英国就业市场放缓冲击教育和医疗行业

Group 1 - The UK job market is slowing down, particularly impacting recruitment in the education and healthcare sectors due to government spending cuts, with signs of layoffs in the public sector [1] - Following the recent increase in minimum wage and payroll taxes, business confidence has dropped to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic, with the net balance of employers expecting to increase staff in the private sector being the smallest in the survey's 11-year history [2][3] - In the public sector, the number of employers planning layoffs exceeds those planning to hire, with a net balance of -4%, driven mainly by large enterprises, particularly in the retail sector, where one-third of retailers expect to lay off staff in the next three months [3] Group 2 - The education sector, particularly non-compulsory education (including universities and further education colleges), has the highest proportion of employers planning layoffs, with about one-quarter of primary and early years education institutions reducing staff [5] - The healthcare sector is also experiencing significant layoffs, with one-fifth of employers implementing cuts, and NHS Providers warning that over one-third of trusts have begun reducing clinical positions to balance budgets [5] - Teacher unions have raised concerns that many school principals are cutting staff due to budget pressures and the requirement to fund salary increases from existing budgets, leading to lower recruitment levels compared to previous years [6]