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Digital security | Disgruntled IT worker jailed for cyber attack on his own employer
Employee hacked his own firm after being suspended...
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Definitely, maybe an HR issue | Staff productivity could nosedive as Oasis fans try to score last-minute reunion tickets
Workers could spend hours on re-sale websites, experts say...
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Job market report | Entry-level jobs plummet since ChatGPT's rise
Entry-level vacancies have dropped sharply since the commercial launch of ChatGPT...
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‘Jobs just look different’ | Fears about AI replacing entry-level jobs are overblown, HR expert states
“AI doesn't replace people; it allows them to do more with more” an HR expert...
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'Grappling uncertainty' | Layoffs, AI & RTO mandates: UK workforce anxiety hits breaking point
Fear of job losses, economic instability and return to office mandates stifle UK...
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EAP | Poor mental health drives 1 in 3 employee helpline calls, data shows
Britain's poor mental health continues to be the main driver of calls to employee assistance helplines,...
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Tech vs talent | Big Four cutting graduate jobs cut in favour of AI is 'a misstep', expert warns
Hundreds of graduate jobs have been slashed at the UK's biggest accountancy firms as the Big Four turn...
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'Normalising cuts' | AI will shrink Amazon's corporate workforce, CEO Jassy declares
The company is accelerating its use of generative technology...
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'Not logged on' | WFH employee caught lying about working hours was fairly sacked
An employee falsified her timesheets by at least 53 hours...
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'New frontier' | 'Get ready for the jobs of the future', Government tells UK workers amid AI skills push
The Government has launched a new partnership with leading technology firms aimed at training millions...
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'Bold step' | Spending Review 2025: What it means for HR, skills & the future of work
SR25 sets out a sweeping fiscal plan to invest in Britain's long-term...
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'Worrying paradox' | HR professionals have highest absenteeism in the UK workforce
Workers in the HR sector have the highest rates of absenteeism in the UK, new data...
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‘Armies of analysts’ | McKinsey tells junior staff: Stop creating PowerPoints, AI can do that
McKinsey's Global Leader of Technology and AI said junior analysts should now spend...
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‘Chilling effect’ | Black employees most likely to be targeted by workplace surveillance - report
The IPPR called for new legislation to give employees a 'genuine voice' over...
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£30k tribunal | Employee forced out for working from home to supervise gardener
HR questioned a senior worker's priorities after choosing to work from home to oversee...
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'Embrace change' | UK law firm offers staff £1m bonus pot if they use AI
A major UK law firm has become the first in the country to tie a firmwide bonus to...
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Laziness & credit-stealing | These are the top triggers for workplace anger - and what HR can do about them
From colleagues not doing their jobs properly to overbearing bosses, what riles up...
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'An accident' | Worker sacked after exposing genitals on Teams call
Employee's accidental exposure 'damaged' firm's reputation, tribunal hears...
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'Stepping back' | Gary Lineker leaves BBC after social media controversy
Bosses called the star's position “untenable” after a recent social post...
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Culture, creativity, AI | Spotify's new CHRO has 3 priorities to avoid 'mediocrity'
Spotify's new CHRO pledged to 'continue nurturing' Spotify's most creative...
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TikTok talk | How social media shapes the way we talk to colleagues
Research uncovers the extent of social media's influence on workplace...
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WFH study | Remote working fails to spread jobs more evenly across UK - report finds
Hopes that working from home would help struggling UK regions attract high-skilled...
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Industry News | More 'meaningful' work: Dayforce EMEA 2025 delivers key lessons on AI in HR
Experts and attendees at Dayforce EMEA 2025 revealed how HR professionals can manage...
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‘Converted into a GPT’ | Moderna replacing junior HR analyst roles with AI, HR chief says
The vaccine-maker recently merged its digital and HR teams into a single...
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Work-life balance | 4-day week set to take over by 2030 as UK workers predict its rise
Workers expect the 4-day model to become standard within 5 years...
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ONS latest | UK jobs market weakens as employer caution deepens
New figures suggest employers are becoming more hesitant to hire in the face of rising...
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'Let down' | NHS bosses apologise to staff over 'toxic' workplace culture
NHS bosses in Scotland have apologised to staff after a report found evidence of...
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'Proactive steps' | Co-op staff told to keep cameras on during meetings after cyber attack
Workers have been told to keep their cameras on during remote meetings...
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Future of work | HR managers least at risk from AI growth, new report suggests
Latest analysis reveals human-centric roles face minimal disruption from artificial...
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More hiring, less tech | Starbucks CEO announces 'labour-focused' plan to curb sales slump
Starbucks' change in people strategy comes after attempts to replace staff with...
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Emails & logins | 21 million screenshots of worker activity exposed in employee monitoring platform breach
A privacy breach on the employee monitoring platform has left emails, internal chats,...
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Worker safety | More than half of whistleblowing reports come from HR
HR reports make up more than half of whistleblowing reports, according to...
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AI anxiety | 1 in 4 workers worry that AI will lead to job losses
Firms urged to have clear policies for AI in the workplace...
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