Five ways to close the skills gap

Our latest webinar addressed varying ways that HR can help address skills gaps. Lara Bryant presents five highlights.

How to support autistic talent at work

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

Let's move the dial on social mobility

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.

Lack of soft skills hampers performance, research suggests

Three quarters (75%) of UK employers admitted to hiring a candidate with strong technical skills who later underperformed due to a lack of soft skills and cultural alignment, according to research...

Is your AI fair? How HR can tackle algorithmic gender bias

For HR leaders, AI promises speed, objectivity and consistency. But can we really trust AI to be fair?  

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MoD to review asking about mental health during recruitment

The defence secretary is reviewing the Ministry of Defence’s recruitment policies, a government representative confirmed last week, in response to concerns over candidates’ past experience of...

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Build an AI-resilient recruitment process

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how people live and work. Recruitment is no exception.

Former teacher wins £370k after boss gave damaging references

A tribunal has awarded £370,563 to a former teacher, finding that she was unfairly dismissed, and received damaging references, in "revenge" for challenging the headteacher's classroom observation...

Nissan cuts jobs: How should HR support employees during organisational change?

Nissan is set to close seven factories and cut up to 20,000 jobs globally, the car manufacturer's CEO, Ivan Espinosa, announced yesterday (13 May).

Over-50s support could help lower unemployment rate, experts say

Supporting people aged 50 and over into work could help solve the productivity and unemployment crisis, experts have said.

The immigration white paper: What HR needs to know

The government published an immigration white paper yesterday (12 May), which outlined new measures to reshape the UK’s visa system. Here's what HR needs to know.

Hiring confidence at a record low, as redundancies rise

Employer hiring confidence is at a record low, and redundancies are on the rise, the CIPD's research findings suggest.