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Stress Awareness Month | Stress a 'significant barrier' to workplace wellbeing & performance
Around 36% of employees report frequently feeling stressed at their workplace, providing a timely opportunity...
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Data-driven wellbeing | KPMG launches 'energy check-ins' with staff flagged as burnout risks
Accounting giant KPMG has revealed plans to run 'energy check-ins' with employees who are at risk of...
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Privacy concerns | Major leisure firm ordered to stop using facial recognition tech to track staff attendance
The UK's data watchdog has ordered a major leisure firm to end facial recognition and fingerprint sc...
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'Excessively intrusive' | Amazon fined £27m by data watchdog over employee surveillance
This article explores the issue of employee monitoring in the workplace, following a huge fine for Amazon...
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Privacy breach | Firm reprimanded for secretly tracking employee's car
This article looks at a recent data privacy concern arising from a firm's decision to track one of their...
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Microchipped staff & more AI? | What people leaders need to know about the future of HR
This piece explores predictions about the near future for the HR function, what new tech may become prevalent,...
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Watchdog warning | 'Neurotech' could be used to track workers' brain data
'Desirable patterns of behaviour' and gaze/gait tracking are among key areas of worker activity that...
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GDPR breach? | Google accused of illegally hoarding job candidates' personal info for years
Google may have broken both UK and EU data laws by holding onto the personal information of job candidates...
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'Worrying direction' | Rise of AI tech could be 'race to the bottom for workers' rights'
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has warned that the government is failing to protect workers from being...
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TalentGPT | There's now an AI platform built for HR - how will it change the people function?
AI platform set to enhance several HR procedures...
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'Dystopian' | Workplace surveillance more likely to target young, female & black staff
Worker surveillance is as old as work itself, but new technology is making it easier and cheaper than...
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Hacked | Why the cyber attack on WH Smith's staff data is an issue for HR, not just IT
WH Smith fell victim to a cyber attack last week, with hackers gaining access to confidential employee...
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Computer says | 0s, 1s and the science behind laying people off via algorithm
Most organisations use AI and automation to help them decide who to hire, and now they're using them...
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Ill-conceived | Telling GPs to sign fewer sick notes would be bad for staff and worse for HR
Gov plans to reduce hours lost to sick leave with an unorthodox approach...
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Teaming up with tech | Half of workers think ChatGPT will help them perform better
Thumbs up for ChatGPT from candidates, who believe AI will contribute positively to the world of wor...
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The Apprentice | Former winner reveals top tips for virtual & in-person job interviews
With the countdown to the final of TV show The Apprentice on, HR Grapevine speaks to one former winner...
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Tech troubles | Slack outage highlights perils of remote working
Thousands of workers were left unable to contact their colleagues yesterday after one of the most popular...
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Security fears | Most staff feeling vulnerable to cyber attacks, data shows
A majority of employees feel current working routines leave them more vulnerable to cyberthreats, a new...
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The Apprentice | Former winner reveals top tips for virtual pitching & presenting
With a new episode of The Apprentice dropping tonight, HR Grapevine spoke to a former winner of the show...
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WFH hack | Worker admits 'playing games all day' after secretly automating their £66k job
An IT worker earning more than £66,000 per year claims to have built a programme to do their job for...
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