Performance

Skills & values | International experience gives business leaders an edge, study finds

'Affect their credibility' | AI stigma leaves civil servants reluctant to admit to using it

'Two-track workforce' | Workers confident they can learn new skills, but many lack support to do so, PwC finds

'Future ready' | Almost half of employers are upskilling staff amid legal changes & hiring struggles

'Management problem' | Office presence still shapes promotion decisions as flexible working expands, research suggests

Apprentices to experts | Chancellor invites budget ideas from every level of Treasury staff

Education overhaul | 'Businesses must step up' - HR reacts to Burnham's skills shake-up amid youth unemployment crisis

Pre-GPT | Workers are becoming nostalgic for life before generative AI

Capital gains | London workers are outpacing the rest of UK on AI skills

Slice of L&D | Pizza Hut delays restaurant openings for nationwide staff training

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Skills Compact | Major finance firms join 'once in a generation' scheme to upskill 250,000+ employees on AI & more

'Leadership visibility' | Barclays orders senior managers into office four days a week

'Selective withholding' | A quarter of managers withhold staff feedback even if it's positive. Is it impacting performance?

Work-life balance | 'Always-on' work culture is pushing employees to breaking point, new study finds

'Career benefit' | Revolut ends remote-first approach for graduates with three-day office requirement

Power of people leaders | Majority of employees are more productive with encouraging bosses

'Backing ambitious firms' | Visa costs reimbursed & 'concierge' support unveiled to help UK firms attract global talent

Burnout | 3 in 5 HR pros consider switching careers as workload pressures mount

L&D | Time pressure remains the biggest barrier to workplace learning

ManpowerGroup 2026 | Clarity, culture, capabilities: How talent leaders can embrace uncertainty & change