Employers opposed to apprenticeship levy

A lack of available information was a concern among employers, according to a CIPD report

A quarter of UK workers do not see technology as a threat

Seven in 10 (69%) are confident that a machine could not do their job

Making sense of MOOCs

Amid clouds of hyperbole heralding unprecedented global progress fuelled by free learning, the Massive Open Online Course was born. So how is it faring?

Investing in people in a cost-driven sector

Facilities management is often focused on cost but employee engagement should come first

Steel yourself for dramatic changes

Fears over Tata Steel highlight a deeper problem in UK manufacturing – a shortage of highly-skilled workers

Pizza Hut's HRD on turning the brand around

Pizza Hut's HRD isn't afraid of a role with plenty of extra change and challenge on top

Case study: Ethical training at GlaxoSmithKline

Big pharma isn't known for its morals. GSK hopes to change that by training salespeople to be ethical

Executive L&D crucial to business success

Resource constraints, short-term focus and limited C-level buy-in could be holding executive L&D back

Emotional intelligence: An automation task too far

Automation will improve many aspects of business and may lead to job losses, but robots will never master soft skills

Learning and development: One size does not fit all

At the Richmond Human Resources Forum Terry Jones spoke on tailoring a L&D strategy to the organisation

Don't send your talent back to idiots

Make sure everything you put into your talent is enhanced by line managers, not destroyed

L&D is about to have a real impact on business

This is a year of pivotal change within the L&D industry – but what does the future of learning look like?