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Fear and disconnection seem to reside at the heart of the combined problems of rising absence and ill-health related economic inactivity in the UK.

As demand for Ozempic et al soars, two-fifths of workers believe their employer should offer coverage for weight loss drugs...

A college psychology lecturer has secured a £177,000 tribunal award after an employment tribunal found a colleague mocked her disabilities and fabricated a claim that she had made racist remarks...

As higher-level apprenticeship starts face a turbulent time ahead, one organisation – The Co-op – is beating the drum for management-level apprenticeship schemes...

A disciplinary probe into allegations that a black nurse had slept on night shifts was fundamentally flawed after managers interviewed only white members of staff and failed to speak to black colleagues who were on shift, a tribunal heard...

'I want people to feel engaged and excited at work,' says CEO Marcus Willis - 'this is the best way I know how'...

A new year triggers job searches and employers that want to scoop the best will benefit from a positive employer brand but if yours needs a glow-up then take note of what the experts suggest to get it back on track...

With ministers set to launch the ‘School For Government,’ can training on AI & leadership skills help drive efficiency and performance...

A new report has revealed shocking findings that ‘ghost jobs’ - roles advertised but not genuinely being recruited for - have become more widespread, with younger workers hit hardest...

If today’s labour market figures feel familiar, that’s because they are. The latest ONS data shows a jobs market that is neither falling off a cliff nor gathering much momentum...

Lloyds Banking Group has launched a new internal AI Academy with an ambitious plan to make its entire workforce AI-literate by the end of 2026...

Skills transformation can only be truly effective if the job foundations are solid.

Accountancy firm, Gerald Edelman, has just appointed its first ever CPO. So what does a new chief people officer do to get their feet under the desk?...

At a time when many employers are worried about retention, burnout and the strength of their leadership pipelines, a new report paints a picture of women who are ambitious & adaptable, yet increasingly constrained by the environments they work in...

If we already accept that Blue Monday is pseudoscience, is continuing to reference it actually helping the long-term cause of workplace wellbeing, or quietly undermining it?

The BMA hailed Dr Susan Gilby’s bravery, but called for a ‘radical change’ in how whistleblowers are protected in the NHS...

A dramatic ruling on single-sex spaces, but one unlikely to provide any guidance or clarity for other employers, an employment law expert warns...

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has warned that artificial intelligence risks becoming “a weapon of mass destruction of jobs” if its development is allowed to race ahead without sufficient oversight...

HR teams are watching closely as a whistleblowing case reaches the Supreme Court, promising long-awaited clarity on dismissal claims...

Tesco recently made national headlines by offering its 300,000 UK employees free access to a personal safety app to support...

Can you mentor effectively across a screen? HR Grapevine spoke to the experts to understand the new e-landscape of mentoring in a hybrid workforce...

The UK government has dropped its controversial plan to make digital identity cards compulsory proof of the right to work, marking a significant policy reversal after widespread criticism from across business and legal communities...

An internal policy bans Games Workshop employees from using AI or AI-generated content during design processes...

Series four of The Traitors has once again thrown up suggestions that unconscious racial bias unfairly impacts the game...

Severn Trent’s Neil Morrison combines his Group Human Resources Director role with being the company’s communications director too. He says he only spends 40% of his time on pure HR – but that’s fine...

A university turned to its inclusion handbook after an employee was misgendered. It ended with them losing an employment tribunal against the very worker they intended to discipline…

When an employee’s personal views are aired publicly while visibly representing their employer, HR teams are often left weighing reputational risk against fair disciplinary process...

Feedback can make or break a professional. When offered constructively, it can be both uplifting and beneficial, yet for many it's poorly delivered and can be a heartbreak...

Victoria Woodall says she was retaliated against after reporting a male colleague for bragging to a client about his sex life...

As well as celebrating differences, People & Culture Director Paulina Roszczak-Sliwa says employers should also ‘actively look for common ground’...