Almost nine in 10 HR professionals do not feel supported with their mental health at work, according to a survey.
Jo Faragher

Jo Faragher
Jo Faragher has been an employment and business journalist for 20 years. She regularly contributes to Personnel Today and writes features for a number of national business and membership magazines. Jo is also the author of 'Good Work, Great Technology', published in 2022 by Clink Street Publishing, charting the relationship between effective workplace technology and productive and happy employees. She won the Willis Towers Watson HR journalist of the year award in 2015 and has been highly commended twice.
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AI and tech skills provider Multiverse has announced the creation of 15,000 new AI apprenticeships over the next two years....
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Employers must offer more flexibility to working carers, research shows
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherAlmost half (44%) of unpaid carers who work have found their mental and physical health has got worse since taking on caring responsibilities.
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A quarter of workers believe their job has a negative impact on their health, according to research from the CIPD....
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Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble will cut 7,000 jobs over the next two years as it deals with increased economic pressures.
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Six water companies have been banned from paying bosses bonuses under new legislation.
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An amendment to the Employment Rights Bill to ensure that work experience placements are not exploitative or flout minimum wage laws has been put forward.
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The rate of sickness absence continued to fall in 2024, with employees losing on average 4.4 days of work per year.
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She was heard swearing by “numerous staff and guests”, the tribunal heard, until another colleague intervened and calmed her down.
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The education secretary has written to Skills England setting out the government’s priorities for skills development in the year ahead.
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The NHS in England spent £1bn less on agency staff during 2024-25, according to figures obtained by the Guardian newspaper....
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Ministers have confirmed the new Pension Schemes Bill, which loosens rules around how surplus pension funds can be extracted from defined benefit (DB) schemes.
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Black employees are at the highest risk of being targeted by workplace surveillance, according to research from the IPPR.
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Call-handler sues Met Police over reinstatement of offensive colleague
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe former call-handler is taking the Met to tribunal for constructive dismissal after it reinstated a colleague she had reported for discriminatory behaviour.