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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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Pre-GPT | Workers are becoming nostalgic for life before generative AI
Nearly two-thirds of knowledge workers regularly feel nostalgic for how work operated before generative...
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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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Work-life balance | 'Always-on' work culture is pushing employees to breaking point, new study finds
Almost half of workers say there is no longer a clear quiet period at work, and many are considering...
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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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Power of people leaders | Majority of employees are more productive with encouraging bosses
New research highlights the growing importance of people managers in driving engagement, wellbeing and...
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'Backing ambitious firms' | Visa costs reimbursed & 'concierge' support unveiled to help UK firms attract global talent
Government plans to reimburse visa costs and offer bespoke support to high-growth firms have been welcomed,...
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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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L&D | Time pressure remains the biggest barrier to workplace learning
A lack of time and leadership support is preventing many organisations from making the most of their...
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ManpowerGroup 2026 | Clarity, culture, capabilities: How talent leaders can embrace uncertainty & change
Experts and talent leaders at ManpowerGroup's 2026 Conference spoke on the importance of leadership...
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'Copy/paste economy' | UK workers losing up to a day per week managing AI tools
Employees report spending growing amounts of time switching between systems, copying information into...
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'Significant business risk' | 17 million days lost to mental health absences - HR urged to stop staff reaching crisis point
Nearly half of HR Directors and senior decision makers say mental health conditions are now among the...
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'Better outcomes' | John Lewis urges staff back to office as hybrid working expectations tighten
John Lewis has told head office staff to spend more time working in person as it looks to improve collaboration...
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'Leading the way’ | HSBC to run British Sign Language training for entire UK workforce
Thousands of HSBC UK employees have already completed an e-learning BSL pilot, with further training...
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'They have a duty' | More than 6 million UK managers don't have mental health training
New research reveals 6.1m UK workers with line management responsibility are not prepared for conversations...
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'Not part of the job' | 8 in 10 workers have experienced abuse at work in past year, some by colleagues & managers
Union figurehead says “ministers must prioritise HSE funding to keep workers safe”...
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