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Employers responsible for preparing staff for later life

Employees now need to reskill faster and more times in their lives, while working in long-term care will be well suited to older staff

UK loses 200,000 working days to sleep deprivation

Promoting better sleep habits among employees could add £24 billion to the UK economy

Flexible retirement and pensions options needed

Catering for those wanting to, and those not able to, work into later life is a complex challenge

Companies must justify high pay

Prime minister Theresa May said she wants to ensure "everybody plays by the same rules"

Women caught in 'missing middle'

CMI research shows not enough women are making it to middle management positions

Automation skills should be "major focus" for HR

More than half of employers are already automating business processes, so HR must keep up

Companies "should adopt simpler pay structures"

A report from the Big Innovation Centre rejects several government suggestions on executive remuneration

Video: Ashridge's Sharon Olivier on trends in HR

Speaking at this year’s HR Most Influential rankings event, Olivier spoke on the evolution of HR and leadership

Rise in number of NEETs, says ONS

More than one in 10 people aged 16 to 24? in the UK are not in education, employment or training (NEET)

Digital revolution must be inclusive, says BITC

Digital transformation offers significant opportunity, but BITC calls on businesses to prevent inequality

Employees will need to pay more for workplace perks

Chancellor Philip Hammond announced plans to scrap some salary sacrifice schemes in the Autumn Statement

Autumn Statement 2016: What HR needs to know

We run through the main HR points of this year's Autumn Statement