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'Generational fault line' | Youth unemployment in UK dips as ONS releases latest findings
The Office for National Statistics has released its latest NEET findings, which showed...
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'KickStarter' | Sainsbury's launches work experience programme creating 10,000 opportunities
Sainsbury's has announced KickStarter, its latest work experience programme, which will aim to create...
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Workplace stability | London Fire Brigade becomes 300th Living Hours employer in UK
London Fire Brigade has today announced its commitment to providing secure working hours under the Living...
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Fresh start | UK grocer Morrisons to provide 1000 apprenticeship opportunities by 2030
Morrisons, the UK Grocer, has launched the Fresh Start Programme, which will offer...
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Broadband to blue sky | Kathleen Maes takes the helm as Gatwick CHRO
Kathleen Maes has taken the helm of London Gatwick's HR operations as Chief Human...
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'Impact, not intention' | BBC's Strictly settlement shows why HR must act early on bullying concerns
The BBC's reported five-figure settlement with Amanda Abbington highlights the financial and reputational...
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'Stark reality' | UK labour market stuck in 'low hire, low fire' cycle as vacancies fall
Employers and the Government have been urged to stimulate recruitment as falling vacancies and weak confidence...
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Comms controversy | Football club admits email to long-serving staff 'should have been handled better'
The Premier League club has apologised over how it communicated contract decisions to long-serving matchday...
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£3bn dilemma | Think tank proposes guaranteed 30 hour work week amid zero-hour contract reforms
Workers without fixed hours who regularly work between 20 and 30 hours a week face a significantly greater...
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'Deteriorating wellbeing' | Could better management ease the UK's workplace mental health crisis?
Research found that employees working under better-quality line managers reported significantly lower...
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'Generational fault line' | Youth unemployment in UK dips as ONS releases latest findings
The Office for National Statistics has released its latest NEET findings, which showed...
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'KickStarter' | Sainsbury's launches work experience programme creating 10,000 opportunities
Sainsbury's has announced KickStarter, its latest work experience programme, which...
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'A step backwards' | Freefalling graduate vacancies underwritten by stagnant labour market
Global job search engine and aggregator Adzuna has released data which appears to...
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Workplace stability | London Fire Brigade becomes 300th Living Hours employer in UK
London Fire Brigade has today announced its commitment to providing secure working...
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Next generation | A-level results 2026: Why employers must protect the routes beyond university
Employers are being urged to look beyond grades and protect the apprenticeships,...
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Home alone | Working from home is fuelling loneliness - how can HR rebuild connection?
Working from home has transformed where and how millions of people work, but new...
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'Potential harms' | Employee monitoring tech faces review amid privacy & wellbeing concerns
Employers could face new rules governing the use of keystroke logging, biometric...
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KPMG, REC report | UK jobs market shows 'rays of light' as permanent hiring downturn ends
Permanent staff appointments held steady in July following 45 consecutive months...
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'Message is clear' | Is health and wellbeing just a tick-box exercise? More than half of employees think so
New research has raised questions over whether employers' health and wellbeing...
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Workplace conflict | Acas proposes major grievance procedure overhaul with focus on early resolution
Employers and workers would be encouraged to address workplace concerns informally...
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Digital burnout | 95% of HR leaders report rising workloads as AI training demands grow
Already stretched HR and L&D teams are being left to manage growing skills, governance...
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‘From the beach’ | Bank of England plays down criticism of 'work from abroad' HR policy
The Bank of England has addressed complaints about a policy which permits staff to...
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Court ruling | Ryanair sued by hundreds of pilots over holiday pay claims
Ryanair is facing group action from 262 pilots following claims they were denied...
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'Divisive' | National Gallery accused of 'two-tier workforce' amid staff segregation claims
The National Gallery has been accused of operating a “two-tier workforce” after...
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Hiring slowdown | Graduate job postings fall to lowest mid-year level since 2020
Graduate recruitment has fallen to its weakest level for this point in the year since...
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Energised workforce | National Grid launches £5m scheme to help 5,000 young people into work
The energy company will fund training, qualifications and personalised employment...
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Office mandates | Why 'blanket' hybrid policies leave firms open to legal risks, lawyer explains
Employers risk discrimination and contractual claims when tightening hybrid working...
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'Doesn't seem right' | Andy Burnham urges employers to rethink virtual interviews & AI screening
PM questions whether online interviews and AI screening tools are creating a fair...
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'Challenge the stigma' | Goldman Sachs £1.45m payout sends warning over parental leave policies
Employers risk undermining efforts to improve gender equality if staff believe taking...
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Legal ruling | What is the 'right to be accompanied' to a disciplinary meeting, and what should HR know about it?
The first appeal ruling on the issue in more than 25 years clarifies the limits,...
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HR failure | NHS manager unfairly dismissed after accidentally showing colleague pornography
Tribunal finds flaws in the Trust's investigation, despite ruling that the manager's...
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Education overhaul | 'Businesses must step up' - HR reacts to Burnham's skills shake-up amid youth unemployment crisis
HR leaders have welcomed plans to expand technical education from the age of 14,...
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Pre-GPT | Workers are becoming nostalgic for life before generative AI
Nearly two-thirds of knowledge workers regularly feel nostalgic for how work operated...
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'Clear answers' | Burnham Government's AI reset must build trust among small firms, FSB says
Small businesses need clearer guidance and practical support to adopt artificial...
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Retention | 'Job scrolling' trend emerges as staff quietly keep their career options open
Employees are increasingly browsing vacancies during the working day as redundancies,...
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'Abused his position' | Council worker spared jail after four-day snooping spree on personal data
Records accessed involved highly sensitive material such as medical records, social...
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'Below the standards' | Lloyd's ex-CEO breached compliance rules over undisclosed 'close relationship'
Lloyd's of London has found former chief executive John Neal breached its compliance...
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