‘Iceberg’ labour market continues to cool

The latest labour market figures show unemployment on the rise and vacancies continuing to drop, but lower inflation has seen real-terms pay growth increase.

Thorntons amps up family-friendly policies

Law firm Thorntons has introduced new family-friendly policies, including trebling paid maternity leave and upping paternity leave to 12 weeks.

“HR needs to step up a gear”

There is growing evidence that HR professionals are being blown off course through heavy concentration on a wide range of issues that do not add real value to organisations and stakeholders.

Uptick in temporary hires suggests "cautious optimism"

Temporary staff hires are up 69% in 2024, according to data from hiring platform Totaljobs.

How can HR support younger workers?

As the UK government considers a proposal that could impact younger workers, we asked HR professionals what employers can do to support young people at work.

'Don't Let DEI Die' with Woosh Raza

People, culture and inclusion director for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) Woosh Raza joined the HR Most Influential podcast to discuss how HR can protect the important mission...

The future looks squiggly

Should employers be actively embracing people with squiggly careers? The Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG's most recent UK Report on Jobs, found that permanent hires had fallen again.

Gender-critical teacher loses unfair dismissal claim in pronouns tribunal

A teacher has lost his employment tribunal claim that he was unfairly dismissed from New College Swindon for refusing to call a student by their preferred pronouns.

Should the UK introduce a digital nomad visa?

Italy's digital nomad visa opened to applicants last week.

Best of HR books: April 2024

We delve into the latest book releases to find out what HR has been reading.

HR Most Influential Podcast 3.4: 'Don't Let DEI Die' with Woosh Raza

People, culture and inclusion director for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) joins the podcast to discuss how HR can protect the important mission of diversity, equity and...

How HR can help burnt-out leaders become visionaries

In Stress Awareness Month, here are two key concepts that can help HR teams support reactive, burnt-out leaders and move them towards visionary leadership.