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Belief discrimination
Trainee GP who displayed Palestine flag sues for discrimination
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA trainee doctor has filed a legal claim against NHS Education for Scotland after she was told to stop displaying a Palestinian flag at work.
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The job market for graduates is in a ‘white-collar recession’, according to the boss of one of the largest UK recruitment sites.
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UK inflation remained unchanged in the year to August 2025, driven by rising food and energy prices but dampened by services.
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Artificial intelligence
Tech firms to plough £30bn into ‘AI Growth Zone’, creating jobs
by Rob Mossby Rob MossUS tech firms Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI are to invest up to £30bn in the UK, creating thousands of jobs in a new ‘AI Growth Zone’.
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Government, the pensions industry, and employers – led by HR – need to be working together if we’re not going to sleep-walk into a multi-generational pensions and retirement crisis, argues …
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Job creation and losses
Sky to cut 600 jobs as it ‘reshapes’ for streaming
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherSky will cut around 600 jobs and redeploy 300 others as it ‘reshapes’ its business to compete with other streaming services.
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MPs reject Lords’ amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, which the government said would have weakened the legislation.
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Fraud
Failure to prevent fraud: Only 29% training staff on new criminal offence
by Rob Mossby Rob MossOnly 29% of UK organisations have delivered training on the failure to prevent fraud, the new corporate criminal offence.
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Workplace ‘fawning’ – or extreme people-pleasing behaviours to avoid conflict – is a growing behavioural trend, and is especially being seen among younger Gen Z workers. Chris Britton looks at …
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Scottish government funds furlough scheme at bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis in a bid to retain manufacturing jobs in Scotland.
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Research reveals list of all 165 UK employers offering equal parental leave, offering on average 20 weeks’ paternity leave on full pay.
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Alphabet, the tech giant owner of Google, has said it intends to invest £5bn ($6.8bn) over the next two years in the UK, including creating 8,250 AI-related jobs and opening …
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Artificial intelligence
‘The spotlight on AI skills risks creating an illusion of progress’
by Al Birdby Al Bird‘AI training divorced from the realities of work, and concentrated in the hands of the few, will never build true capability.’
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The jobs market continued to stagnate over the summer, with pay growth and vacancies both falling and redundancies rising, latest official figures have shown. Labour market Jobs market continued to …
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The ‘right to request’ that employees now have to ask for flexible working has only had limited impact on how employees actually work, research has suggested. Flexible working Fifth of …