Education & Training
The emotional labour of AI adoption is landing on middle managers
Debbie Green explores the pressures AI-driven change places on middle managers and the support they need to navigate it.
Managers
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56% of line managers confident supporting long-term health conditions, data finds
The Working To Wellbeing study found 53% understood the return-to-work process for affected employees, down from 65% in 2022.
Employee Relations
Mental health responsibility should not only rest with line managers
Dr Rishi Patel, clinical operations director at VitalityHealth UK, discusses why responsibility for workplace mental health should not rest solely with line managers.
Recruitment & HR
Middle managers hold the key to AI transformation
Alice Desbouvrie discusses the role HR and middle managers can play in turning AI investment into meaningful workplace adoption.
News
40% of managers lack skills to support neurodivergent staff, data finds
45% said supporting neurodiversity was difficult to put into practice, according to research from Commercial Services Group.
News
More than a third of UK employees say AI managers could boost productivity, research finds
Attitudes varied considerably by seniority, with nearly two-thirds (64%) of employees at director level and above expecting an AI manager to improve their productivity.
News
Managers more likely than junior staff to tell workplace white lies, survey finds
Careerminds UK found that 29% of managers had lied to their boss, compared with just 9.2% of entry-level employees.
News
Managers emerge as employers’ biggest concern ahead of unfair dismissal reforms, survey finds
WorkNest found employers are more concerned about internal management capability than the legal changes themselves.
News
Parental leave inconsistency pushes parents out of UK workplaces, data reveals
The LEIA UK Report 2026 found one in three parents left a job because their employer failed to meet their needs.
News
77% of frontline workers feel safe to speak up at work, report finds
A Forrester Consulting study for SafetyCulture showed 77% of UK frontline workers felt safe to raise concerns or suggest improvements at work.
Lead Story
35% of workers say employers fail to train managers on neurodiversity – Acas
The survey showed only 32% said their employer effectively trained managers to make reasonable adjustments for neurodivergent staff.
News
A third of managers rely on applicant tracking systems to screen out applications, report finds
The Resume Genius 2026 Hiring Insights Report found that while 71% of organisations use ATS software, most resumes are still reviewed by humans.