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Diversity and inclusion | Acas updates neurodiversity-at-work guidance

Workplace advisory firm Acas has reported that 39% of line managers find it difficult to have conversations about neurodiversity at work.

Retention | How can HR support retention in the C-suite?

Fewer CEOs in FTSE 100 companies left their organisations in 2024 than in 2023, according to data from leadership advisory firm Russell Reynolds Associates. How can HR support improved retention...

AI | HR teams among biggest AI champions at work, research finds

Two thirds (68%) of HR professionals use AI at work, making them the second most likely to do so among 12 other industries and professions, according to research published yesterday (30 January).

Gender | Women face fewer employment opportunities, charity finds

Women are less likely to get a job than they were in 2022, according to research conducted by the charity Smart Works.

Beliefs | "Unapologetically racist" worker sparks extreme-beliefs-at-work debate

The exposure of an “unapologetically racist” HMRC employee has raised questions about how HR and recruiters monitor and hire people with extreme political beliefs.

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Labour market | Unsettled hiring outlook impacts business confidence

A new hiring and investment outlook survey has found that, despite slight improvements in how employers view the UK’s economic performance, hiring intentions are still depressed.

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Health | The UK’s ill-health employment gap is among the widest in the EU

The UK’s employment gap between people with and without health limitations is among the widest in the EU15, a study from the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) has found.

Inclusion | How should HR handle pronoun disputes at work?

A tribunal judicial ruling has allowed a claimant to refer to a transgender colleague with pronouns they did not choose, raising questions over how to manage disputes regarding gender identity in the...

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Offboarding | Former employee shuts down British Museum IT systems

The arrest of a former British Museum employee has raised questions about how UK businesses ensure data and systems are secure at work — and how HR leaders can implement effective cybersecurity and...

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Four-day week | How can employers implement a four-day week?

Two hundred UK companies have signed up to implement a permanent four-day week for all employees at full pay, according to the latest 4 Day Week Foundation data.

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Diversity and inclusion | How will Trump’s anti-DEI policies affect programmes in the UK?

US President Donald Trump used executive orders to scrap his predecessor Joe Biden’s order that all federal agencies have to come up with equity plans. Trump has also ended diversity, equity and...

Culture | HR most likely to answer work calls in personal time, survey finds

HR professionals are the most likely to answer their phone during personal time, including on a first date, survey findings suggest.