Lucy Buchholz

2 weeks ago | unleash.ai | Lucy Buchholz

The labor market has seen a great amount of turbulence over the past few months, with instances such as the US trade tariff announcements causing a lot of uncertainty. These layered on top of domestic headwinds — particularly policy changes, wage regulations, and ongoing uncertainty around employment rights — have made it difficult for employers to plan with confidence. To understand what this means for HR, UNLEASH spoke exclusively to Jack Kennedy Senior Economist at Indeed Hiring Lab.

2 weeks ago | unleash.ai | Lucy Buchholz

Talent professionals gathered in Holborn, London to attend Eightfold’s exclusive annual event, Cultivate Europe. As the HR landscape is ever-evolving, senior leaders from Eightfold, HSBC, AstraZeneca and more took to the stage to discuss a crucial topic: How to align people with technology. With industry thought leaders, analysts, and top brands present, the day was filled with the latest research and knowledge. But if you weren’t able to make it, UNLEASH reported on two key standout sessions.

2 weeks ago | unleash.ai | Lucy Buchholz

Europe is seeing tech innovation growing at a rapid rate – but are businesses able to keep up? Malt, an independent, European community for talent tech, released its, offering an insight into the ever-evolving tech landscape and jobs, specifically around AI, data, and security between 2023 and 2024. The business analyzed millions of searches from companies across Europe and the evolution of skills among 200,000 tech and data freelancers to gain a deeper understanding of the market.

3 weeks ago | unleash.ai | Lucy Buchholz

2025 is continuing to see a number of acquisitions in the HR sector, with ELMO Group – the parent company of UK SME HR platform Breathe HR – acquiring Rotageek. Through this acquisition, ELMO Group aims to continue serving its more that 18,000 customers, spanning Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. To find out more about what this deal entails, UNLEASH spoke exclusively to Joe Lyons, CEO at ELMO Group.

3 weeks ago | unleash.ai | Lucy Buchholz

American consulting firm, BCG, which achieved a global revenue growth of $13.5 billion in 2024, held their annual BCG Edge event in Vienna. Throughout the conference, a number of senior leaders shared their thoughts, knowledge, and data on AI, technology and the future of work. UNLEASH’s Senior Journalist, Lucy Buchholz, attended to uncover exclusive insights and report from the inside. Is Europe keeping pace with AI?