Global HR

This year, organisations will see continued employee activism driving the adoption of responsible AI principles. Progressive organisations will embrace this.

James Watt says UK is ‘one of the world’s least work-oriented countries’, in defence of his criticism of work-life balance.

The board of Apple is urging shareholders to vote against a proposal to rollback on its diversity, equity and inclusion programmes.

The CIPD is urging employers to offer flexible working provisions as more weather warnings are issued across the UK.

The EU AI Act is due to come into force in February, and will impact any company that develops or deploys large language model tools in the EU.

What options do employees in the UK on Ukraine schemes have if they want to stay on in the long-term?

Volkswagen has agreed a deal with the IG Metall trade union that will avoid further strikes, plant closures in Germany and immediate compulsory redundancies.

Lycamobile is slashing its UK workforce by 90%, putting more than 300 jobs at risk just days before Christmas.

TalkTalk is cutting hundreds of jobs in an attempt to save more than £120 million as part of a “radical” restructuring plan.

Boohoo Group is expected to axe 200 jobs as part of a redundancy programme as it cuts back on spending across the company.

The number of employer-organised Christmas parties are rising in London, with three in four (75%) of office workers planning to attend one.

A woman has settled a case of alleged sexual harassment at a work Christmas dinner.

A consultation has been launched in Northern Ireland on gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.

Airbus is slashing 477 jobs in the UK and 2,000 globally by mid-2026, representing 5% of its global workforce.

The boss of Japanese bank Nomura has taken a temporary pay cut after a former employee was charged with stealing from clients, attempted murder and arson.