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'KickStarter' | Sainsbury's launches work experience programme creating 10,000 opportunities
Sainsbury's has announced KickStarter, its latest work experience programme, which will aim to create...
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Fresh start | UK grocer Morrisons to provide 1000 apprenticeship opportunities by 2030
Morrisons, the UK Grocer, has launched the Fresh Start Programme in response to the growing crisis of...
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Energised workforce | National Grid launches £5m scheme to help 5,000 young people into work
The energy company will fund training, qualifications and personalised employment support for young people...
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Education overhaul | 'Businesses must step up' - HR reacts to Burnham's skills shake-up amid youth unemployment crisis
HR leaders have welcomed plans to expand technical education from the age of 14, but warned that curriculum...
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Retention | 'Job scrolling' trend emerges as staff quietly keep their career options open
Employees are increasingly browsing vacancies during the working day as redundancies, hiring slowdowns...
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Capital gains | London workers are outpacing the rest of UK on AI skills
New research reveals that over half (54%) of workers in London use AI daily, compared to 36%...
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Slice of L&D | Pizza Hut delays restaurant openings for nationwide staff training
Nationwide training programme aimed at strengthening employee skills & teamwork...
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Skills Compact | Major finance firms join 'once in a generation' scheme to upskill 250,000+ employees on AI & more
Firms including HSBC, NatWest & Lloyds agree to upskilling staff, new talent development, and annual...
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'Leadership visibility' | Barclays orders senior managers into office four days a week
Barclays is tightening its hybrid working policy for senior employees, requiring managing directors around...
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'Selective withholding' | A quarter of managers withhold staff feedback even if it's positive. Is it impacting performance?
One in four of those in managerial roles choose not to share feedback with their workforce - even when...
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'Level the playing field' | Women researchers set for stronger family leave & flexible working under new Government charter
More than 50 organisations have signed a new Government-backed charter aimed at improving family leave,...
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'Career benefit' | Revolut ends remote-first approach for graduates with three-day office requirement
Revolut will require its 2027 graduate recruits to spend at least three days a week in the office, arguing...
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'Pathway back' | Lidl launches new scheme for Brits out of work for six months
Lidl has announced a new recruitment initiative, aimed at tackling rising unemployment by ringfencing...
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'Practical & accessible' | Lloyds targets more than 1,000 new AI roles as it expands agentic AI capability
Lloyds Banking Group is recruiting for hundreds of agentic AI-related roles and developing apprentices...
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'Onboard & train them' | HR could become responsible for managing AI workers, Accenture boss suggests
As agentic AI begins to move from experimentation to deployment, HR leaders could find themselves playing...
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'Two-track labour market' | AI hiring & wages surge as demand outpace jobs market
Specialist AI job postings surged by 61% in the UK compared to last year...
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'Left behind' | Government launches AI bootcamps & jobs 'alliance' to tackle youth unemployment, but digital access concerns remain
Industry leaders have welcomed the plans, but warn that digital poverty could prevent many young people...
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Burnout | 3 in 5 HR pros consider switching careers as workload pressures mount
New research suggests HR professionals are reaching breaking point, revealing how three in five (62%)...
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'Not just any career' | M&S launches new leadership training scheme for 1,000 youngsters - with no degree required
Six-month training scheme will get young people on to the first rung of the leadership ladder, with the...
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'Implementation gap' | AI acceptance on the rise, but workers remain overwhelmed and unsupported
Researchers say HR must play a critical role in closing the AI skills gap...
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