Research suggests vital ‘soft skills’ including communication and resilience are missing from young people entering the UK workforce.
Post-pandemic ways of working mean we spend less time face-to-face than ever. How can organisations make the most of the oxytocin boost from real-life interactions?
Businesses ‘less likely to hire’ after workers’ rights reform
More than half of business leaders will be less likely to hire as a result of the government’s upcoming reforms to workers’ rights.
Fewer than half discuss flexible working with managers
Fewer than half of workers have discussed flexible working with their managers, despite having the right to do so.
Post-pandemic ways of working mean we spend less time face-to-face than ever. How can organisations make the most of the oxytocin boost from real-life interactions?
The Labour government has said that it will remove the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims, and there is a new code of practice for dismissing and re-engaging employees.
Two in three (64%) professional service companies have stopped advertising fully remote roles, while nearly one in four (23%) have increased employee office days in the past 12 months.
Research suggests vital ‘soft skills’ including communication and resilience are missing from young people entering the UK workforce.
Shortlisted organisations in the Personnel Today Award 2024 for Digital HR and Technology, sponsored by NU Concept Solutions, reported multiple benefits in their use of workplace technology.
Just one in four UK employers think their defined contribution pension is adequate, according to WTW research.
A retired major has won a landmark case against the Ministry of Defence that could mean thousands of reservists will receive army pensions.
Just one in four UK employers think their defined contribution pension is adequate, according to WTW research.
Home Office errors relating to pay rates for skilled workers could lead to costly overpayments for those recruiting overseas talent.
Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds confirms improved redundancy terms for Port Talbot steelworkers as 2,500 jobs cut at Tata Steel.
Local government staff in England and Wales are voting on whether to take strike action over pay in a six-week balloting process.