Well-Being
Unpaid Carers Continue to Struggle With Finances as 49% are Forced to Quit Their Job
Unpaid carers in the UK face ongoing challenges, as highlighted by the State of Caring 2023 survey by Carers UK, revealing that nearly half of them are forced to...
News
Not Following Return-to-Office Mandate May Hinder Career Progression, Amazon Tells Staff
Amazon has issued a clear message to its employees: not adhering to the return-to-office mandate may impede career...
News
Cruise Company Says They Will Not Fire and Rehire but Might “Dismiss and Re-engage”
In a recent statement, major cruise company Carnival UK has announced that it will not be using the...
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The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement Promises an Increase in Minimum Wages and More Funding to Become an AI Powerhouse
The Autumn Statement 2023 has been announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, providing some key takeaways for HR and...
Recruitment & HR
Emotion Artificial Intelligence: Using EAI Could be an Invasion of Privacy and Break Employee Trust
Emotion Artificial Intelligence (EAI) is a new technology that is designed to detect, analyse and comprehend human emotions...
Anti-Strike Laws to be Enacted Before Christmas
Ever since anti-strike laws concerning minimum service levels were put before Parliament, the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 (SMSLA) has been a contentious...
BritishVolt Staff Quits after Not Being Paid for Four Months
BritishVolt, a British battery manufacturer, is facing a deepening crisis as reports emerge that half of its workforce has resigned after not receiving wages...
While Elon Musk Says Artificial Intelligence Will End Jobs, But Not Everyone Agrees
Following the Artificial Intelligence (AI) summit at Bletchley Park, PM Rishi Sunak and CEO of Tesla Elon Musk dived into a discussion on AI’s...
Government Strongly Discourages the Adoption of Four-Day Workweek in Local Authorities
The idea of a four-day workweek has grown in popularity worldwide over the past few years. Despite several studies showing positive results, the UK...
Tackling Organisational Culture Issues will be One of the Key HR Priorities in 2024
2024 is upon us, and with an ever-changing world, companies are already looking at their HR priorities for next year. We look at the...
National Stress Awareness Day 2023: Five Ways to Prevent Employee Burnout
In today's fast-paced work environment, stress is an ever-present concern that affects both employees and employers. While we observed National Stress Awareness Day on...