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Workplace

  • Three-quarters of people say they feel psychologically safe at work
    by Neil Franklin on April 29, 2026 at 9:35 am

    Workers in the UK are more confident raising concerns at work than their leaders may realise, prompting calls for more businesses to keep pace and prioritise how psychologically safe people feel. Over three-quarters (77 percent) of frontline employees say they feel psychologically safe speaking up about problems or opportunities for improvement in their organisation, according The post […]

  • Motivation shifts rather than declines during periods of uncertainty, according to new poll
    by Neil Franklin on April 29, 2026 at 8:41 am

    The results of a a new survey suggest that employee motivation does not collapse in uncertain conditions but instead changes shape, with leadership behaviour emerging as the decisive factor. The findings, based on polling conducted by Wiley Workplace Intelligence, indicate that the most significant risk to engagement is not ambiguity itself but a perceived disconnect The post Motivation shifts […]

  • The Furniture Makers’ Company opens entries for 2026 New Furniture Makers Awards
    by Freddie Steele on April 28, 2026 at 11:50 pm

    The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and charity for the furnishing industry, has officially opened the call for entries for the 2026 New Furniture Makers Awards, celebrating the UK’s most talented emerging furniture designer-makers. The annual awards recognise excellence across a diverse range of disciplines within the furnishing industry. For 2026, The post The […]

  • More than half of UK freelancers have considered quitting self-employment in past year
    by Mark Eltringham on April 27, 2026 at 9:16 am

    More than half of UK freelancers and small business owners have considered giving up self-employment over the past year, according to new research from The Accountancy Partnership. The survey of 1,060 self-employed professionals found that 50.7 percent have thought about returning to traditional employment in the past 12 months. Of these, 16.4 percent said they The post More than half of UK […]

  • Uncontrolled use of AI in organisations linked to rising risk and slower returns
    by Neil Franklin on April 27, 2026 at 8:50 am

    New polling from Lenovo suggests that the widespread, and often unregulated, use of artificial intelligence in organisations is creating operational risks, increasing costs and slowing the return on investment from AI initiatives. The company’s latest Work Reborn Report, based on a survey of 6,000 employees worldwide, claims that more than 70 percent of employees now The post Uncontrolled use […]

  • AI has yet to have any significant impact on UK employment levels
    by Neil Franklin on April 23, 2026 at 4:24 pm

    A new report suggests that fears of artificial intelligence triggering widespread job losses in the UK have yet to be borne out by evidence, with little indication so far of major disruption to employment. The study, published by think tank The Centre for British Progress, examines labour market data since the rapid emergence of generative The post AI has yet to have any significant impact on UK […]

  • AI displays bias when judging people, and that matters for some of its most common uses
    by Neil Franklin on April 23, 2026 at 3:05 pm

    AI systems don’t just process information; they systematically ‘judge’ people in ways that resemble human trust, but with important differences, according to a new study by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU). The results have implications for some of the most common ways AI is already being used as a decision-maker and opinion-former, The post AI displays bias when […]

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