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‘Tell-tale signs’ | More workers using AI to help file employment disputes, law firm claims
One law firm suggests AI-generated documents could make employment disputes lengthier and more costly...
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'Up their game' | 3,000 Lloyds employees at risk of dismissal for underperformance
Thousands of Lloyds workers are at risk of being sacked for underperformance, as part of a huge performance...
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‘Extremely realistic’ | Beware the rise of the AI employee expense receipt scam
A cybersecurity expert said AI models have helped staff create fake, realistic receipts with ease...
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Fourfold increase | HSBC plans surge in staff surveillance & biometric scans
HSBC is planning a 'four-fold increase' in cameras, alongside more biometric verification & software...
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'New mandate' | HR & IT department mergers 'only a matter of time', major survey finds
Merging HR and IT departments could unlock major productivity gains and drive more effective digital...
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‘Work smarter’ | Debenhams launches £1.35m AI skills academy for staff
The AI skills academy will be fully funded through Debenhams Group's apprenticeship levy...
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Exec overhaul | Manchester United appoints new People Director amid ongoing leadership shake-up
Ex-Channel 4 HR chief to lead cultural transformation at Old Trafford...
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‘Hackathon days’ | AI improving productivity for 75% of employees, Balfour Beatty finds
Balfour Beatty says employee-led AI is driving improved efficiency, reduced costs, and 'fewer humans...
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Industry News | Udemy appoints former Meta leader as Chief Skills & Learning Officer
Sarah Healy, former Global Director of Leadership Development at Mastercard, joins Udemy to embed a culture...
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'Hey Geraldine' | Council turns veteran employee into AI chatbot to support colleagues
New AI chatbot answers staff questions in colleague's 'chatty and direct manner'...
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'Deep concern' | FCA staff threaten industrial action over proposed hybrid working changes
Union warns of mass resistance as 93% of members back action against increased office time...
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‘HR is an absolute ****show’ | Candy Crush maker reportedly replacing laid-off staff with AI
Employees slammed King's HR team as staff reportedly lose jobs to AI tools they helped build, with...
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'Two-tier workforce' | Two-thirds of HR pros say colleagues not already using AI risk falling behind
One in three practitioners say no-one currently owns AI strategy at their organisation...
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‘A bold experiment’ | Canva gives 5,000 employees the week off to learn AI skills
From July 7 to July 11, Canva is testing an inaugural AI Discovery Week, with employees across the globe...
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'Long overdue' | Bereavement leave to be extended for parents facing early pregnancy loss
Parents who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks of pregnancy will be entitled to bereavement leave...
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'Insufficient time' | HR faces scramble to respond to rapid skilled worker changes
HR leaders warned of 'insufficient time' to adapt to fast-tracked immigration reforms...
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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 asserts, amid growing...
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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 growth as economic predictions...
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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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