Dogtooth Technologies, the British pioneer of AI-powered robotic harvesting, has raised more than £14 million to put its fruit-picking robots to work on commercial farms in the UK and overseas, in a deal that says as much about the state of the rural labour market as it does about theContinue Reading

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Businesses are taking on part-time staff at the fastest pace in three years, as owners look to meet rising demand for workers without shouldering the long-term costs of permanent hires. The part-time hiring index published by KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) rose to a three-year high ofContinue Reading

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The country’s biggest student landlord has been cutting asking rents to fill its halls before September, a move that tells smaller landlords and property investors a good deal about where pricing power in Britain’s rental market now sits. Unite Group, which operates some 200 student halls across the UK, saidContinue Reading

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