Learning & development

Employee experience platform Culture Amp claims recognition is at a five-year low, and employees feel less visible in organisations’ performance review process.

Schneider Electric will double the number of ex-military personnel it recruits in a bid to address a shortage of skills in the transition to green energy.

The AI Action Plan acknowledges the pressing need to train tens of thousands of AI professionals by 2030 to turn the government’s ambition into reality – but the UK is ill equipped to achieve this.

With surveys suggesting hiring confidence is at a low, Simon Fowler proposes a pragmatic and long-term approach to managing headcount.

Female chief executives face double standards over how their performance is judged to a far greater extent than men, according to new research.

Ethnic minority graduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds are 45% less likely to be offered an entry-level professional role than more advantaged white applicants.

The government is to roll out work coaches to enable more people out of work because of sickness or disability to regain access to employment.

Chris Chesterman explores how organisations are shifting focus from traditional job roles to a dynamic, skills-based approach.

Understanding the Path to CHRO, by global HR consultancy the Josh Bersin Company, found that 53% of HR leaders were now C-suite members.

Nichola Hay examines how a greater emphasis on skills rather than predefined roles can create a more dynamic and flexible workforce strategy.

Sheila Attwood discusses upcoming changes to apprenticeships and the implications on employers.

Max Rumley discusses how a facilities management operation staffed by prisoners demonstrates the benefits of training and employment schemes.

Tesco expands its Stronger Starts apprenticeship programme, introducing five times more places for young people in 2025.

The government has revealed plans to cut red tape, allowing up to 10,000 more apprentices to qualify each year.

Insurance company Aviva has increased its use of the levy “considerably” in the past five years, according to chief people officer Danny Harmer.