staff as 2025 closed. For smaller tech employers, a soft market brings choices as well as risks