Hiring Freeze 2025 Uk News. A survey by the confederation of british industry (cbi) showed that companies plan to cut back on both production and hiring, with activity expected to fall sharply in the first. British recruiters warned that economic and political jitters across europe have slowed permanent and temporary hiring by companies and that conditions would likely remain.
Senior officials have been told to model reductions of 20%, 30% and 40% to their departmental headcounts, to help the government meet the pm’s goal of cutting 91,000 civil service jobs over the next three years. Us exit forces who to freeze hiring, cut travel.