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Sickies & warnings | World Cup 2026 - are employers missing a morale open goal?
The World Cup has prompted many warnings for employers, from surging sickies to TV...
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AI | When employees become 'lower-value human capital', HR should worry
When Standard Chartered boss Bill Winters described employees at risk of redundancy...
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‘Precarious’ | Are employers doing enough to tackle the threat of pension poverty?
A report from Scottish Widows shows 12.2 million adults in the UK face being unable...
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‘Game changer’ | Padel courts & office gyms: Are fitness perks back in vogue?
With searches for 'offices with gym' surging 2,366% in the last year alone, staff are seeking workplaces...
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Boundaries | Working remotely from a cricket ground? Employers face a new trust test
Will working from a live sporting venue boost wellbeing and flexibility, or risk turning into...
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Meta | Will Zuckerberg's AI clone really boost connection with employees?
Meta's reported plan to create an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staff feels both inevitable...
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Opinion | M&S chief's work-life balance comments risk fuelling more burnout culture
M&S boss says leaders shouldn't fully switch off on holiday, but does an “always on” mindset risk...
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Royal Mail | Are your targets driving performance - or encouraging employee misdirection?
Postal workers have claimed they were asked to move or hide mail from bosses to give the impression of...
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‘Unfair stereotypes’ | Be like McDonald's: Why employers must rethink their view on hiring young people
McDonald's UK&I employs over 100,000 people under 25, with one in three of its managers under the age...
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Opinion | BrewDog's founder says he's 'heartbroken' over firm's collapse, but staff have heard it before
James Watt says he is “heartbroken” over BrewDog's collapse. But for many employees, his apology...
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GITs | Why HR must handle the rise of AI 'slop grievances' with care
Despite a reported surge in AI-generated grievances, HR pros must handle each with care - and find...
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Opinion | Farage's latest attack on WFH ignores six years of reality
Nigel Farage's renewed criticism of working from home has reignited a familiar debate about productivity,...
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The power of prevention | Employers aren't investing enough in 'essential' workplace cancer support
Only 17% of employers plan to focus their 2026 health & wellbeing measures on serious illnesses such...
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Punched & bitten | Staff body cameras - invasive surveillance or vital safety measure?
An NHS case study mythbusts concerns that frontline worker body cams are more about surveillance than...
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Botox & Jeeps | Is this company's reward strategy 'unhinged' - or perfect perks personalisation?
'I want people to feel engaged and excited at work,' says CEO Marcus Willis - 'this is the best way I...
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Give up the gimmick | Is it time HR finally ditched 'Blue Monday' for good?
If we already accept that Blue Monday is pseudoscience, is continuing to reference it actually helping...
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‘Stronger guardrails’ | Can The Traitors really teach employers about unconscious bias?
Series four of The Traitors has once again thrown up suggestions that unconscious racial bias unfairly...
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‘I feel happier’ | Swedish firm trials 'friendship hour' to combat loneliness - UK bosses should take note
CEO Monica Magnusson says her firm's pilot scheme is already showing how 'safeguarding' relationships...
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Leadership | 'Snooty' & outdated - but was HSBC right to scrap its 160-year-old management scheme?
Axed to cut costs, the historic scheme has been called outdated and snooty - but scrapping it outright...
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EGC | Employees as TikTok influencers - brainwave or brand risk?
Companies like Starbucks are embracing employee-generated content - but using staff as influencers...
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