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Tech giants Meta and Microsoft have both announced thousands of job cuts.

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Employment taxes in the UK grew faster than in any other developed country in 2025, but continue to be below the global average.

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The QAR metric isn’t routinely used or highlighted by employers when making decisions. While it holds significant value, it has historically been difficult to access without considerable internal effort.

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We tentatively credit HR firm Employment Hero with ‘CV botoxing’. They may have heard it from someone else of course but it certainly hasn't gone mainstream yet. 

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HR and talent professionals are overestimating the scale of AI-driven cheating in recruitment new research suggests.

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Data subject access requests have become a burden to HR teams and are being used as a ‘first strike’ in disputes. But HR now has tools to manage them.

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Rishi Sunak says government should focus on impact of AI on employment ‘more than anything else’ and be candid on what’s coming.

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‘We are still monitoring that programme with McDonald's and we will continue to do that’ said Equality and Human Rights Commission chair Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson.

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Effective pay for performance relies on three foundational elements: a clear philosophy, fair assessment and meaningful differentiation. AI threatens these foundations by amplifying longstanding challenges

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