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.
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).
Could the next career move for senior HR leaders who are already within the C suite be the top job (CEO)?
HR faces a growing contradiction: as far as employers want work-ready young people, the system no longer makes it easy to prepare them.
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...
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...
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...
Employee dismissals don’t always fit into neat boxes.
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.
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...
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...
Wanting to improve retention, training and career development for its chefs, leaders of Indian restaurant chain Dishoom set up for home-made success.
As we head into pay and bonus season, much of the received wisdom relied on for years is being challenged.
An employment tribunal has awarded a commercial estate manager £391,942.77 for unfair dismissal and denied annual leave days.
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.
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.
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).
Shell’s CEO warned that Europe could face energy shortages next month, and advised employers to restrict workplace energy use.
HR leaders are in a unique position to eliminate ‘debt as a default’.
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...
After UK chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her second budget yesterday (26 November), we dig into the implications for HR practitioners.