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Workforce planning | What questions should HR ask before reducing headcount?

What questions should HR ask before reducing headcount?
What questions should HR ask before reducing headcount?

The economy is growing, but it remains a tight and tricky period for most UK businesses.

Employers a feeling the squeeze, particularly with National Insurance contributions set to increase as a part of the upcoming Autumn Budget—and the prospect of a £5billion cost attached to Labour’s employment rights bill to boot.

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