In a new series the RSA chief executive grills business brains on pressing employment and social issues

Demand for junior HR staff has grown, but businesses will need to make changes to attract and retain

The number of vacancies has hit the highest estimate since comparable records began in 2001, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Prospective employees’ expectations of companies are as high as customers' expectations

Only 51% of FTSE 100 companies have directors from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and only 8% of the total director population in the UK is BAME

Investing in the social integration of international hires can provide employers with a winning edge

Skills shortages have put pressure on wages and upped starting salaries in the private sector, while the public sector struggles to keep up

People out of work want more guidance on the jobs they should apply for

A third (32%) of HR and payroll professionals think that they don't have the skills in their departments to adapt to Brexit, according to SD Worx

AI is set to do some remarkable things. But can a machine really replace a human for every transaction?

Seismic geopolitical shifts have led talent professionals to focus on contingency planning for the future but they must also focus on the present, according to LinkedIn UK’s Jon Addison

Technology is critical in helping HR drive change at work, according to Andrea Winfield, UK HR director at Microsoft