To help autistic talent thrive at work, employers must build systems that actively recognise and reward difference.

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.

Auditors concluded that there was a “pervasive fraud environment” at one of the UK’s largest trade unions, along with a culture that “did not challenge” financial transactions.

Today is Social Mobility Day and with the theme of shifting mindsets, I want to look at the most important shift we can make: from talk to action.

An EastEnders TV star has been suspended by the BBC after using an ableist slur while filming Strictly Come Dancing last November, according to reports published on Saturday (7 June).

The Workday lawsuit highlights the danger of outdated algorithms, not AI itself. Smarter, self-regulating systems and clear regulation are the real path to fair, scalable recruitment.

We’ve heard a lot about pay transparency over the past couple of years, ramped up since the EU Pay Transparency Directive was passed in June 2023. Sat in the UK, it’s easy to dismiss this noise as...

How often do we really stop to consider what it’s like to balance work, parenting, and life’s unpredictability without a partner to share the weight?

Broadcaster ITV has set aside £61m for potential tax liability, according to reports published on Tuesday (27 May).

A recruitment consultant received an 18-month suspended prison sentence for fraud, last Friday (16 May), for using a Covid-19 bounce-back loan for personal purposes. The conviction highlights HR’s...

If we are serious about tackling the blight of workplace stress, we must look beyond wellbeing initiatives and address one of its most overlooked root causes: a lack of psychological safety.

A Microsoft employee disrupted a keynote speech given by the firm’s CEO on Monday (19 May) with a pro-Palestine protest at a company conference, the Guardian has reported.