Recruitment & retention

Does being in the office mean productivity is higher, or can employees achieve better outputs at home?

Sickness absence during a disciplinary process is the top FAQ in September 2024's top HR questions on Brightmine.

Modern slavery victims were forced to work at a McDonald’s branch and a pitta bread factory for years, a BBC investigation has revealed.

A tightening UK jobs market saw competition for new roles reach a three-year peak in August.

Emma Gross outlines the implications of Labour's plan to ban unpaid internships for HR and employers in a bid to tackle inequality.

Many Gen Z professionals do not want middle management roles, according to research by recruitment firm Robert Walters.

Denise Osterwald highlights the challenges employers need to be aware of after the changes to UK immigration system in April 2024.

Successful talent management today hinges on mastering skills intelligence, leveraging AI intelligently, driving true DE&I, and reimagining internal mobility.

“Outdated policies” will be scrapped in a bid to tackle the recruitment crisis facing the armed forces, the defence secretary announces.

Marking and lesson planning are two of the tasks that teachers could carry out away from their usual workplace under the plans.

New figures show a further decline in the number of students joining nursing courses in England and Wales.

New data from LinkedIn highlights a general decline in the number of UK organisations hiring for fully remote positions.

Further education teachers are paid almost a quarter less than their peers elsewhere in the sector, according to the National Foundation for Educational Research.

As employers ramp up Autumn onboarding programmes, how should they support a more diverse intake of graduates? 

Employers believe the UK will become less attractive to investors if new employment policies are introduced in their current form.