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Exec exits | Manchester United's People Director among senior executives leaving the club
Manchester United's HR chief is among several executives leaving their roles amid...
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CIPD warning | Looming National Insurance changes prompt widespread plans to cut hiring and increase redundancies
Latest data highlights urgent need for Government to provide business support...
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HR cuts | People Managers among hundreds of roles being axed at Morrisons
Morrisons has become the second supermarket in less than a week to announce a major...
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'Invisible & frustrated' | Maligned middle managers - why our corporate pantomime villains need less scapegoating and more support
Middle managers are feeling the squeeze, but do employers do enough to support those...
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'Difficult choices' | Sainsbury's to cut 3,000 jobs amid 'challenging cost environment'
Sainsbury's has confirmed plans to cut over 3,000 jobs as it prepares to tackle...
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‘Change is never easy’ | Interim ASDA boss lays off staff, orders those who remain back to the office three days a week
The changes are designed to “remove duplication and simplify structures,” the...
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Workforce planning | What questions should HR ask before reducing headcount?
Downsizing requires careful & considerate questions...
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'Tense time' | 1 in 5 HR leaders report hiring freeze, while half eye-up layoffs
A fifth of HR leaders in the UK have reported their company imposing a hiring freeze,...
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Don't replace, reskill | Why Klarna could 'pay later' as it plans to halve workforce with AI
Klarna's CEO plans to drop 2,000 staff through natural attrition, replacing them...
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Down in the dumps | Man Utd staff claim they're 'forced to eat in a toilet' amid cost-cutting measures
Lunchboxes for matchday staff have also been axed following 250 redundancies earlier...
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'I get knocked down...' | McKinsey & Co blasts Chumbawamba & Eminem in bid to boost staff morale
Rap, rock and a 1997 one-hit wonder were played at a McKinsey work event to help...
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Stress Awareness Month | If employers really want to address the burnout crisis, give your staff less work
April marks Stress Awareness Month, a crucial time to shed light on the causes.....
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McKinsey & 'Go' | The consulting firm pays staff to look for another job - is it worth the risk?
In a bid to streamline the company in a “caring and supportive way” McKinsey...
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Voluntary redundancies | IBM asks HR staff to come forward for layoffs amid cost cutting
IBM has asked its staff to volunteer for redundancy amid another round of global...
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Survivor syndrome | Staff are terrified of layoffs, and HR needs to act
This week, it was confirmed that John Lewis is planning on cutting 11,000 jobs from...
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Boom or bust in '24? | Major corps are stuck in a hiring loop that must end
Over the past 18 months, we've seen an unprecedented volume of layoffs from market-leading...
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A tactic for layoffs? | TikTok encourages bosses to give out lower employee review scores
TikTok has told its managers to purposefully assign lower marks in performance reviews...
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'Truly gobsmacking' | Tycoon slammed after calling for mass layoffs of 'arrogant' workers
A CEO is under fire after suggesting that unemployment should rise to remind staff...
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Keep calm and carry on? | As Wilko faces collapse, how to address staff and managers' concerns
High Street retailer Wilko has filed for administration, with news reports charting...
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Viral TikTok | Laid-off worker covers office in photos of herself in 'revenge' video
An ex-worker has shared a prank she orchestrated against her former employer...
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