"Bring job design back into focus"

Imagine walking into a building and being told it was constructed without any formal principles or safety checks. You wouldn’t stay long, would you?

How can SMEs address skills gaps on a budget?

Research has revealed that 79% of SME employers have identified skills gaps in their organisation in the past 12 months. Larger SMEs (100-249 employees) are more likely to report these gaps (85%).

Is the UK workforce ready for the government's AI action plan?

Preparing our workforce for an AI-driven economy requires more than just addressing today's skills gaps.

CPO falls off fastest-growing jobs list

Chief people officer has fallen off LinkedIn’s list of top-25 fastest-growing jobs in the UK. AI and sustainability roles are among the most popular jobs. 

HR predictions for 2025: recruitment, recognition and skills

Three HR commentators offer predictions about recruitment, reward, recognition and skills trends in 2025.

12 months of 2024: June

As we near the end of the year, our '12 Days of Christmas'-style countdown rounds up key stories from each month of 2024.

Move on up: Making internal mobility work

The economics of promoting from within make much more sense than recruiting externally, so why aren’t we doing it? Dan Cave investigates.

Workforces need more 'human skills' to cope with AI. How will HR lead on this?

It's time for HR to think beyond quick-win automations, and prepare the workforce by acquiring higher-order human skills.

Young working class adults underrepresented in creative jobs

Young adults, aged 35 and under, from working class backgrounds were four times less likely to work in creative industries than their middle-class peers, a report by social mobility charity the Sutton...

What was missing in the Autumn Budget? HR responds

Did the Autumn Budget meet HR's expectations? We asked commentators what they wanted from the announcement made by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, on Wednesday (30 October).

Autumn Budget 2024: HR reacts

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first budget in 14 years yesterday (30 October). We round up HR's reactions.

McDonald’s manager questions delivery drivers’ English skills

The campaign group Worker Info Exchange claimed that representatives of McDonald’s bullied, discriminated and exploited Uber Eats drivers after a leaked voice recording showed a manager raising issues...