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£30k payout | British Airways dismissal over 'mile-high club' comments ruled unfair after investigation failings
British Airways has lost an unfair dismissal case after a tribunal found flaws in...
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Skills & values | International experience gives business leaders an edge, study finds
Business leaders with international experience play a significant role in shaping the success of their...
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'Affect their credibility' | AI stigma leaves civil servants reluctant to admit to using it
A government trial has revealed concerns about how AI-assisted work is judged, alongside uneven productivity...
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'Vital role to play' | Employers call for clearer guidance as staff mental health pressures mount
Almost nine in 10 employers say they are expected to do more than ever to support...
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'Expectation for many' | Flexible working still matters to majority of workers, Acas finds
Acas has launched a consultation on its flexible working code ahead of employment...
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'Transitional measures' | Barclays delays office attendance increase for some staff after backlash
Some Barclays employees will be allowed to postpone complying with the bank's new office attendance...
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Future of hiring | More than half of UK employers don't use AI in recruitment
UK employers and jobseekers remain cautious about AI in hiring, with concerns over candidate verification...
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'Two-track workforce' | Workers confident they can learn new skills, but many lack support to do so, PwC finds
New PwC research suggests L&D challenges are particularly acute for Gen Z employees, who are less sure...
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Keep Britain Working | New workplace health system aims to stop 300,000 people leaving work each year
Government-backed plans for Britain's first Workplace Health System will attempt to prevent people...
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'Culture of fear' | Staff should have to call their boss when off sick, UK's work 'tsar' says
Sir Charlie Mayfield says early conversations and return-to-work plans could prevent employees with health...
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'Important step' | Employees to gain new bereavement and pregnancy loss leave rights
Employees who lose a close family member or experience a pregnancy loss will gain...
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'Future ready' | Almost half of employers are upskilling staff amid legal changes & hiring struggles
Employers are future-proofing by investing in worker training as the labour market...
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'Management problem' | Office presence still shapes promotion decisions as flexible working expands, research suggests
Almost a third UK workers believe office presence is rewarded in promotion...
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'Balancing flexibility' | Barclays staff seek travel costs as return-to-office mandate sparks backlash
Thousands of Barclays employees have reportedly backed calls for financial support...
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Closing the gap | London jobseekers to be given much-needed boost under latest Local Skills Improvement Plan
An ambitious new plan to close the capital's skills gaps and create new routes...
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Flexible working | Employers must explain why they reject WFH requests under new rules
Employers will be required to meet workers and explain their reasoning before rejecting...
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Widening gap | Employers warn AI recruitment tools are worsening the UK's human skills gap
More than 1 in 3 employers say shortages in employability skills - such as face-to-face...
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'Strategic direction' | Channel 4 job cuts plan prompts HR warning over redundancy mistakes
Channel 4's reported plans to cut more than 300 jobs have prompted legal experts...
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NEET idea | Major retailers back plan for 100,000 jobs for young people out of work
Tesco, John Lewis, Waitrose, Currys and Costa Coffee are among the employers participating...
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'Justifiable' | Next wins tribunal appeal to overturn £30m equal pay ruling
Next has overturned a ruling that it should equalise the basic pay of shop and warehouse...
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'Expensive to get wrong' | 7 in 10 employers falling short on disability and neurodiversity training
New findings also reveal additional shortcomings on whistleblowing awareness and...
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'NETER crisis' | 1 in 5 over-50s locked out of work as campaigners demand government action
People aged between 50 and state pension age are more likely to be outside education,...
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'Tools they need' | Land Registry invests £2.3m in AI system to support hybrid working
The Land Registry is investing £2.3m in an AI-enabled customer service platform...
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Enormous challenges | Volkswagen Group eyes up a further 50,000 job cuts under its Future Plan 2030
Automotive giant Volkswagen has announced its intentions to reduce its workforce...
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Apprentices to experts | Chancellor invites budget ideas from every level of Treasury staff
Apprentices, IT workers and junior officials will have the chance to pitch ideas...
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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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'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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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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