Strategic HR

Employers and jobseekers disagree on 'quality', research reveals

There is a disconnect in the UK job market, research suggests: three quarters (74%) of employers struggle to find ‘quality’ candidates while two thirds (64%) of jobseekers report having trouble...

Teaching union fears AI could lead to job losses

National Education Union (NEU) leaders are concerned that AI teaching tools could result in workers in the education sector losing their jobs, Sky News has reported.

Employers who reject AI-enhanced applications are losing out

As artificial intelligence is deployed heavily throughout UK businesses, a worrying trend has emerged: employers are increasingly rejecting the use of AI within applications.

How can HR support employees in their 60s to remain in work?

More than three quarters (78%) of UK workers are confident they could do their job, or one like it, by the time they are 60. However, this number falls to just half (49%) when asked if they could do...

Our work paradox: why HR is solving everything – except work itself (part one)

HR must rediscover a core discipline, and propel smarter, simpler and more intentional work design. This is the first of a four-part series on how work and job redesign can unlock productivity and...

One in three disabled workers want more time working from home

Nearly one in three disabled workers (30%) who are hybrid working would like to spend more of their work time working at home, new research has found.

Minimum wage, maximum quandary

As businesses face increased flight risk on top of reducing pay pots, it's time to reimagine the entire employee value proposition.

Three quarters of CEOs feel overworked and burned out

Three quarters (77%) of UK CEOs feel overworked and burned out, according to analysis published on Tuesday (11 March) by LHH, a talent solutions provider which is part of the recruitment business...

Health and Wellbeing at Work 2025: Day two round-up

Influential HR leaders inspired attendees of the 'Best Place to Work' seminar theatre yesterday (12 March), at Birmingham’s NEC, for the second and final day of this year's Health and Wellbeing at...

The right to disconnect might be dropped: what’s next?

Reports suggest that Labour will drop its plans to introduce a ‘right to disconnect’, primarily driven by concerns about the regulatory burdens it could impose on businesses at a time when they are...

One in five employees are fully engaged at work

More than one in five (21%) UK employees are fully engaged at work, new research has highlighted.

Health and Wellbeing at Work 2025: Day one round-up

The Health and Wellbeing at Work conference and exhibition returned to Birmingham’s NEC yesterday (11 March) for its 19th year. The HR magazine team is chairing the event's Best Place to Work seminar...