Charissa King

CIPD Festival of Work 2025: Day-one round-up

The CIPD Festival of Work 2025 began at the Excel centre in London on Wednesday (11 June). Here are some of the highlights from day one of the conference programme.

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Leaders urge employers to better support ageing workers

Business and government leaders met yesterday (10 June) to discuss how employers can make best use of the opportunities offered by the UK’s ageing workforce.

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Editor's comment: Pro-change HR, we're following your lead

Change, they say, is the one constant, in business and in life. And it’s an area that HR leaders, as transformation specialists, are well used to navigating and thriving within.

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Under-22s set to gain from apprenticeship funding boost

The UK government’s £3bn ‘apprenticeship budget’, aimed at support apprentices aged 16 to 21, has been hailed as “really good news for young people”, though the CIPD called for “a more ambitious...

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Living pensions scheme extended

Employers who offer defined benefit pension schemes are now eligible to achieve 'living pension' accreditation, the Living Wage Foundation charity announced today (28 May).

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Letter from the editor: AI is no fad, so HR must consider its long-term implications

HR professionals of the past have been a bit faddy – quick to take up new and shiny tools and approaches (or so I hear). But where artificial intelligence (AI) might have once looked like a fad, we...

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Dodds’ resignation highlights party disunity

Government minister Anneliese Dodds resigned on Friday (28 February), protesting the prime minister's international aid budget cut. The move could stoke tensions between the party’s leaders and...

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New rise in female representation on FTSE boards

Women are represented on 45% of FTSE 100 board roles – an increase of two percentage points from the previous year – a report has revealed.

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Tribunal suspends lawyer who worked a secondary side job

Regulators have suspended a solicitor after the discovery that he was privately offering paid-for counselling to his employer’s clients, without the firm’s knowledge. We asked HR commentators how to...

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CIPD offers guide to hiring refugees

The CIPD has today (19 February) published guidance to support employers in hiring refugees.

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Christian school worker was sacked unlawfully, court rules

The Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday (12 February) that a Christian school worker was unlawfully dismissed in 2019, after posting gender-critical views on social media. Should this ruling change HR...

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The UK leads on pay transparency, data suggests

Nearly three quarters (71%) of job postings in the UK include pay details, compared to 50% in France and 16% in Germany, research from the recruitment firm Indeed’s Hiring Lab has confirmed.

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