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Workforce planning

Workforce planning, also commonly known as “succession planning” is the process whereby employers ensure that it has enough people with the right skills and leadership potential to step into business-critical positions at the right time.


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    Preparing for a new era of workforce planning (webinar)

    by Jo Faragher 8 May 2025
    by Jo Faragher 8 May 2025

    3 June 2025 | Register now for our webinar to discover ways to prepare for a new era of workforce planning.

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    Succession planning now ‘more of a priority than AI and risk’

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Apr 2025

    Compared with 2024, the number of directors that cited succession planning as a difficult issue to oversee has more than doubled in the US.

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    • Learning & development

    Handling headcount conundrums as hiring confidence dips

    by Simon Fowler 10 Mar 2025
    by Simon Fowler 10 Mar 2025

    With surveys suggesting hiring confidence is at a low, Simon Fowler proposes a pragmatic and long-term approach to managing headcount.

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    Employment Rights Bill will ‘wreak havoc’, say small firms

    by Rob Moss 20 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 20 Feb 2025

    Day-one unfair dismissal and sick pay rights among small firms' greatest concerns about Employment Rights Bill, FSB survey shows.

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    National Apprenticeship Week: Transforming the role of skills

    by Nichola Hay 14 Feb 2025
    by Nichola Hay 14 Feb 2025

    Nichola Hay examines how a greater emphasis on skills rather than predefined roles can create a more dynamic and flexible workforce strategy.

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    International nurse recruitment slows in the UK

    by Rob Moss 2 Dec 2024
    by Rob Moss 2 Dec 2024

    Number of nurses and midwives who can practise in UK has reaches record 841,000, but international recruitment slows, according to NMC.

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    Number of nurses quitting early increases by 43%

    by Rob Moss 11 Nov 2024
    by Rob Moss 11 Nov 2024

    Number of urses quitting within the first decade of their job has increased by 43% according to RCN analysis of NMC data.

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    Government consults on zero hours measures for agency workers

    by Rob Moss 22 Oct 2024
    by Rob Moss 22 Oct 2024

    Government launches consultation on how reforms around zero-hours contracts should apply to agency workers.

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    Lib Dems unveil 2024 election manifesto

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jun 2024

    The Liberal Democrats have published their election manifesto, including plans to replace the apprenticeship levy and establish a new employment status.

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    NAO finds ‘significant weaknesses’ in NHS workforce plan’s modelling

    by Rob Moss 22 Mar 2024
    by Rob Moss 22 Mar 2024

    The National Audit Office finds ‘significant weaknesses’ in the modelling that underpins NHS England’s Long Term Workforce Plan.

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    Unions criticise reduction in secondary teacher training target

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Mar 2024

    Teaching unions have criticised the government's decision to reduce its secondary teacher training target in 2024/25.

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    • Flexible working

    Third of women’s flexible work requests rejected in public sector

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Feb 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Feb 2024

    ‘Too many employers are still turning down flexible-working requests, which means the right to request is pretty meaningless for many women,’ says Unison leader.

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    What’s next for UK immigration policy in 2024?

    by Karendeep Kaur 6 Dec 2023
    by Karendeep Kaur 6 Dec 2023

    After a busy year, what will government immigation policy have in store in 2024?

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    Childcare workforce plan needed to avert staffing crisis

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Nov 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Nov 2023

    A childcare workforce plan is required to meet demand when more free places are rolled out, a report has claimed.

    • Hybrid working
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    ‘Career consumerism’ requires a talent management rethink

    by Professor Nick Kemsley 20 Oct 2023
    by Professor Nick Kemsley 20 Oct 2023

    Nick Kemsley examines the talent lifecycle and looks at how talent management needs to adapt to the era of career consumerism.

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