Recruitment is changing faster than most small business owners have noticed — and this video is worth ten minutes of your time to find out why.
The UK jobs market has shifted into difficult territory — fewer vacancies, record application volumes, and a hiring landscape being reshaped by AI, legislation, and some biases that most employers would rather not examine too closely. The result is that a lot of small businesses are making hiring decisions right now without realising the rules have changed around them.
Grab yourself a drink and join Shaun and recruitment consultant Kat as they cover four things every employer should understand heading into 2026:
- What AI is actually doing on both sides of the hiring process (and why transparency matters more than you’d think).
- A completely free government scheme that almost no small businesses are using.
- The age bias that’s hiding in plain sight and the legal exposure it creates.
- And — most urgently — a piece of legislation that received almost no mainstream coverage but could fundamentally change the cost of getting a hire wrong.
If you’re making recruitment decisions this year, one part of this in particular needs to be on your radar before July.
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