Liz Stevens examines a consultation on new rights for bereavement leave, including pregnancy loss, to emerge from the Employment Rights Bill.
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Skills England has published a report detailing the ‘persistent barriers’ facing UK employers in building AI skills.
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UK businesses are cutting back on and scrapping equality, diversity, and inclusion programmes in response to President Trump's assault on equivalent (DEI) schemes in the US.
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Teachers should receive a 6.5% pay rise spread over the next three years, according to the government’s evidence to the pay review body.
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The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has announced that Joanna Nunn will become its new chief conciliator, replacing Marina Glasgow.
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We profile the shortlist for this year's Learning and Development Award for smaller employers.
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Average UK time to hire jumps to eight weeks in 2025 as businesses adopt cautious hiring strategies and embrace AI tools.
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UK businesses that depend on international talent are under severe threat from the Home Office crackdown on sponsor licence compliance, law firms are warning.
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Debbie Waddington, group HR director of housebuilding company Keepmoat, believes that HR and skills teams have an important role in striving towards government housing targets.
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