Career development
Few businesses find tech investment improves learning outcomes
The growing use of AI in learning and development has not resulted in significant improvements in people's productivity and work quality according to new research.
Tesco boss: Apprenticeship levy is too inflexible
The CEO of the UK’s largest retailer has slammed the apprenticeship levy for being too inflexible and “open to abuse”.
Business leaders’ top concern is moving to a hybrid AI-human workforce
Two-thirds of business leaders fear that their organisation could become irrelevant if they fail to move to a “hybrid” workforce....
Do we need to get ‘soft’ on training?
Digital upskilling has been a focus for many employers as they try to keep pace with developments in technology. But...
Part-time parents missing out on promotion
Parents who work part time are penalised with just a 21% chance of being promoted within three years.
More than nine in 10 want more flexibility on apprenticeship spending
Nine out of 10 (92%) employers want more flexibility in how they can spend their apprenticeship levy allowance, with some...
Employees rate learning and development over salary
Workers place more value on learning and development than on salary, with 80% wanting to keep learning and challenging themselves...
Vintage year for Mitchells & Butlers L&D Team at Personnel Today Awards
Pub and restaurant giant Mitchells & Butlers won Learning & Development Team of the Year at tonight’s 2018 Personnel Today...
McLaren Group takes chequered flag for Excellence in Learning and Development Award
McLaren’s online learning platform put the engineering and motorsport company in pole position for the Excellence in Learning and Development...
Ethnicity pay gap reporting could become mandatory
Employers may be required to publish their ethnicity pay gap under plans to improve career progression for ethnic minority groups....
Half of UK workers have wrong skills for their job
Around half of the UK workforce could be in the wrong job based on their skills level, according to the...
Top 10 things that people want from work
Working hours has emerged as one of the most important factors people consider when thinking about a new job or...
Skills development: it’s time to revamp learning culture
With PwC recently predicting that artificial intelligence will replace seven million jobs by 2037, employees need to learn new skills...
Women’s career development is as big a problem as the gender pay gap
It’s not the pay differential that really gets under the skin of female employees, it’s the persistent feeling that men...
Development opportunities need manager buy-in to succeed
HR practices that aim to develop employees’ skills for current or future roles will only be successful with the support...
