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Unite urges Government to protect jobs as Liberty Steel placed into administration

Unite, which represents workers at the firm, said long-term guarantees are needed to protect employment and secure the company’s role in the UK’s critical national infrastructure.

22/08/2025

Compensation & Benefits·Lead Story·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Politics·Recruitment & HR

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Coastal town workers to benefit from new employment rights agenda, says minister

22/08/2025

Business·Compensation & Benefits·Featured·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Politics·Recruitment & HR·Wales

11 women awarded 2025 ASEAN–UK SAGE Women in STEM scholarships

22/08/2025

Education & Training·Featured·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·News·Recruitment & HR·Science

Happy students have received their exam results in high school. They are cheering and celebrating.

GCSE results are “passports to opportunity”, says Ofqual chief regulator

by Jessica O'Connor

Two-thirds of office workers say workplace temperatures are uncomfortable

by Jessica O'Connor

Lidl signs legal agreement with EHRC to prevent sexual harassment at work

by Marvin Onumonu

Hiring inclusively with AI: The dangers of screening out neurodiverse talent

by Lisa Williams

Gen Z employees prioritise purpose over pay, research reveals

by Jessica O'Connor

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DC pension scheme assets increase by 25%, finds Pensions Regulator

04/03/2025

Assets rose from £164bn in 2023 to £205bn in 2024, driven by contributions and investment returns.

Compensation & Benefits·Health & Wellbeing·News

Yurtle launches insurance to support parents and carers when care breaks down

04/03/2025

Protect+ provides a solution designed to reduce unplanned absences and alleviate the impact of unexpected costs for carers.

Compensation & Benefits·Employee Relations·Lead Story

One in seven workers face major pay instability – Resolution Foundation

04/03/2025

The report found that among those regularly employed, only a quarter had stable pay, where monthly earnings stayed within 10% of their average.

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

Housing organisations innovate recruitment to boost diversity and skills – Housing Today

04/03/2025

The report focused on actionable steps rather than policy changes, drawing on contributions from leaders across various housing organisations.

Global HR·Lead Story·News

Thousands of companies yet to report their Gender Pay Gaps as deadline looms, Isio finds

04/03/2025

However, there has been a positive trend in timely reporting, with the number of companies submitting late falling from 14% in 2020/21 to 9% in 2023/24.

Global HR·Lead Story·News

More than half men and women struggle with imposter syndrome at work, survey finds

04/03/2025

The survey also found that men (21%) believe they’re more likely to be affected by imposter syndrome than women, whereas women (38%) believed it is they who are more typically affected.

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Compensation & Benefits

Compensation & Benefits·Featured·News·Pensions & Retirement

State Pension provides half of income for over-80s, report finds

21/08/2025

The research, comissioned by Quilter and produced with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), found average annual retiree spending stands at £22,140.

Compensation & Benefits·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·News

Sodexo offers free mortgage advice to boost employee financial wellbeing

20/08/2025

The service is aimed at supporting employees’ financial wellbeing and making it easier for staff to get help when buying their first home.

Stress and anxiety account for half of mental health referrals, RedArc reports

Workplace wellbeing support boosts employee loyalty and productivity, study reveals

Recruitment & HR

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Featured·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Politics·Recruitment & HR

£30m funding boost set to support jobs in Northern Ireland’s science and tech sectors

21/08/2025

The package, announced during a visit to Belfast by Industry Minister Sarah Jones, will be directed by local leaders to support high-growth industries such as cybersecurity.

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

Education Authority launches recruitment pilot to speed up classroom assistant hiring

21/08/2025

The pilot lets schools pick from a pool of candidates who have already applied and set out their qualifications or experience.

Featured·News·Recruitment & HR

Clear Group appoints chief people and performance officer

20/08/2025

In her new job, Barbara Duffy will lead people and organisational development strategy at Clear Group, focusing on attracting, developing and retaining staff.

Education & Training·Featured·News·Recruitment & HR

‘30 by 30’ campaign launched to expand cadet forces by 40,000 by 2030

20/08/2025

The Government has announced a £70m investment to expand Armed Forces cadet forces by 30% by 2030, creating places for more than 40,000 additional young people.

Inclusivity, Equality & Diversity

Education & Training·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·Lead Story·News·Organisational & Employee Development

Amey completes fourth leadership programme to help women step into senior roles

21/08/2025

Most who completed the 18-month programme have moved into new jobs or taken on bigger responsibilities in the business.

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

Derby City Council relaunches SEND scheme to boost job opportunities for young adults

20/08/2025

The scheme aims to help learners build skills and move towards paid roles either at the University of Derby or with partner organisations.

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Featured·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·News

Trade unions and campaigners criticise Durham Council over Pride funding cut

15/08/2025

In response to the funding cut, organisers have announced a major fundraising drive beginning at Redhills, Durham Miners’ Hall, on the 5th of September.

Featured·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Recruitment & HR

Employers urged to focus on closing UK’s disability employment gap

15/08/2025

Employers have been urged to renew their efforts to tackle the disability employment gap, after new analysis from Dentons

Technology

News·Pensions & Retirement·Technology

Providers cut LoA delays despite 500% rise in requests – Pension Lab

21/08/2025

The LoA Performance Index found one provider reduced its average response times by 45% after moving away from paper-based responses.

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Featured·Global HR·News·Recruitment & HR·Technology

Workday targeted in cyber attack but says customer data not affected

19/08/2025

The company said the incident formed part of a wider social engineering campaign affecting “many large organisations,” in which attackers posed as HR or IT staff.

Featured·Global HR·News·Recruitment & HR·Technology

Deel launches AI Workforce to support HR and payroll teams

19/08/2025

The move comes as industry surveys highlight growing strain on HR teams, with SHRM’s latest Workforce Report finding that more than half of HR professionals believe their teams are understaffed.

Health & Wellbeing

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Employee Relations·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·News

Over half of marketers would refuse promotion if it jeopardised wellbeing – Michael Page

21/08/2025

The report found that 54% of marketers in the UK and globally would reject a step up at work if it meant worse work-life balance.

Business·Health·Health & Wellbeing·News

AAG donates £500 Automechanika prize to Ben charity

21/08/2025

AAG secured third place in the Best Customer Engagement and Most Registrations in the 2025 Automechanika Birmingham awards.

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

UK to honour 100 more aid workers as 2024 marked as deadliest year on record

19/08/2025

Marking World Humanitarian Day (19th August), Minister for Development Baroness Chapman confirmed the awards, recognising the work of frontline responders deployed in some of the most dangerous environments.

Employee Relations·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Recruitment & HR

Three quarters of workers experience burnout in past year, survey finds

19/08/2025

The findings come from a survey of 2,000 working adults conducted by music licensing company PPL PRS.

Employee Relations

Employee Relations·News

Time-wasting at work gains equivalent of three weeks’ holiday, research finds

18/08/2025

Haypp revealed that 30% of workers admitted to scrolling through social media each week when they should be working.

Employee Relations·Featured·News·Risk Management

UK firms warned of ‘blind spot’ in succession planning as leadership shortages loom

15/08/2025

New research from Robert Half warns that UK businesses risk instability by failing to strengthen succession planning despite concerns over future leadership shortages.

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

David Spear Commercials transfers 60% of the business to an EOT

13/08/2025

Transferring to a partial EOT model has enabled David Spear Commercials to remain independent, locally rooted and people led.

Compensation & Benefits·Employee Relations·Featured·News·Recruitment & HR

Barista-quality coffee now a workplace essential, research reveals

13/08/2025

Thrive London's research of 1,000 British employees and 100 employers revealed the pivotal role coffee now plays in workplace satisfaction and performance.

Global HR

Education & Training·Global HR·News

Teesside University Online expands global reach through FutureLearn partnership

20/08/2025

The deal will see TU Online’s undergraduate, postgraduate and certificate programmes promoted and available through FutureLearn.

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

Talent shortages driving company location decisions, survey finds

06/08/2025

Savills and CoreNet Global found that 73% of respondents in the technology sector reported a drop in skilled staff.

Business·Global HR·News·Risk Management·Technology

HSI acquires HandsHQ to expand risk management and workforce training

05/08/2025

Jamie Carruthers said: “The combined expertise of HSI and HandsHQ means our customers will have access to the best-in-class technology and industry-leading practices."

Education & Training·Featured·Global HR·News·Technology

Pearson and HCLTech partner to deliver AI-driven upskilling for global workforce

30/07/2025

The deal will see Pearson use HCLTech’s engineering and digital tools to create new AI-powered training, assessment and workforce analytics products.

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