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Employers urged to put wellbeing and culture at the heart of workplace AI adoption

Employers at the latest PLG on Workplace Wellbeing roundtable were were told to create cultures where staff could safely try new tools, learn by doing and make work run more smoothly.

22/01/2026

Employee Relations·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Technology

PayFit launches first AI agent for workers

The tool gives answers tailored to each worker’s situation, including contract type, payslip, leave balance and company agreements.

21/01/2026

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

Lloyds Banking Group launches AI Academy

The academy is designed to help colleagues use AI in their daily jobs, save time and improve services for customers.

20/01/2026

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

Workers’ AI confidence falls as training fails to keep pace – ManpowerGroup

While 44% of workers now use AI regularly, confidence fell from 81% to 63% over the past year.

20/01/2026

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

University of Manchester gives all students and staff access to Microsoft 365 Copilot

The aim is to give all students workplace-ready skills, support teaching and research, and close the digital divide with access to advanced AI tools.

19/01/2026

Education & Training·Featured·News·Technology

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Parents back teaching staff to lead AI decisions in schools, unions say

The polling from the TUC revealed that 80% of parents with a child in school or college trust educators to make decisions about AI in their children’s learning.

16/01/2026

Education & Training·Featured·News·Technology

Cezanne HR launches AI-powered HR tool suite for customers

The new AI tools help teams create documents faster, draft clear employee communications and improve tone and accuracy across policies and emails.

14/01/2026

Featured·News·Recruitment & HR·Technology

Pearson and Deloitte partner to deliver AI-powered workforce training

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

13/01/2026

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

AI therapy and preventive healthcare set to redefine workplace wellbeing

Vicky Walker, CPO at Westfield Health, discusses the transformative wellbeing trends set to redefine the UK workplace by 2026.

17/12/2025

Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·Opinion·Technology

Most businesses now run by solo founders using AI to boost output, data finds

According to Photoroom data, AI is replacing many repeatable, labour-intensive jobs, with founders turning to software instead of extra staff.

16/12/2025

Business·Featured·News·Technology

Half of SMEs set to cut entry-level jobs as AI adoption rises – Rathbones

Among those already using AI, 33% said they had reduced hiring of graduates or entry-level staff, while 62% said AI had made no difference to hiring so far.

16/12/2025

Lead Story·News·Recruitment & HR·Technology

Using AI to evolve people processes without compromising culture

Lauren Dudley, chief human resources officer at People 2.0, discusses how HR can harness AI without losing the personal touch.

16/12/2025

Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·Lead Story·Opinion·Organisational & Employee Development·Recruitment & HR·Technology

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AI

Employers urged to put wellbeing and culture at the heart of workplace AI adoption

PayFit launches first AI agent for workers

Lloyds Banking Group launches AI Academy

Workers’ AI confidence falls as training fails to keep pace – ManpowerGroup

University of Manchester gives all students and staff access to Microsoft 365 Copilot

Parents back teaching staff to lead AI decisions in schools, unions say

Cezanne HR launches AI-powered HR tool suite for customers

Pearson and Deloitte partner to deliver AI-powered workforce training

AI therapy and preventive healthcare set to redefine workplace wellbeing

Most businesses now run by solo founders using AI to boost output, data finds

Half of SMEs set to cut entry-level jobs as AI adoption rises – Rathbones

Using AI to evolve people processes without compromising culture

Opinion

IVF and employment law: What HR needs to know

Supporting workforce health without breaking the budget

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