Capita rolls out ‘agentic AI’ to speed up recruitment
Redundancies boost candidate availability at fastest pace since 2020
Candidates availability in May 2025 rose at its fastest pace since 2020, amid reports of redundancies and fewer job opportunities.
Healthdaq: Shaking up health and social care recruitment
Healthdaq CEO Stephen McLarnon talks about winning Excellence in Public Service Award in 2024 and his company's work reducing agency worker spend.
Hiring confidence drops due to ‘reset’ in market
UK employers’ hiring confidence for the third quarter of this year has dropped 12%, the steepest quarterly fall in recent...
Back-up childcare provision aids retention
While 68% of workers say their employer is supportive of their family needs, this rises to 90% for those with back-up childcare.
Job seekers crave transparency for ADM in recruitment
Job candidates crave transparency in the use of ADM in recruitment, wanting to know when and how automatic decision-making is used.
ICO strategy to examine use of AI in recruitment tech
Information Commissioner's Office launches AI and biometrics strategy with new ICO codes of practice in the pipeline.
Retention of staff
Back-up childcare provision aids retention
While 68% of workers say their employer is supportive of their family needs, this rises to 90% for those with back-up childcare.
Lawyers to be enticed back to resolve skills shortfall at CPS
Recruitment drive will see specialist criminal law barristers and solicitors supported back to work for Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
Flexible working for teachers initiative extended
More teachers could benefit from flexible working thanks to a successful initiative to help improve retention.
Online recruitment
The employer strikes back: the rise of ‘quiet cutting’
Employers are deploying a way of encouraging disenchantment among workers to trim numbers. But there are major risks attached
Data ‘blind spots’ blighting employee relations
Discrimination and harassment cases hit their highest levels in companies in 2024, and data blind spots are affecting how companies respond.
EHRC defends interim update as ‘balance of clarity and speed’
EHRC defends interim update on the implications of Supreme Court’s ruling, saying it was a matter of balancing ‘clarity and speed’.
Employer branding
RAD Awards 2025: R;pple and Havas People win Work of the Year
Suicide prevention charity R;pple and creative agency Havas People win Work of the Year at the RAD Awards 2025
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Research lays bare what is most important for each generation when finding a new job, with company reputation deemed as “crucial” for most.
Why AI plans need to be discussed with delicacy
It's hard to escape predictions about the impact of AI on the workplace, but businesses need to tread carefully when outlining plans to make efficiences.
