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Kavitha Sivasubramaniam

Kavitha Sivasubramaniam

Kavitha Sivasubramaniam is an experienced journalist, editor and communications professional who has been working in B2B publishing for more than 17 years. After graduating from Bournemouth University with a degree in Multi Media Journalism, Kavitha started her career in local and regional newspapers, before moving to consumer magazines and later trade titles, as well as PR. Specialising in pay and reward, she has been editor of a number of HR publications including Pay & Benefits, Employee Benefits, Benefits Expert, Reward and CIPP’s membership magazine, Professional. In June 2024, she won Pay, Reward and Employee Benefits Journalist of the Year at the Willis Towers Watson media awards. She was also named one of Each Person’s top 20 influential HR bloggers and managed a highly commended content team of the year in 2019.

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    • Leadership
    • Leadership training

    Leadership development top HR priority for third consecutive year

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 15 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 15 Oct 2024

    Leadership development is the top priority for HR in 2025 for the third consecutive year, according to a new survey.

    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses
    • Labour market

    Robert Walters cuts jobs in tough UK hiring market

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 15 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 15 Oct 2024

    Robert Walters slashes more than 700 jobs in the past year and 159 in the last three months due to falling job vacancies.

    • Dispute resolution
    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses

    Labour market figures October 2024: a mixed picture

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 15 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 15 Oct 2024

    New official data suggests a mixed picture for the UK’s labour market, with employment down on the previous month

    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances
    • Dismissal

    Financier sacked for £11,700 company card bill wins damages

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 14 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 14 Oct 2024

    A financier who charged £11,700 to his corporate credit card while on holiday after his wallet was stolen awarded £25,000 in damages

    • Age
    • USA
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Employers should have race and gender targets, say young staff

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 11 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 11 Oct 2024

    Nearly three in five (57%) of young employees believe it is important for businesses to have set race and gender targets, a new study reveals

    • Fire and rehire
    • Zero hours
    • Shared parental leave

    Employment Rights Bill: government outlines next steps for future reforms

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Oct 2024

    The government unveils its Next Steps to Make Work Pay alongside the publication of its Employment Rights Bill today.

    • Latest News
    • Labour market
    • Neurodiversity

    Neurodivergent employment rates poor, Heston Blumenthal finds

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Oct 2024

    More than one in five people with neurodivergent conditions are not in employment, research commissioned by Heston Blumenthal OBE reveals.

    • Foreign language training
    • Latest News
    • Immigration

    UK employers loosen English speaking requirements to attract staff

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Oct 2024

    UK employers are becoming more flexible in their approach to hiring people who don’t speak English in a bid to combat labour shortages.

    • Agency workers
    • Latest News
    • Immigration

    Calls for urgent action to tackle adult social care recruitment crisis

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Oct 2024

    Care England urges the government to take urgent action after its latest report shows vacancies in the adult social care sector remain high.

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Recruitment & retention

    HR leaders blame salary expectations for recruitment struggles

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 8 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 8 Oct 2024

    Nearly half (49%) of employers have struggled with recruitment in the past year, with nearly three in five (57%) blaming salary expectations.

    • Age discrimination
    • Age
    • Candidate experience

    Employers overlook millions due to hiring ageism

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 8 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 8 Oct 2024

    Employers are failing to consider millions of people for new jobs due to ageism, with 57 being the average age candidates are “too old”.

    • Alcohol and drug misuse
    • Health and safety
    • Latest News

    Addiction: Supporting employees with alcohol and drug issues

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 2 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 2 Oct 2024

    Kavitha Sivasubramaniam looks at how employers can identify and support staff who may be struggling with alcohol and drug addiction.

    • Social mobility
    • Financial services
    • Latest News

    Cracks emerge in financial services’ ‘class ceiling’

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 2 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 2 Oct 2024

    Cracks are forming in the financial service sector’s “class ceiling”, with more people from lower socio-economic backgrounds in senior roles

    • Latest News
    • Manufacturing
    • Public sector

    Pay rises remain at 4%

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 2 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 2 Oct 2024

    Median pay rises in the UK remain at 4% for the three months ending in August, according to new figures from Incomes Data Research (IDR).

    • Education
    • Latest News
    • Public sector

    Teachers in England vote to accept 5.5% pay rise

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 1 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 1 Oct 2024

    National Education Union (NEU) members overwhelmingly vote to accept the government's 5.5% wage increase offer for teachers in England.

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