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Latest Event
- Topic: Labour Market Insights and Trends for 2026
- Speaker: Jack Kennedy, Senior Economist at Indeed Hiring Lab
- Date: Thursday, 29th January 2026
- Time: 10am to 11am
- Location: Zoom (free to attend)
Event details
Join us in January for a thought-provoking and data-led session with Jack Kennedy, Senior Economist at Indeed Hiring Lab.
Jack will be sharing the latest UK labour market trends based on Indeed’s extensive research and hiring data. Topics include:
- Economic outlook: what can we expect for the UK labour market in 2026?
- Compensation and benefits: what are employers offering and how is this changing?
- Candidate behaviour: what factors are driving job searches?
- Latest insights on how AI is impacting the labour market
- How Oxfordshire compares to national trends
Expect evidence-based insights, practical takeaways, and valuable benchmarking data to support your workforce planning in 2026 and beyond
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HR insights
Our guest speakers are experts in their field and are happy to share their experiences, professional advice, handy hints and checklists with us.
From our Knowledge Centre, you can access:
- Guest speaker blogs and videos.
- Quarterly employment law updates from our HR Hub partners at RWK Goodman.
- Results of our monthly polls.
Kate Allen
Executive Chair and Marketing Director, Allen Associates
Kate founded Allen Associates in 1998 with the aim of creating the type of recruitment agency that she would like to use herself as a client and a candidate. For more than two decades, Kate’s commitment to providing an outstanding service and added value has never wavered, enabling her to build a robust business and an enviable reputation in her home county of Oxfordshire and further afield.
Kate Benefer
Partner in the Employment team, RWK Goodman
Kate advises on all aspects of employment law including disciplinary, grievances and sickness management, redundancy and restructures, discrimination, tribunal claims and immigration issues. Kate has been described as “very switched on” (client feedback) and as a “confident and poised speaker” whose delivery is “on the money” (delegate feedback).
TestimonialI have to say (and I am not just saying this) it was one of the best webinars I have attended.
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