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Older workers in the UK may be at risk of being left behind due to fewer training opportunities and less career progression, a CIPD report published today (31 July) has warned.
After the BBC commissioned a song about Thameslink’s oldest rail worker, Siggy Cragwell, we asked HR commentators how best to ...
A media storm erupted after UK chancellor Rachel Reeves was filmed crying during prime minister’s questions on 2 July. Reeves ...
The CEO of Australian software company Atlassian used a pre-recorded video to announce a cut of 150 jobs, Sky News reported on Wednesday (30 July).
Advancement in technologies – such as keystroke logging, screenshot capture, browser monitoring and biometric tracking – are fuelling a rise in workplace monitoring. AI-driven analytics and emotional ...
The technology firm Meta is to allow some coding job candidates to use an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant during the interview process, according to internal Meta communications seen and ...
Summer holidays: How to strike a balance with home working employees Employers must engage in early conversations, to better plan their people resources over the summer.
More than one in six workplace disputes (16%) now involve disability discrimination, up from less than one in 10 (9%) two years prior, according to analysis of a report by the government's Advisory, ...
A saleswoman from Manchester has won a maternity discrimination case after her new boss "laughed" at her when she said she wanted her job back, a tribunal heard.
A woman diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has partially won her claim against her former employer, IT firm Capgemini UK, for failing to make reasonable adjustments.
A gunman with an assault-style rifle stormed a skyscraper in the heart of New York, killing four people before shooting himself dead, the BBC has reported.