AI & Transformation
A new era | CIPD announces Neil Carberry as new Chief Executive
The CIPD has announced the appointment of Neil Carberry as its new Chief Executive...
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'You'll lose your job' | 'Watch yourself' - NHS staff warned over criticism of Palantir data platform
NHS staff have raised concerns about senior leaders' reactions to them criticising Palantir's data...
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‘Human-led’ | EY rolls out agentic AI for entire 130,000-employee audit workforce
EY will run a global training scheme throughout 2026, as an enterprise-scale agentic AI deployment transforms...
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‘Old inequalities’ | The rise of the AI trainer - and the rise of the AI trainer pay gap
Research from Deel shows a 283% surge in hiring for general AI trainer roles, but also the emergence...
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Paper cutbacks | The Observer offers voluntary redundancy to all staff amid digital pivot
The Observer newspaper has offered voluntary redundancy to its entire workforce as the title undergoes...
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'Tech-related stress' | NHS digital transformation was meant to ease pressure on staff - it may be doing the opposite
Stress from the introduction of digital technologies across the NHS is “significantly” associated...
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'New territory' | 7 in 10 workers lack proper AI training - and admit they're 'experimenting'
New research reveals a widening skills gap as experimentation replaces education in UK workplaces...
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'Staff were in bits' | Axed BrewDog employees learn their fate on 15-minute Teams call as 484 jobs lost
An employment lawyer has warned BrewDog's mass redundancies could raise collective consultation risks...
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Live Updates | Chancellor delivers Spring Forecast - HR experts react
HR Grapevine will be bringing you live updates & HR expert reactions to the 2026 Spring Forecast. Will...
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'Give people the right tools' | Employees embrace 'shadow AI' use while firms lag on training, report warns
New research shows training gaps have become a risk to AI returns...
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'Widened the gap' | Is AI eroding trust in hiring? The number of employers extending probation periods suggests so
HR leaders are extending standard probation periods for new hires, research reveals, because AI has made...
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'Automated suspicion' | Met Police under scrutiny over use of Palantir AI to track employee standards
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it is using artificial intelligence software from US firm Palantir...
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'Transformative benefits' | NatWest says AI rollout to 60,000 staff is reshaping work after £1.2bn tech investment
NatWest Group invested £1.2bn in tech, data and AI in 2025, and says the impact is already being felt...
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Job shifts | Spotify says AI means its top software engineers no longer write code
Spotify's co-CEO says its developers have not written a single line of code since December, declaring...
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ONS latest | Youth unemployment hits five-year high as wider labour market weakens
Young people are bearing the brunt of a cooling labour market, as employers grow increasingly cautious...
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'Fear & alienation' | Co-op rejects 'toxic culture' claims as senior managers raise leadership concerns
Senior Co-op managers have accused the retailer's leadership of fostering a “toxic culture”, claims...
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'Reviewing operations' | HR staff at risk as Ocado eyes 1,000 job cuts
HR staff are among those at risk of job losses at online grocery giant Ocado, according to...
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'Help at the push of a button' | Spat at and pushed down stairs - Openreach rolls out new app to help protect employees
27,000 people will have access to new safety tool after surge in abuse and assault incidents…
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Payroll | Asda underpaid 53,000 staff after botched IT upgrade - CPO vows to repay all cash
The supermarket giant's major IT upgrade project led to miscalculations in holiday & sick pay...
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'Wake-up call' | Millions of workers left in the dark as historic employment reforms approach
The UK is on the brink of the most significant transformation of workplace rights in decades, millions...
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