Ryan Fowler, Author at Workplace Journal

UK businesses recognise positive impact of hiring ex-offenders amidst recruitment challenges

Sodexo's new study reveals that while UK businesses struggle with significant vacancies, there's increasing openness to hiring ex-offenders, supported by the 'Starting Fresh' campaign, which aims to guide businesses in utilising this largely untapped workforce.

07/03/2024

News·Recruitment & HR

Skills and workforce measures sorely lacking in Chancellor’s Budget says CIPD

The Budget, which was billed as being for a ‘high wage, high skill economy’, was missing much needed new announcements on skills, according to CIPD.

06/03/2024

News·Organisational & Employee Development·Politics

New study reveals most and least stressed professions in the UK

BusinessComparison's study reveals the most and least stressed professions in the UK, with customer service workers facing the highest stress levels.

01/03/2024

Employee Relations·News·Recruitment & HR

Unum announces exclusive partnership with Toothfairy alongside enhanced Dental offering

Employee benefits provider Unum UK has boosted its Dental offering and partnered with Toothfairy, an award-winning digital dentist.

28/02/2024

Compensation & Benefits·Featured·News·Technology

Nearly one fifth of large employers don’t carry out gender pay gap reporting

The CIPD is calling on employers to tackle inequality in the workplace by reporting and analysing their gender pay gap.

27/02/2024

Compensation & Benefits·Legal·News·Recruitment & HR

Gartner survey finds 38% of HR leaders reported they are piloting, planning implementation, or have already implemented generative AI

A Gartner, Inc. survey of 179 HR leaders on January 31, 2024, revealed that 38% of HR leaders are piloting, planning implementation, or have already implemented generative AI (GenAI), up from 19% in June 2023.

27/02/2024

Global HR·News·Technology

First pay settlements of 2024 see median award fall to 5.1% as UK falls into recession, finds XpertHR

The latest pay settlement data from XpertHR shows that the median basic pay award for the three months to the end of January 2024 is 5.1%, down from 6% in the previous rolling quarter.

21/02/2024

Compensation & Benefits·News

Adecco targets employment and training for 85,000 refugees by 2027

Adecco reaffirms its pledge to support refugees, aiming to secure employment for 85,000 and provide training for 17,000 by the end of 2027.

14/02/2024

Global HR·News

Workers demand fair pay amidst cost of living crisis, Totaljobs report reveals

Totaljobs' 2024 report outlines UK workers' expectations for pay rises against the backdrop of the cost of living crisis.

02/02/2024

Compensation & Benefits·News·Recruitment & HR

Office workers sceptical about AI benefits, reveals Ivanti report

A new Ivanti report shows office workers are six times more likely to view generative AI as benefiting employers over employees, with many concerned about job security and the real impact on productivity.

05/12/2023

Featured·News·Technology

Unhappy employees take significantly more sick days, impacting UK economy

A report by WPI Economics, commissioned by Unum UK, highlights the economic impact of unhappy employees taking additional sick days, costing the UK economy an estimated £11 billion annually in lost productivity.

23/11/2023

Employee Relations·News·Technology

Indeed’s “AI at Work Report” finds GenAI will impact almost every job in America

Indeed, the world’s #1 job site and a leading hiring platform, today released Indeed’s AI at Work Report, providing an in-depth look at how GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) will impact jobs and the skills needed to perform them.

21/09/2023

Global HR·News

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