7+ hour, 51+ min ago   (348+ words) New research reveals that despite widespread AI usage across the retail and hospitality sectors, a major barrier still exists which prevents organisations from integrating the technology effectively. The survey of over 200 retail and hospitality leaders, released today in a major…...

7+ hour, 47+ min ago   (269+ words) For years, right to work checks have largely been viewed as an HR responsibility: something completed during recruitment, recorded appropriately and then filed away as part of the onboarding process. From October 2026, however, that mindset will no longer be enough....

7+ hour, 56+ min ago   (514+ words) There is little sign that pay compression would ease, with almost half (46%) of HR leaders polled expecting salary bands to narrow further over the next two years. In instances where young professionals have discovered what a new starter earns, a…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (394+ words) There’s a strange contradiction unfolding inside HR teams right now. AI use is climbing, experimentation is more encouraged than ever, and yet confidence in the technology is falling. New research from employee experience platform Culture Amp suggests this isn’t a…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (950+ words) 6.3 million, or nearly one in five, UK workers are in insecure work, new research from the Living Wage Foundation based on analysis of the Family Resources Survey and Labour Force Survey reveals.[1] Insecure work is work that leaves people without…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (482+ words) Acas has launched a consultation on the biggest overhaul of its Disciplinary and Grievance Code since 2009. A headline change is likely to be that early, informal conversations, conducted by line managers usually with no HR person present, are about to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1237+ words) AI is making it easier to run organizations with fewer management layers. Reducing layers can improve speed, accountability, and cost-efficiency, but it can also expose gaps in decision-making and leadership support. How can leaders create direction without holding everything too…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1441+ words) More employees are building professional lives beyond a single employer – through consultancy, teaching, digital ventures and second occupations. For HR, the challenge is no longer simply whether outside work should be allowed, but how conflicts, working time, confidentiality and performance…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (455+ words) As organisations invest in AI and technical skills, many leaders are asking what capabilities employees will need to succeed. Most discussions focus on analytical ability and AI literacy, but I believe they’re looking in the wrong place. Throughout more than…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (687+ words) Compounding pressures and market volatility in the last six months have challenged old workforce paradigms and redefined success for talent sourcing, development and retention. Fast deployment to a market, or exit out of one, has traditionally been a reliable path…...