Almost two-thirds of people would trust artificial intelligence to inform important work decisions, a CIPD poll has found.
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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Two hundred UK companies have now signed up for a permanent four-day working week, according to the 4 Day Week Foundation.
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WH Smith has confirmed it is seeking a buyer for its high street stores, which could put staff in its 500 shops at risk of redundancy.
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The average advertised salary in the UK has crossed £40,000 for the first time, according to the latest data from Adzuna.
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The Office for National Statistics will spend £8 million hiring temporary staff in a bid to fix problems with its Labour Force Survey (LFS).
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Concerns around an increase in employer taxes have contributed to a record jump in the number of UK businesses in financial distress.
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The UK government will publish an immigration white paper later this year that will review the current rules around recruiting high-skilled workers from overseas.
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A museum worker whose social media posts were littered with typos was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has found.
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The US government has issued a memo to federal agencies telling them to prepare to lay off staff who work in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programmes.
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It will take another 40 years to close the gender pay gap in the UK at the current rate of progress, according to an analysis of published reports.
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The south-west has been ranked the best place to work in a new employment index.
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UK HR professionals are waiting to see how the inauguration of Donald Trump will have a ripple effect on UK diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
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Lord Stuart Rose, former boss of Asda and Marks & Spencer, has decried working from home as 'not doing proper work'.
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Payroll exec wins £40k compensation after dismissal for racism claims
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA white accountancy executive has won more than £40,000 in compensation after she was sacked for accusing her Indian manager of race discrimination.
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Conciliation service Acas has urged employers to stay on top of mental health all year round rather than just on Blue Monday.