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BBC to cut nearly one in 10 jobs

Leaders of the BBC informed staff of job cuts set to impact up to 10% of the broadcaster’s 21,508 employees, yesterday afternoon (15 April), the Financial Times reported.

Careers | Disabled man rejected three times after months of unpaid work

A disabled man who completed a nine-month unpaid internship with Southampton City Council has been rejected for a third time for his "dream job", The Independent reported on Tuesday (14 April).

HR careers | Make the leap from CPO to CEO

Could the next career move for senior HR leaders who are already within the C suite be the top job (CEO)?

Talent management | Work experience needs an HR modern reset

HR faces a growing contradiction: as far as employers want work-ready young people, the system no longer makes it easy to prepare them.

Wellbeing | Half of employees are often unhappy at work

Fifty-one per cent of employees are frequently unhappy at work, according to research findings published jointly today (15 April) by employee engagement platform Reward Gateway Edenred (RGER) and the...

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From profile to process: How AI can transform employee performance and engagement

Profiles linked to effective processes can assist in solving a range of business issues. But by linking them to AI platforms you can take employee learning to a more sophisticated level than ever...

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Reward and remuneration | People rarely leave over one bad year – they leave over surprises

The reaction to reports that some senior HSBC staff received no bonus this year prompted a familiar round of commentary about morale and whether disappointed employees might now start looking...

Legal ease | What HR needs to know about SOSR dismissals

Employment law

Employee dismissals don’t always fit into neat boxes.

Employment tribunal | Engineering worker awarded £66k after calling manager incompetent

Employment law

An engineering worker has been awarded £66,295.11 for unfair dismissal and detriment due to protected disclosure after repeatedly raising concerns about their manager’s competence.

Artificial intelligence | Viral video exposed deepfake AI scam

Recruitment

A clip of a deepfake scammer failing a ‘three-finger test’ went viral last week, prompting HR magazine to ask commentators how to safeguard against fraudulent use of artificial intelligence (AI) when...

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Retention | Migrant NHS workers want to leave, data suggests

More than two fifths (43%) of health workers from abroad who travelled to work in the UK are considering leaving their roles, research findings published yesterday (14 April) by trade union Unison...

Case study | Transformed by training: How Dishoom revamped chefs’ development

Wanting to improve retention, training and career development for its chefs, leaders of Indian restaurant chain Dishoom set up for home-made success.

Reward and renumeration | Employers must make confident pay decisions despite instability

As we head into pay and bonus season, much of the received wisdom relied on for years is being challenged.

Employment tribunal | Worker awarded almost £400k for 827 days of unpaid holiday

An employment tribunal has awarded a commercial estate manager £391,942.77 for unfair dismissal and denied annual leave days.

Culture | Half of women in tech leave due to a lack of belonging

Half (52%) of women in the tech sector leave because of a lack of sense of belonging, according to research findings published today (14 April) by cybersecurity company Akamai.

Employment law | Right to work expansion begins with changes for sponsoring employers

A massively expanded right to work regime is coming into force following the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 Act which, when enforced, will affect all employers.

Opinion | “Forget ‘bloated’ HR teams: aim for purposeful growth instead”

An article in The Times questioned whether HR functions in the UK have become bloated, particularly compared with US counterparts (‘How bloated HR became a big workplace problem’, 25 February).

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Shell boss urges employers to restrict their energy use

Shell’s CEO warned that Europe could face energy shortages next month, and advised employers to restrict workplace energy use.

Debt by design: Why employers need to fix how payday works

Employee benefits

HR leaders are in a unique position to eliminate ‘debt as a default’.

Workplace finance is the key to success in 2026

Employee benefits

A quiet divide exists in the workforce. On one side are employees who can absorb life’s shocks: an unexpected bill, a few days off sick, a broken boiler. On the other are those for whom a single...

Autumn Budget 2025: Implications and advice for HR

Learning and development

After UK chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her second budget yesterday (26 November), we dig into the implications for HR practitioners.