Immigration whitepaper pledges to “take control” of borders

A long-delayed whitepaper on Britain’s tough new immigration regime is published today, attracting criticism from cabinet members and business leaders

We must create and advertise more flexible roles

More widespread and embedded flexible working practices will help solve key challenges for employers

Workers' rights get "largest upgrade in a generation"

The government announced plans to give greater protections to gig economy workers today

The 12 months of 2018: March

It's been an eventful year for HR-related issues hitting the headlines. Our 12 Days of Christmas countdown revisits each month's most notable happenings

Hiring managers hit by Brexit uncertainty

As the prime minister cancels the crucial MPs' vote on her Brexit deal, hiring concerns have mounted for businesses

Segment but don’t pigeonhole your diverse employees

Speakers at the WIG Diversity & Inclusion Conference 2018 spoke of the D&I challenges in both public and private organisations

Case study: Improving ethnic diversity at Surrey Police

Surrey Police has taken a new approach to the employee lifecycle to boost BAME representation

Single parents an overlooked source of talent

?Single parents have a higher unemployment rate than any other UK talent pool, according to Indeed

A third considering automation to plug post-Brexit skills gaps

A third (34%) of UK managers said their organisation has considered automating elements of the business to tackle post-Brexit skills shortages

Talent management through Brexit uncertainty at Gi Group

We asked three organisations about the talent management strategies they’re putting in place for a post-Brexit world. Here recruiter Gi Group outlines how it is upskilling the workforce to prepare for...

Lord Holmes on D&I: Don't pay 100% for talent but only utilise 70%

Speakers at the inaugural Good Recruitment Benchmark Summit spoke on the need to push for more awareness of D&I in recruitment, and on improving the candidate experience

Tech gender imbalance to last another 12.5 years

Women are put off entering the sector by a lack of opportunities and the prevalence of male-dominated cultures