US President Donald Trump used executive orders to scrap his predecessor Joe Biden’s order that all federal agencies have to come up with equity plans. Trump has also ended diversity, equity and...
HR professionals are the most likely to answer their phone during personal time, including on a first date, survey findings suggest.
The time between a candidate accepting a job offer and their first day at work – the pre-boarding period – is a critical and often underestimated phase in the employee lifecycle.
Nearly half of global executives identify workforce skills gaps as the key barrier to adopting transformative technologies like AI, a white paper published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) this week...
Fintech company Stripe has announced its latest round of layoffs on Monday (20 January), cutting 300 employees, but has insisted that they will achieve targets to grow its headcount by 17% by December...
The third episode of the 'Do the Best Work of Your Life' video series is now available, which delivers insights on how technology can help recruit and secure top talent.
Workplace conflict between employees is growing. Dealing with it will continue to be firmly at the top of the agenda for HR in 2025.
A social media worker, who only created six posts in a month compared with a colleague’s 73, won £22,210 in an unfair dismissal case as she was not given enough warning of her potential dismissal.
The cost of living may again become a problem this year, representing yet another challenge for employers.
A white accountancy firm executive was awarded more than £40,000 for victimisation at tribunal after she was dismissed following an internal complaint of race discrimination.
Preparing our workforce for an AI-driven economy requires more than just addressing today's skills gaps.
The head of Aldi announced that its in-store employees would receive a pay rise in March 2025, but CEO Giles Hurley warned the government about the impact of rising taxes on employers. We asked HR...
The majority (91%) of UK hiring managers prefer a candidate with a strong digital professional brand, while 81% of UK job seekers agree that an organisation’s brand is crucial, according to research...
How can leaders use an agile workforce model to help their business thrive?
The official tasked with overseeing labour exploitation in the UK has called on the government to clarify long-standing questions over workers’ status, if it wants the overhaul of employee rights to...
Ecotricity, a UK-based green energy business, has made national headlines after it claimed to have opened the UK’s first fully plant-based workplace canteen.
Workplace conflict between employees is growing. Dealing with it will continue to be firmly at the top of the agenda for HR in 2025.
The cost of living may again become a problem this year, representing yet another challenge for employers.
Economic uncertainty has illustrated the need for HR departments to support employees’ financial wellbeing.
The employer-employee relationship is one of the most important financial relationships. With the recent period of high inflation and ongoing economic uncertainty, many workers find themselves in...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget has gone down poorly with employment experts, who have criticised its narrow focus on personal tax cuts and “bland and beige” policies.
