News
AI fuels rising job security fears as automation doubles in UK workplaces – WTW
Employers said AI will change how employee experience is delivered, with 59% expecting major shifts in the next three years and 89% in the next decade.
Employee experience
News
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.
Opinion
Embedding meaningful work at scale
Angela Rixon on how organisations can embed meaningful work by focusing on employees’ real experiences.
News
Aviva, Hilton and Capital One among UK’s Best Workplaces 2026
Some of the biggest organisations named included Kids Planet Day Nurseries, Cisco, Admiral, Adobe, Capital One, Siemens Healthineers AG and NVIDIA.
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Navigating careers and breaking barriers for women in construction
Hannah Short, senior planning manager at City & Country, discusses the changing role of women in construction.
News
35% of workers with regional accents feel judged at work, finds Zurich UK
31% said they felt they needed to change or soften their accent in the office to sound more professional.
Employee Relations
Employee engagement holds steady at 79% despite workload concerns, report finds
People Insight's report on Employee Experience Trends 2026 found that one in five employees reported feeling lonely at work.
Technology
Leadership blind spots in spotting microaggressions
Dr. Lisa Turner, founder of CETfreedom, discusses how microaggressions persist in the workplace, and why most leaders remain unaware of them.
Recruitment & HR
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.
News
Thrive launches unified platform to connect learning, mentoring and workflow
The Winter Release combines learning, communication, performance, skills, mentoring and workflow tools in one platform.
News
Pluxee UK launches new employee experience platform
The new platform aims to provide employees with benefits that are simple to access and offer tangible value, including up to 15% cashback at more than 80 retailers.
Inclusion, Equality & Diversity
Workplace support for learning disabilities falls short, study finds
Research from Hilton found 57% of people with learning disabilities said the company they worked for was not equipped to support them.