How can HR battle the rise in identity fraud?
Labour MPs urge more flexibility with EU over youth mobility
In a letter to Labour’s shadow foreign secretary MPs and peers asked for a bespoke youth visa scheme for UK and EU citizens under 30.
Leading with honest feedback: A responsibility in recruitment
Interviews are an opportunity to elevate and empower professionals through honest feedback, regardless of whether they secure the role.
Succession planning now ‘more of a priority than AI and risk’
Compared with 2024, the number of directors that cited succession planning as a difficult issue to oversee has more than doubled in the US.
Police who fail vetting checks face automatic dismissal
Police chiefs will be able to automatically dismiss officers who fail background screening under new government measures.
Teachers could strike if pay award not improved
Teachers in England could launch strike action if the government does not offer a higher pay rise for the next...
Number of SMEs hiring staff in decline
SME hiring falls from 24% of companies in Q4 2024 to 20% in Q1 2025, while 17% have cut back on staff, according to the BCC.
Retention of staff
Remote working isn’t bad – it just needs optimising
Stephanie Kelly argues that businesses should reappraise remote working to optimise collaboration and productivity among decentralised teams.
Jobcentres battle with shortage of work coaches
DWP reduces level of support it offers to claimants of universal credit because of a shortage of work coaches at its Jobcentres.
CFO turnover at six-year high as pressure builds
More than 15% of chief financial officers in publicly listed companies left their roles in 2024, according to research by Russell Reynolds Associates.
Online recruitment
Employment Rights Bill must be tightened to protect workers
The IER argued that the proposals concerning fire and rehire would still allow employers to dismiss and re-engage staff under vaguely defined ‘likely financial difficulties’.
Business confidence reaches highest level since Budget
Business optimism has risen to its highest level since September 2024 according to the Institute of Directors.
Acas hosts talks to end Birmingham bin strike
The talks represent Acas’s first major involvement in attempts to end the full strike since it started, on 11 March.
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
Exclusive: What attracts each generation to a job?
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.