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Posted by Emily Hill on 20 August 2025
Hiring in the UK is at a turning point. Employers are under pressure to fill frontline and entry-level roles quickly, while also ensuring new hires stay and succeed. Yet the UK currently has one of the slowest hiring processes in the developed world — averaging 27 days.
Next week, industry leaders will come together to discuss how the UK can speed up hiring, reduce red tape, and remain globally competitive.
ThriveMap CEO Chris Platts will join Viscount Camrose (House of Lords, Shadow AI Minister) and Keith Rosser (Director of Reed Screening and Chair of the Better Hiring Institute) for a live webinar on the future of UK hiring.
Register here to secure your place.
The future of work depends on successful hiring processes. In sectors such as adult social care, healthcare, retail and logistics, delays in recruitment mean unfilled shifts, heavier workloads, and longer waiting lists. For employers, slow and inefficient processes make it harder to compete for talent.
The Better Hiring Institute’s 10 Point Plan proposes reforms that could transform UK hiring speed and effectiveness — potentially bringing 200,000 more people into work and helping 260,000 economically inactive citizens back into the labour market.
This webinar will unpack those ideas and explore what employers can do now to get ahead.
At ThriveMap, we believe that speeding up the hiring process is only half the battle. Employers also need to improve accuracy and fairness in entry-level recruitment.
That’s why our Realistic Job Assessments help employers:
By combining policy reform with smarter assessment methods, we can make hiring both faster and more sustainable — helping organisations scale their teams with confidence.
This is an essential opportunity to learn how UK employers can stay globally competitive, improve hiring efficiency, and build stronger teams.
Don’t miss it.
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