By Suban Abdulla

LONDON (Reuters) -British employers expect to raise wages by 3% in the next 12 months, but some recruiters expect artificial intelligence to shrink their workforce, according to a survey that showed firms were worried about the impact of government tax plans on hiring.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a professional body for the human resources sector, said overall hiring intentions were around the weakest since the pandemic, and were especially low in the public sector.

One in six employers expect the use of AI tools will allow them to reduce their headcount in the next 12 months.

Of those, a quarter expect the staffing reduction to be greater than 10%, with junior managerial, clerical, professional and administrator roles expected to be the most

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