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Job architecture in the ai era: loveholidays’ head of engineering says releasing code is no longer an engineering job.
Dmitri Lerko is head of engineering at loveholidays. For the past year he has watched people who are not engineers release code to a website that sells holidays to millions. Product managers. Designers. People from the commercial team. “Everybody is a builder,” Lerko says. “Making changes to our applications, infrastructure, and deploying code is no…
4–6 minutesBEYOND salary: five ways to make Total Reward Month count
By Esther Smith Peter Stack wanted Urenco to be a destination company. One way its reward team supported that ambition was remarkably simple: show employees what they were actually getting. Its total reward statements (UK) bring together base pay, bonus, healthcare, life cover and, importantly, an employer pension contribution of 16%. Stack, Urenco’s Group Head…
6–8 minutesThere is still work to be done for women in tech
Women’s equality continues to be pursued, but there is still significant ground to cover. Between 40,000 and 60,000 women leave the UK technology sector every year, highlighting how challenging it can be to sustain a career in the industry. We still need to address the biases that affect representation and remove obstacles that prevent women from advancing at the same…
5–7 minutesWorkbloom Simplifies Global Employee Rewards and Incentives
New platform Workbloom automates employee recognition programmes to remove admin burden and operational complexity, as research shows that over 30% of HR teams still manage employee rewards manually. Workbloom, the Irish-based employee recognition and rewards platform, just launched a series of upgrades to their platform as part of their mission to make employee recognition simple,…
1–2 minutesWhy Digital Signage Is Becoming Part of the Connected Workplace
Hybrid working has changed more than where people work. It has also changed how organisations need to communicate when employees are actually in the building. Email and Teams may dominate day-to-day communications, but they are less useful when someone is moving through an office, looking for a meeting room, checking an operational update or simply…
2–3 minutesYour boss’s sense of humour might be contagious
New research suggests humour at work can spread through teams, strengthen relationships and help employees feel more energised and able to thrive.
4–6 minutesEvery AI Rollout Needs an Employee Correction Window
Employers increasingly measure the visible benefits of artificial intelligence: faster drafts, shorter research cycles, quicker customer responses, and more automated administrative work. Employees experience another side of the rollout. They spend time checking outputs, correcting errors, explaining unusual decisions, and protecting customers or colleagues from consequences that the system cannot see. Employee Experience Magazine recently…
4–6 minutesEurope’s Women in Tech Pipeline Problem Starts Years Before Recruitment
New Eurostat data shows the women in tech pipeline is decided at degree choice, not at the job ad. Here’s what HR leaders should look at instead.
3–5 minutesEmotion Recognition at Work Is Now Illegal in the EU. The Rest of the World Is Still Deciding
Emotion recognition at work is banned under EU law. Here’s the test HR leaders everywhere can use before any monitoring tool goes live.
4–6 minutesThe AI Upskilling Wave: Why HR Must Lead Skills Strategy Before the Gap Widens
AI upskilling is moving from an HR initiative to an enterprise skills strategy. SHRM and Gallup data show why managers, plans and support matter.
7–10 minutesWhy Employee Engagement Programmes Fail on Accessibility, Not Budget
Terryberry’s 2026 report shows why employee engagement programmes fail when workers cannot access them across shifts, sites and remote teams.
6–9 minutesWhy the cost of poor management rises when quit rates fall
Quits are back near normal, yet the cost of poor management keeps climbing. New exit interview data shows why a calm labour market hides a bigger bill.
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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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