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HSE fines Esso £1m for risk failures

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined fuel and service operator Esso £1m after a major gas leak at a Hampshire refinery, HSE reported on Monday (15 June).

Culture | Manage absences, hangovers and increased flexibility during the World Cup

If England reaches the latter stages of this summer's World Cup, employers may have more to worry about than productivity.

Webinar | Strategies to reduce risk

Our lunchtime debate focused on addressing the top three risks that most concern leaders of small or medium-sized businesses.

Pay and reward | Pay deals avert summer strikes

Summer strikes at Glasgow airport have been averted after two pay deals were struck, trade union Unite announced on Sunday (14 June).

Employment tribunal | Accountant wins €25k over “significant” redundancy failures

An Irish employment tribunal has awarded a former accountant €25,000 (£21,600), finding that she had been unfairly dismissed during a redundancy process.

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How to hire AI-savvy talent

Employers worldwide are keener than ever to hire people who are skilled in using AI. But what’s the most effective strategy for tapping into this crucial talent pool?

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Recruitment | M&S launches degree-free youth training scheme

Marks and Spencer is launching a new initiative to train 1,000 young people, with no degree requirement, the company announced on Monday (8 June).

Employee benefits | KPMG scraps summer Friday perk

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Consultancy KPMG is revoking its employee benefit of letting staff finish early on Fridays over the summer, City AM reported on Friday (5 June).

Retention | How employers should respond to the rise of QuitTok

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Every HR professional has likely heard about ‘QuitTok’ and questioned why their role seems to be getting trickier by the day.

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Wellbeing | Move from awareness to action on men’s health

The conversation around men’s health has never been louder. But what’s needed is practical support, not more pressure to open up.

Case study | Award-winning inclusion: How the BHF improved its diversity and inclusion outcomes

How can an organisation measurably boost inclusion? Maxine Brigue visited the British Heart Foundation (BHF) charity, which won the HR Excellence Awards' Best Diversity and Inclusion Strategy trophy...

Flexible working | Employers fail to meet a third of parents’ needs

A third of working parents have left roles because employers failed to meet their needs, a report published by parental leave management platform LEIA Health revealed on Friday (12 June).

AI | AI can create jobs, says Invest NI boss

"AI can actually create jobs," the chief executive of Northern Ireland’s economic development agency, Invest NI, told the BBC last week, after announcing a £1.5m investment to create new AI jobs, on...

Retention | How to stop losing women after maternity leave

In HR analytics, almost everything is measured. But one window is not: what happens to senior women in the months between returning from maternity leave and handing in their notice.

Diversity and inclusion | Start from scratch: how to redefine neuroinclusion

Can business leaders create genuine neuroinclusion by rethinking how work is designed and delivered?

Succession planning | Epstein-linked Goldman Sachs lawyer helps search for successor

Kathy Ruemmler, general counsel at banking firm Goldman Sachs, has been involved in the search for her successor, after announcing plans to resign over her ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,...

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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.