Workplace Journal

Echo Finance and Mortgage Train Academy partner to boost broker careers

Successful participants will be offered a remote role at Echo Finance, serving clients across the UK with centralised compliance, operational support and lead generation.

18/02/2026

Education & Training·Featured·News·Recruitment & HR

Impostor syndrome affects 43% of employees, survey finds

18/02/2026

Employee Relations·Featured·Health & Wellbeing·News·Recruitment & HR

A third of managers rely on applicant tracking systems to screen out applications, report finds

18/02/2026

Featured·News·Recruitment & HR·Talent Acquisition·Technology

Holmes Noble opens nominations for c-suite leadership programme

by Marvin Onumonu

Greatwell Homes achieves level two Disability Confident status after inclusion drive

by Marvin Onumonu

Life admin support linked to higher workplace wellbeing and productivity, study reveals

by Marvin Onumonu

Wage growth falls for first time in 12 months – Employment Hero

by Marvin Onumonu

Finance hiring surges amid technical skills shortage – Robert Half

by Marvin Onumonu

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News·Pensions & Retirement

PIC secures £113m buy-in with Sopra Steria pension scheme

18/02/2026

The buy-in with the Steria SMP Section of the Sopra Steria Retirement Benefits Scheme secures the benefits of all 355 members.

Compensation & Benefits·News·Pensions & Retirement

£2,000 cap to salary sacrifice will cut NI savings, warns Penfold

18/02/2026

Chris Eastwood said: “Anyone contributing more than £2,000 a year through salary sacrifice will lose NI savings on the excess, and employers will see their NI costs rise accordingly."

News·Pensions & Retirement

Standard Life completes £700m buy-in for IBM I.T. Solutions Pension Scheme

18/02/2026

The transaction covers over 3,600 members, including pensioners and deferred members.

Employee Relations·News

MAN Truck & Bus UK named Top Employer for 2026

18/02/2026

MAN Truck & Bus UK has been certified as a UK Top Employer for 2026 by the Top Employers Institute, recognising its people strategy and workplace practices.

Employee Relations·Featured·News·Recruitment & HR

Lack of manager confidence driving escalation of workplace disputes, survey finds

18/02/2026

Research from WorkNest indicated inconsistent approaches to managing employee relations.

Featured·Opinion·Organisational & Employee Development

Networking is harder for introverts – but worth it

18/02/2026

Alison Cooper, CEO at Six Figured Females, explains how introverts can use their strengths to build meaningful business relationships.

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Compensation & Benefits

Compensation & Benefits·News

Pod partners with SalSac to bring home charging to employer network

17/02/2026

Employees can include a Pod Point Solo 3S home charger and standard installation within their salary sacrifice arrangement.

Business·Compensation & Benefits·Featured·News·Recruitment & HR

Rising costs cited as top business challenge for next year by HR leaders, survey finds

17/02/2026

The survey found 45% of HR leaders identified rising expenses - including staffing and utility bills - as their primary concern, with the figure rising to 60% among micro businesses.

Small firms are owed £12,000 a year in late payments as arrears reach £70bn, report finds

Most workers ready to double pension savings, finds Penfold

Recruitment & HR

Featured·News·Recruitment & HR

ourHRpeople appoints area director for Manchester Central and North

17/02/2026

Read joins after 10 years as an HR partner and consultant, providing advice and guidance to business owners and senior teams.

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Lead Story·News·Recruitment & HR

Payrolled employment down 121,000 annually as unemployment rises to 5.2% – ONS

17/02/2026

Administrative data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) indicated payrolled employment fell by 121,000 (0.4%) between December 2024 and December 2025.

Featured·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·News·Recruitment & HR·Talent Acquisition

Camden Council reaches accessible employment opportunities target in 100 days

16/02/2026

The campaign brought together major employers in the borough to design roles for residents facing barriers to work.

Lead Story·News·Recruitment & HR

37% of employers plan to cut permanent hiring due to Employment Rights Act – CIPD

16/02/2026

74% of employers expect the Act to increase employment costs, and 55% think workplace conflict will rise because of at least one of the key changes.

Inclusivity, Equality & Diversity

Education & Training·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·Lead Story·News·Recruitment & HR

Government set to lower train driver age to 18 to address workforce shortages

10/02/2026

The change is set to open up new career paths for young people, with a quarter of all train drivers expected to reach retirement age by 2030.

Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·Lead Story·News

Business Disability Forum calls for clarity on Access to Work scheme

06/02/2026

Angela Matthews said: “We need clear direction from the Government to end this uncertainty and for rules around Access to Work to be clarified and applied fairly.”

Employee Relations·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·Lead Story·News

35% of workers with regional accents feel judged at work, finds Zurich UK

06/02/2026

31% said they felt they needed to change or soften their accent in the office to sound more professional.

Employee Relations·Featured·Health & Wellbeing·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·News

Royal Borough of Greenwich accredited as Carer-Inclusive Workplace

05/02/2026

The accreditation came from Greenwich Carers Centre in recognition of the council’s new carers’ leave guidance.

Technology

Featured·Global HR·News·Technology

Formula E selects HiBob to boost global HR management

17/02/2026

HiBob’s HR platform will be used throughout Formula E’s operations to centralise people management and support its international workforce.

Health·News·Technology

Oracle Health launches ‘Clinical AI Agent’ to cut doctors’ admin time

13/02/2026

The tool uses voice and screen-driven technology to help NHS and private practice staff draft patient notes, aiming to cut admin time.

Education & Training·Featured·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Technology

Amey hosts AI training workshop for apprentices at Innovation Studio

13/02/2026

Apprentices worked with the AI and innovation team to learn about agentic AI and were tasked with designing and building their own AI agents.

Health & Wellbeing

Employee Relations·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·News

Mental health remains top concern for employers for a fifth consecutive year – Everywhen

17/02/2026

59% of employers were worried about the mental health of their staff, with 49% planning to prioritise mental health support over the next year.

Employee Relations·Featured·Health & Wellbeing·News·Organisational & Employee Development

GoVo for Business launched to address rising employee disengagement

16/02/2026

A new study from Royal Voluntary Service found nearly one in three (29%) workers felt detached from their jobs, with 31% saying they were unsatisfied.

Education & Training·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·Opinion·Organisational & Employee Development

Apprenticeships create a resilient workforce that are leading the change

13/02/2026

Andy Benson, apprenticeship delivery manager at Bupa UK, discusses how apprenticeships are reshaping the workforce by building resilience and lifelong learning.

Featured·Health & Wellbeing·News·Organisational & Employee Development

City of London Corporation hosts roundtable on financial wellbeing in the workforce

13/02/2026

The discussion looked at the role employers can play in supporting financial wellbeing, improving retention and productivity, and backing economic growth.

Employee Relations

Employee Relations·Lead Story·News·Organisational & Employee Development

Mangers face rising scrutiny over workplace decisions, research finds

16/02/2026

The Robert Walters polling found 84% of managers felt their decisions were being examined more closely by colleagues than two years ago.

Compensation & Benefits·Education & Training·Employee Relations·Lead Story·News·Recruitment & HR

Leadership, workload and pay key drivers of teacher retention, report finds

13/02/2026

According to the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), of the 26.9% of teachers considering leaving, only 13.8% of that group subsequently left, while 86% remained in post.

Business·Employee Relations·Featured·News

85% of SME leaders would make the same choices despite personal sacrifices, survey finds

12/02/2026

The survey from Employment Hero found that 94% said they had made sacrifices due to their business.

Education & Training·Employee Relations·Lead Story·News·Organisational & Employee Development

49% of employees ready to quit jobs over lack of skills training – Arden University

12/02/2026

64% of employees thought having up-to-date digital, technical or artificial intelligence (AI)-related skills gave them a distinct advantage.

Global HR

Featured·Global HR·News·Recruitment & HR·Talent Acquisition

CISI launches jobs board to boost global financial services careers

26/01/2026

The platform features real-time job postings, smart search and filtering tools, and career guidance from CISI experts.

Featured·Global HR·News·Recruitment & HR

Deel sets Guinness World Records™ title with global virtual hiring event

22/01/2026

Deel has set a new Guinness World Records™ title for the 'Largest online hiring event' after attracting 6,848 attendees to a live virtual recruitment event.

Education & Training·Featured·Global HR·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Technology

Pearson and Deloitte partner to deliver AI-powered workforce training

13/01/2026

The partnership will use both companies’ experience to deliver AI learning, leadership development and training solutions.

Employee Relations·Global HR·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·News

Retention and productivity top benefits of health support for overseas workers – Everywhen

13/01/2026

32% of employers said retention rates were the main reason for offering health and wellbeing support, with 31% choosing productivity as the biggest advantage.

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