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Our latest Work Remastered research suggests that leadership is losing its allure. Only a quarter of workers (23%) say they are motivated by the promise of promotion into a senior role, and only 20% said they wanted to become a leader in the future. You might assume this is a ‘Gen Z problem’; that younger…

Unemployment in the UK rose to 5% in the three months to the end of September, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released yesterday (11 November). The increase, up from 4.8% in the previous quarter, brings the number of unemployed people to 1.8 million, the highest level since January 2021, during the…

Why we’ve left the UK…and won’t be coming back: Spiralling living costs, a nation divided, and because ‘everything is always broken’ Young expats today revealed their reasons for leaving the UK as the exodus gathers pace under Labour.  Last year the number of UK citizens going to live abroad was 257,000 – far more than…

LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – British employers expect to raise wages by 3% in the next 12 months, but some recruiters expect artificial intelligence to shrink their workforce, according to a survey that showed firms were worried about the impact of government tax plans on hiring. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a professional…

While the HR hype around AI shows no sign of slowing, the volume of its critics is increasing. Dan Cave explores what HR really needs to know, and be mindful of, about AI. Hype around artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded over the last couple of years. The World Economic Forum believes that AI will change around half…

Executive-level hiring is fraught with challenges. While successfully identifying the best experienced talent is tricky enough, moving through an onboarding process for senior executives can be quite another task. However, the right hire can inspire teams, elevate a department and even transform a business.  Further compounding the senior hiring problem, there have been many recent…

Chris Wilder has been reappointed as manager of Sheffield United after Rubén Sellés was dismissed, the club announced on Monday (15 September). Wilder was previously sacked after the club’s loss at the Championship playoff finals, meaning that Sheffield United failed to be promoted to the Premier League.  This is the third time that Wilder has managed the…

More than four in ten UK employees (42%) say they feel undervalued at work, according to research findings published by employee benefits platform Perkbox on Wednesday (17 September). The survey revealed that undervalued employees experience a 57% drop in motivation, a 50% decline in morale, and a 47% fall in enthusiasm. One in three (34%) workers…

Half (46%) of UK employees don’t trust leaders to balance business needs with employee wellbeing, according to research findings published today (15 May). Three in five employees would also refuse a promotion in order to maintain their wellbeing, research from recruitment consultancy Michael Page’s Talent Trends 2025 report has highlighted.  A quarter of employees reported being unhappy…

Employer hiring confidence is at a record low, and redundancies are on the rise, the CIPD’s research findings suggest. Overall net employment balance (NEB) – the difference between employers expecting an increase in staff levels and those expecting a decrease over the next three months – fell from +13 last quarter to +8 this quarter,…