More than a million people are working on a zero-hours contract basis, and around 720,000 of them have been with their current employer for over a year, according to analysis by the Trades Union...
As more and more people use AI tools, emotional intelligence (EI) and soft skills will be key to showing employees and clients that we care. This requires organisations to place more emphasis on...
Workplace advisory firm Acas has reported that 39% of line managers find it difficult to have conversations about neurodiversity at work.
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...
In even the most optimistic assessment of the current situation, it is hard to foresee a situation where a substantial portion of workers are not left underwhelmed by their pay offers in 2025.
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).
Women are less likely to get a job than they were in 2022, according to research conducted by the charity Smart Works.
There’s no denying that momentum for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) has been hit hard. It seems that, while the desire to make progress is there, the necessary resources and...
The exposure of an “unapologetically racist” HMRC employee has raised questions about how HR and recruiters monitor and hire people with extreme political beliefs.
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.
How can HR transform cross-border compliance from a headache into a trust-building tool?
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.
