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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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'Skills that matter most' | Lloyds Banking Group to train all 67,000 staff to be AI-literate by end of the year
Lloyds Banking Group has launched a new internal AI Academy with an ambitious plan to make its entire...
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'Colossal impact' | 'Weapon of mass destruction of jobs' - Sadiq Khan's AI warning divides business leaders
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has warned that artificial intelligence risks becoming “a weapon of mass...
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‘Human creators’ | Warhammer maker Games Workshop bans staff from using AI
An internal policy bans Games Workshop employees from using AI or AI-generated content during design...
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‘Critical' | Sainsbury's unveils new graduate training scheme - with AI skills at the core
Sainsbury's says it is 'committed to investing in early careers' and has identified the skills...
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‘Better decisions’ | NHS bosses using AI to deploy staff more effectively amid winter flu 'tidal wave'
As a winter flu 'tidal wave' mounts pressure on NHS workers, a predictive AI tool is reportedly helping...
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'Act now' | Line managers 'not ready' for Employment Rights Bill reforms, survey suggests
More than three quarters of businesses have yet to complete an impact assessment for the Employment Rights...
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'A generation at risk' | Youth jobs slump creates fresh workforce challenge for HR
The UK's youth jobs market is sliding down the international rankings, with new PwC analysis warning...
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Overseas talent | 10-year settlement route risks talent shortages & higher costs, employers warn
Almost 8 in 10 UK employers strongly agree it will be harder to attract overseas talent if the government...
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‘Intrusive & exploitative’ | Uber faces legal battle over use of AI to set driver pay
Uber refutes a University of Oxford study, which found that 82% of UK drivers are earning less under...
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'A lot is changing' | How employers are shifting strategy ahead of the Employment Rights Bill
As the UK moves closer to enacting the proposed UK Employment Rights Bill, new research shows high awareness,...
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Slashing headcount | Google rolls out voluntary buyouts for UK staff, following US scheme
Google has begun offering voluntary buyouts to employees in its UK offices, mirroring a similar programme...
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'Not hired for years' | At Klarna, AI drives pay rises and replaces departing employees
Klarna says AI has allowed it to raise staff salaries by nearly 60% over three years, even as the buy...
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2nd class | Bah, humbug! Staff 'disappointed' as Royal Mail downgrades Christmas perk
Workers previously gifted a book of 50 or 100 first-class stamps have this year been sent a second-class...
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CIPD study | 1 in 6 employers say AI will shrink headcount as hiring confidence remains at record low
As concerns grow over the impact of AI on jobs, the CIPD is warning the government to avoid new measures...
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