As many as 10,000 university jobs could go as higher education in the UK faces an ‘unprecedented crisis’, a union has warned. New data from the University and College Union (UCU) showed... Read more »
Pay awards have remained at their lowest level for four years as official annual inflation levels increased by more than expected in January 2025. The median basic annual pay rise for the... Read more »
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to boost employee engagement levels by eliminating the ‘survey crunch’. It can also create personalised actions for each people manager in a format that’s simple and... Read more »
Yes, yes, a strange headline, but it will all make sense in the end. In this week’s lighthearted look at the world of HR, Adam McCulloch hears news of a remarkable new... Read more »
Thursday 5 September 2024, 2:00pm BST As the new government begins its reforms to public services, public sector employers across the UK need to attract, engage and retain their workforce in an... Read more »
Employees that have similar motivations to their managers are more likely to speak up at work, according to academics at Durham University Business School. The researchers found that if employees feel well-aligned... Read more »
A former HSBC risk chief has lost his claims for discrimination and unfair dismissal, with a judge ruling that he had lost his job in a genuine and fair redundancy situation not... Read more »
Dyson is cutting as many as 1,000 jobs in the UK, around a quarter of its British workforce. The engineering giant, famed for its vacuum cleaners, hand dryers and hairdryers, has UK... Read more »
Businesses are looking to give workers time off on Monday, in the aftermath of the England v Spain Euros final. With the game possibly lasting until 11pm if extra time and penalties... Read more »
Rather like VAR officials attempting to apply the rules of football to a rash tackle in extenuating circumstances, HR has become confused and we’ve been left waiting for its final verdict. It’s... Read more »