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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.

    • Right to work
    • Latest News
    • Global mobility

    Immigration restrictions’ impact on visa refusals – data

    by Jo Faragher 20 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 20 Aug 2025

    Workers from India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana and Zimbabwe have had the greatest number of visa applications refused, according to an analysis of Home Office figures.

    • Civil Service
    • Hybrid working
    • Local authorities

    Public sector remote working drops dramatically

    by Jo Faragher 19 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 19 Aug 2025

    There has been a significant drop-off in remote and hybrid working in the public sector, according to data from software company Unit4.

    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals
    • Ethnicity

    Security officer who showed ‘racist’ video wins £44k at tribunal

    by Jo Faragher 18 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 18 Aug 2025

    A security officer at Heathrow Airport has been awarded £44,000 for unfair dismissal after he was sacked for showing a ‘racist’ video to a colleague.

    • Latest News
    • Executive pay
    • Incentive pay

    CEO pay at record levels for third year running

    by Jo Faragher 18 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 18 Aug 2025

    The number of FTSE 100 companies paying chief executives more than £10 million increased by almost a third last year, according to the High Pay Centre.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture

    Alan Turing Institute faces toxic culture accusations

    by Jo Faragher 18 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 18 Aug 2025

    The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s artificial intelligence research hub, could be at risk as staff accuse it of having a ‘toxic’ culture.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Learning management systems
    • Latest News

    AI in learning still ‘potential not reality’, according to analysts

    by Jo Faragher 15 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 15 Aug 2025

    The use of artificial intelligence in learning platforms ‘remains potential rather than reality’, according to analysts at Fosway Group.

    • Department for Education
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    • Education - school

    More than nine in 10 celebrate T-level passes

    by Jo Faragher 15 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 15 Aug 2025

    The pass rate for T-levels - the technical equivalent of A-levels - has risen above 91%, but more than a quarter are still leaving courses early.

    • Latest News
    • Retail
    • Job creation and losses

    Claire’s appoints administrators putting 2,150 jobs at risk

    by Jo Faragher 13 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 13 Aug 2025

    Fashion retailer Claire’s has announced that it will appoint administrators, putting 2,150 jobs at risk.

    • Construction
    • Environment
    • Apprenticeships

    Skills England: Demand for ‘priority skills’ to accelerate

    by Jo Faragher 13 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 13 Aug 2025

    Skills England has published its latest data on future employment needs and the skills that will be required to fulfil...

    • Brexit
    • Environment
    • Latest News

    Dairy farmers warn labour shortages could affect food security

    by Jo Faragher 13 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 13 Aug 2025

    Five in six dairy farmers have received ‘zero or very few’ applications from qualified people for their job vacancies, leading to concerns about food security.

    • Military
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    RAF sergeant’s maternity discrimination claim upheld at EAT

    by Jo Faragher 13 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 13 Aug 2025

    The EAT has ruled that an RAF sergeant can proceed with her claim for maternity discrimination after an important fitness test was cancelled because she was pregnant. 

    • Employee-shareholders
    • Latest News
    • Retail

    The Entertainer moves to employee ownership

    by Jo Faragher 11 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 11 Aug 2025

    The UK’s biggest toy retailer, The Entertainer, will hand over control of its business to its 1,900 employees.

    • Age
    • Latest News
    • Retirement

    Raise retirement in line with life expectancy, say managers

    by Jo Faragher 11 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 11 Aug 2025

    More than a third (37%) of managers think the retirement age should be raised to reflect higher life expectancy.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Financial services
    • Discipline

    Adviser who made sexual remarks unfairly dismissed by Barclays

    by Jo Faragher 11 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 11 Aug 2025

    A financial adviser who was accused of making sexual comments to female colleagues was unfairly dismissed thanks to procedural failures.

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    Hiring hits a wall as employment costs rise

    by Jo Faragher 11 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 11 Aug 2025

    Private sector hiring intentions are at a record low as employers deal with higher national insurance and wage costs, according to the CIPD.

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