Webinar - Q2 2026 Market Insights Webinar with Darren Topping
A live webinar exploring what’s really happening in the workforce market right now - and what employers should do next
15th July 2026 | 11:00am - 12:00pm BST
The workforce market is becoming increasingly complex - shaped by changing global conditions, evolving hiring patterns, and the rapid impact of AI on recruitment.
But alongside new opportunities, new risks are emerging. From shifting demand across markets to the growing challenge of AI-driven candidate fraud, many organisations are navigating a landscape that looks very different to just 12 months ago.
Join Darren Topping for our latest Market Insights Webinar - a trusted quarterly briefing designed to cut through the noise and provide a clear, data-backed view of what’s actually happening in the market right now.
In this session, Darren will share global hiring insights, emerging workforce trends, findings from our latest RFP survey, and practical actions to help organisations adapt their workforce strategy over the next 6–12 months.
You'll gain practical insight into the trends shaping workforce planning and hiring today, including:
What's signal vs noice in the workforce market
Cut through market uncertainty with a clearer understanding of the hiring trends, workforce behaviours and employer activity shaping today's landscape
AI in hiring: opportunity vs risk:
Explore how AI is changing recruitment and workforce strategies - from efficiency gains and automation to candidate fraud, changing recruiter behaviours and emerging risks.
How workforce models are shifting
Understand how employers are adapting their hiring and workforce strategies in response to changing market conditions.
New workforce research and market insight
Get early access to fresh findings, emerging priorities and real-world observations from across the workforce landscape.
Practical actions for the next 6-12 months
Leave with tangible considerations and actions to help inform workforce planning, hiring and talent strategy.
Meet the speaker
Darren Topping
Director of Enterprise Solutions Insights & Partnerships
Darren Topping
Darren Topping is a workforce market expert with nearly two decades experience of helping organisations navigate changing hiring landscapes, workforce transformation and talent strategy.
Through his quarterly market insight briefings, Darren shares practical, data-backed intelligence on workforce trends, employer behaviours and the implications of emerging technologies, helping organisations make more informed workforce decisions.
Why Join This Quarterly Briefing?
This session forms part of Darren Topping’s regular workforce market update - a trusted quarterly briefing relied upon by workforce and talent leaders looking to stay ahead of market shifts, hiring trends and emerging workforce challenges.
Who should attend?
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HR and Talent Acquisition Leaders
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Workforce and Resourcing Leaders
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Procurement Professionals
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Operations Leaders
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Business Leaders responsible for workforce planning and hiring strategy
Join the conversation and understand what your organisation should do next.