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Four in five adults with ADHD are unsupported at work

Four in five (80%) UK adults assessed for ADHD say they have never received any workplace support or reasonable adjustments, according to data released today (6 October) by The Owl Centre, a national...

Early careers | Work experience on the rise while placement days fall

More than half (58%) of Year 10 pupils completed work experience during the last academic year, the highest rate in six years, according to a report from business consultancy The Key Group, published...

News analysis | All change: How HR can manage top table transitions

After the UK government's sudden reshuffle, we asked commentators how HR leaders should deal with organisational restructures. Annie Makoff-Clark reports.

Learning and development | The hidden risks of AI in training

There’s no doubt that artificial intelligence promises to help learning and development (L&D) teams spend less time on administrative tasks and more time supporting organisational needs, through...

Health and wellbeing | Health minister Ashley Dalton notes PM's support amid cancer diagnosis

Health minister Ashley Dalton, MP for West Lancashire, has highlighted the support she received from the prime minister to continue doing her job, after publicly announcing her diagnosis of incurable...

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Your guide to the top-rated employee assistance programmes for businesses in 2025

Employees face various personal or work-related problems that can affect their overall mental health and work performance. HR professionals and executives have a duty to help them tackle these...

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Workplace tensions | How to repair communication failures and regain trust

From restructures to public scandals, HR professionals are often caught between urgent decisions and the need to maintain trust. Here's how to balance speed with alignment, and rebuild credibility...

Employee engagement | Most Gen Z workers admit to workplace complacency

Employee engagement

More than four in five (85%) Gen Z employees admit to being complacent at work, according to research findings from digital gifting platform Prezzee, released today (29 September).

Recruitment | Government confirms digital ID rollout: HR reacts

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The UK government plans to introduce mandatory digital IDs to Right to Work checks by the end of the current parliament, it announced on Friday (26 August).

Recruitment and retention | What businesses need to know when competing for talent

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As part of our mission to make competition law clearer, here's what HR needs to know.

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Employee benefits | M&S ends all-staff holiday perk

Marks and Spencer (M&S) has stopped offering an automatic Boxing Day holiday for staff in a cost-cutting move reported by the Guardian on Wednesday (1 October).

Wellbeing | How much do we really know about psychological safety in the workplace?

Psychological safety is becoming one of the most talked about aspects of corporate culture.

Ageism | Two in five older workers would dye their hair to get a job

Two in five (41%) people aged 45 and over would consider dyeing their hair to look younger if it helped get them a job or a promotion, poll findings released today (2 October) suggest.

Wellbeing | Footwear-free workplace trend spreads to the UK

Employers in the UK are following in the footsteps of US-based startups by introducing footwear-free workplaces, reports suggest. Should HR support this trend?

Skills gap | Why your GenAI strategy only works for the confident few

Most organisational strategies for embedding generative AI (GenAI) work for the confident few. HR can help reverse this.

Pensions | More than half of pension savers unaware of contribution levels, poll reveals

More than half (56%) of UK pension savers do not know how much they or their employer contribute to their pension pot, according to a survey findings released today (1 October) by the campaigning...

Recruitment | Royal Mail to hire 20,000 Christmas temps

Royal Mail is set to recruit 20,000 temporary workers to support deliveries and parcel sorting over the Christmas period, the firm announced on Monday (29 September).

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UK CEO pay hits record high

The bosses of Britain’s largest listed companies took home record-high pay packets for the third successive year, according to a report released by High Pay Centre on Sunday (17 August).

Over half of Gen Z and Millennials are considering second jobs

Employee benefits

More than half of Gen Z and Millennials are considering a second job to help with the cost of living, according to research findings released yesterday (24 July) by benefits provider Boostworks.

The cost of living crisis has returned: HR must be ready

Cost of living

The cost of living may again become a problem this year, representing yet another challenge for employers.

How can HR departments support younger employees to save money? 

Pensions

Economic uncertainty has illustrated the need for HR departments to support employees’ financial wellbeing.