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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 employees experiencing...
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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 law reforms...
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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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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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'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 new statutory rights...
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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 and commuting exemptions...
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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 requests to work...
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Hugh's Law | Campaigners urge firms to offer paid leave to parents of critically ill children
More than 40 UK businesses have committed to offering their employees paid leave support if a child becomes...
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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 to warn employers...
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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 in the voluntary...
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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, employment, training...
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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 that will allow its...
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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 directly to the chancellor...
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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 hours under the Living...
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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 financial and reputational...
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Comms controversy | Football club admits email to long-serving staff 'should have been handled better'
The Premier League club has apologised over how it communicated contract decisions to long-serving matchday...
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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 significantly lower...
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Home alone | Working from home is fuelling loneliness - how can HR rebuild connection?
Working from home has transformed where and how millions of people work, but new research raises difficult...
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'Message is clear' | Is health and wellbeing just a tick-box exercise? More than half of employees think so
New research has raised questions over whether employers' health and wellbeing initiatives are meeting...
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