Early careers failings are highlighted in a new report which shows one in three (29%) of graduates and apprentices leave within three years.
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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Developing soft skills and leadership, alongside practical applications of GenAI, will be the main focus for employers in 2025.
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Employers are labelled bad gift givers by nearly half (46%) of UK staff as the festive season approaches, research finds.
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More than half of managers are failing to notice employee dissatisfaction at work, a research report by UKG finds.
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More sectors warn of the threat to business following the chancellor’s budget increase to employers’ costs.
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More than half (53%) of UK businesses have experienced an increase in wage costs in the past 12 months, new research reveals.
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Direct Line Insurance Group plans to cut 550 jobs worldwide as it faces tough trading conditions, the company has announced.
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BNP Paribas signs a new agreement with international trade union federation UNI Global Union which strengthens the rights of its employees.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used by nearly a third (29%) of employees, according to new research.
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BT faces additional costs of around £100 million following last week’s Budget announcement by the chancellor.
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Roz Adams, the counsellor who lost her job at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, awarded £69,000 – nearly double the amount anticipated.
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Asda is cutting 475 jobs at its head offices and ordering staff back to the workplace as it restructures the business.
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Nissan is slashing 9,000 jobs globally while its chief executive has taken a 50% pay cut in a bid to curb its losses.
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A delivery driver who swore at a colleague during an argument at work wins his unfair dismissal case and is now in line for compensation.
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Wages are expected to increase at rates higher than inflation for the first time since before the pandemic, new data finds.