Wage pressures pushing UK firms to automate more work, Hays says

Britain is becoming a more “unattractive” place to hire people permanently as wage pressures and tax hikes push firms towards automation and offshoring, recruitment giant Hays has warned.

Staff meanwhile no longer value loyalty to their employer, the company said.

Hays, which is one of Europe’s biggest recruitment agencies, has recently been warning over weaknesses in the world’s jobs market. Read More