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Skills & values | International experience gives business leaders an edge, study finds
Business leaders with international experience play a significant role in shaping the success of their...
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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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Future of hiring | More than half of UK employers don't use AI in recruitment
UK employers and jobseekers remain cautious about AI in hiring, with concerns over candidate verification...
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'Two-track workforce' | Workers confident they can learn new skills, but many lack support to do so, PwC finds
New PwC research suggests L&D challenges are particularly acute for Gen Z employees, who are less sure...
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'Future ready' | Almost half of employers are upskilling staff amid legal changes & hiring struggles
Employers are future-proofing by investing in worker training as the labour market stagnates and organisations...
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Lasting legacy | Heathrow aligns with Make UK, TUC and government to form new skills council
Heathrow has joined forces with Make UK, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and senior former government...
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Closing the gap | London jobseekers to be given much-needed boost under latest Local Skills Improvement Plan
An ambitious new plan to close the capital's skills gaps and create new routes into high-growth sectors...
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Widening gap | Employers warn AI recruitment tools are worsening the UK's human skills gap
More than 1 in 3 employers say shortages in employability skills - such as face-to-face communication,...
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'Expensive to get wrong' | 7 in 10 employers falling short on disability and neurodiversity training
New findings also reveal additional shortcomings on whistleblowing awareness and protected...
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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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Hiring | Apprenticeship demand outstrips vacancies as hiring shifts into new professions
Employer demand for apprentices may have fallen from its post-pandemic peak, but jobseeker interest remains...
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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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Hiring slowdown | Graduate job postings fall to lowest mid-year level since 2020
Graduate recruitment has fallen to its weakest level for this point in the year since the height of the...
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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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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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