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How to keep a flexible frontline workforce connected and engaged
Frontline workforce models now have to be more flexible than ever, with employers looking to optimise their use of full-time, temporary and seasonal staff whose schedules can vary significantly from week to week. On the one hand, this is ideal for organisations that need to adapt to changing demand, often at short notice and particularly in sectors…
4–6 minutesEveryone is talking about AI. Here are five things I heard at James Poulter’s book launch that stuck with me
On a Thursday evening in a small independent bookshop in Shoreditch, I went to hear James Poulter launch AI at Work. There was plenty about what AI can do. But the most interesting questions were about what happens to us. Everyone is talking about AI. Most of us are using it, too. Yet when James Poulter asked…
7–10 minutesWorkday x Strava: New initiative puts workplace wellbeing into motion
Workday UK Launches ‘Rise with Workday’ Initiative to Rebuild Human Connection and Support Workplace Wellbeing As AI rapidly transforms the world of work, Workday UK is launching Rise with Workday—a national initiative designed to bring human connection, movement, and community back to the workplace this autumn. Coming at a time when employee wellbeing is high on…
2–3 minutesNeurodiversity at Work Has an Awkward Truth: The Problem Is Often the Work
Neurodiversity at work has become much more visible. The lanyards, awareness weeks, employee networks and leadership statements are all there. Yet the everyday experience of work has not improved at the same pace. That is the uncomfortable message running through the Neurodiversity in Business Research Report 2026, produced by Birkbeck, University of London and Neurodiversity in…
3–5 minutesWhat I Use Instead of Another Internal Comms Post
Creativity matters in internal communications for the same reason it matters in advertising: getting people’s attention is hard. Employees receive messages all day through email, Slack, newsletters, presentations, notifications and company updates. Even an important message can disappear in that noise. Advertising and creative agencies have been solving this problem for decades. They use games,…
3–5 minutesLondon Weighting and Location-Based Pay: Why Geography Raises Some Salaries and Discounts Others
London weighting pays a premium for working in the capital. But as other cities become more expensive and work goes global, does location-based pay still make sense?
4–6 minutesWorkers trust an AI chatbot more than your workplace wellbeing programme
New data: workers hide distress and confide in AI chatbots instead. What that means for your workplace wellbeing programme, and six actions for HR leaders.
5–8 minutesValon’s AI onboarding rule: AI banned until new starters learn the job
An AI company has cut AI access for most new hires until managers judge them competent. What Valon’s AI onboarding decision means for L&D and induction design.
3–5 minutesWhat Happens When Recruitment Stops Parsing CVs and Starts Asking AI?
The PDF CV was built for an era when recruitment software needed one predictable file. Large language models can understand a career across several sources, which means the document is losing its claim to be the centre of hiring. By Javier Martínez, founder and CEO of Self A PDF is excellent at preserving the layout…
4–5 minutesMeet the employees turning corporate life into lifestyle content
Not so long ago, the aspirational working life on social media involved escaping it. Now, younger workers are starting to turn corporate life into aspirational content.
3–4 minutesWork Beyond Walls – Enough with the return-to-office debate; what if we ran a live experiment?
Work Beyond Walls turns Newcastle’s Boiler Shop into a live workplace experiment, asking what makes an office worth the journey.
3–5 minutesLeading through uncertainty: Why employees don’t need leaders with all the answers
One of the biggest leadership lessons I’ve learned is that employees don’t actually need you to have all the answers. That’s fortunate, because right now many leaders are figuring things out in real time themselves. AI is changing how work gets done. Roles are evolving. Skills requirements are shifting faster than many organisations can track. Employees are asking…
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What’s coming up in EX
12 — 13 Jun
Unleash World
Lisbon · ExCeL
14 Jun PM
CIPD Festival of Work
ExCeL London
9 Jul
Future of Work Summit
London, UK
17–18 Jul
EX Tech Europe
Amsterdam, NL
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Healthcare premiums are projected to climb 9 to 10 per cent in 2026. Compliance complexity is up. Headcount is under scrutiny. The Hartford’s 2026 Future of Benefits Study found that 73 per cent of HR professionals have seen their day-to-day responsibilities increase, 60 per cent actively worry about maintaining compliance, and 64 per cent struggle…
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The UK’s ‘Green Credibility Gap’: Employee Trust Trails HR’s Sustainability Ambitions
UK companies are leading Europe in integrating sustainability into their HR strategies (68% vs. 55% European average), even outpacing countries facing strict EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) rules. However, new research from SD Worx reveals an urgent problem for British organizations: a significant 18% credibility gap exists between what employers claim about their sustainability efforts and what…
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