Six-month Brexit extension: HR community reacts

HR will play a significant role in steering their organisations through further uncertainty, ?as a new deadline of 31 October is agreed by European Union leaders

Could HR cut cyber risk through employment terms?

Perhaps the profession needs to deal with cyber risk before rather than after the fact

Case study: Giving ex-offenders a Fresh Start

Logistics business Clipper has found a relatively untapped talent source in ex-offenders, as part of an effort to recruit from marginalised groups

Minimum wage boost won't end in-work poverty

Increases to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage welcomed, but experts say organisations must do more to support employees on low pay

Planning for Brexit-related skills shortages

There are practical steps employers can take to mitigate the risk of skills shortages as we enter the uncharted territory that is Brexit

Half of employees quit over jobs not meeting expectations

Almost half (48%) of employees have left a role because it wasn’t what they expected it to be, according to a ThriveMap survey

Hiring confidence plummets amid Brexit uncertainty

As head of the European Council Donald Tusk urges the European parliament to consider a longer delay to Brexit and Theresa May promises to quit if UK MPs accept her deal, hiring confidence hits an...

Candidates seek automation-proof roles

As ONS figures reveal that automation could jeopardise 1.5 million jobs, separate research suggests workers are concerned about this

Lorraine Kelly, HMRC, and the changing definition of self-employed

Lorraine Kelly has hit the headlines with a win against HMRC to the tune of £1.2 million in saved taxes and National Insurance (NI) contributions

Don’t discount the old or be afraid of the new

Complementing physical with digital is key to success. Keeping what is great from the past is part of that

Young job candidates prefer the human touch

Employers risk losing out on talent by being out of touch with the preferences of young people in the recruitment process

Recruiting and developing MBA students at Amazon

How its internal Pathways programme and collaboration with business schools makes Amazon one of the largest MBA employers in the world