BriefPulse Careers https://careers.briefpulse.com/ Labour-market changes translated into choices about work, pay and skills. en 2026-09-16T19:08:00+00:00 Edition 2026-09-16https://careers.briefpulse.com/editions/2026-09-16https://careers.briefpulse.com/editions/2026-09-16Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:48:38 +0000The dated edition for 2026-09-16. UK vacancies fall to five-year low as labour market fragility persists https://careers.briefpulse.com/stories/careers-vacancies-fall-five-year-low-labour https://careers.briefpulse.com/stories/careers-vacancies-fall-five-year-low-labour 2026-09-15T10:39:38+00:00 BriefPulse Careers Official figures estimate UK vacancies have fallen to their lowest level since April 2026. The labour market remains fragile. HR Roundup: Internal Talent, Retention and H-1B Grace Period in Focus https://careers.briefpulse.com/stories/careers-roundup-internal-talent-retention-h-1b https://careers.briefpulse.com/stories/careers-roundup-internal-talent-retention-h-1b 2026-09-14T14:54:17+00:00 BriefPulse Careers A week-in-review roundup and an HR news feed highlight stories on AI reliance, succession planning, retention and a proposed H-1B change. The evidence here is limited to headlines and short summaries, so this is a guide to what the items say, not a full report. Youth minimum wage rise may be delayed, reports say https://careers.briefpulse.com/stories/careers-youth-minimum-wage-rise-may https://careers.briefpulse.com/stories/careers-youth-minimum-wage-rise-may 2026-09-14T11:37:42+00:00 BriefPulse Careers The government is considering slowing plans to raise the youth minimum wage, according to reports. Indeed Hiring Lab: Demographic Change Is Constraining US Labor Supply https://careers.briefpulse.com/stories/careers-indeed-hiring-lab-demographic-change https://careers.briefpulse.com/stories/careers-indeed-hiring-lab-demographic-change 2026-09-12T08:35:54+00:00 BriefPulse Careers Indeed Hiring Lab says demographic change is taking hold of the US labor market, in a post titled 'The Goalposts Moved: Interpreting the Labor Market in a New Era of Constrained Labor Supply.'