UK lagging behind in AI recruitment, YouGov finds
19% in the UK thought hiring would drop due to AI, and 40% expected little or no impact.
Retailers shift focus to cost control over employee experience, survey finds
The WorkJam survey showed 37% of retail professionals focused on cost control and only 5% kept employee experience as a priority.
Millions of Brits miss out on higher pay due to workplace language, finds Tide
Phrases like ‘no worries if not’ and ‘just checking’ are linked to missed pay rises and late payments.
Marian Evans recognised at IoD Wales awards
Monmouthshire Building Society chair Marian Evans has won the Non-Executive Director of the Year award at the IoD Awards Wales.
Financial resilience now seen as a key concern for employers and workers – WEALTH at work
45% worried about not having enough for unexpected costs, 29% were concerned about affording basic living costs, and 26% were worried about debt.
Manchester hiring growth outpaces London, Robert Half data shows
Professional hiring in Manchester rose faster than London between March and April, with employers increasing recruitment across technology, compliance and transformation roles.
Bupa backs AllBright campaign focused on working mothers’ mental health
The campaign will bring together events and editorial content focused on challenging perceptions around the “motherhood penalty”.
Pension scheme funding rebounds in April – Broadstone Sirius Index
Broadstone said the stronger performance of the growth-focused scheme was driven by positive returns from growth assets and higher interest rates.
KINTO Join says shared commuting schemes cut 275,000kg of CO₂ emissions across Europe
KINTO Join said its shared mobility programmes have removed nearly 138,000 single occupancy journeys from European roads since 2024, as employers look to reduce Scope 3 emissions and support sustainable commuting.
Nearly half of working carers may quit jobs due to lack of support – Carers UK
35% of carers who left work said more affordable and accessible care services would have helped them stay in employment.
One in five graduates work in the area where they studied, data reveals
The study from Graduate Outcomes found graduates from Scotland were most likely to have lived, studied and worked all in the same local authority at 16.4%.
One in three fatal road crashes involves someone driving for work, says RoSPA
New guidance from RoSPA warns that occupational driving remains Britain’s biggest workplace safety risk, with employers urged to strengthen road risk management policies.
