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    Nearly half of enterprises lack full confidence in workforce compliance, new research finds

    People2.0 research with 700 senior HR and procurement leaders suggests nearly half of enterprises lack full confidence that they comply with labor laws and worker classification rules.

  • Employers now need “all reasonable steps” on harassment as the second wave of Employment Rights Act changes lands

    Citation’s Gill McAteer explains the October Employment Rights Act changes on harassment, tribunal claims, right to work and union access, and the checks employers can make now.

  • JS Pelland, Executive Director at Eland Cables, with warehouse staff, in a Real Living Wage staff retention story

    Cable supplier reports staff retention nearing 90% after adopting Real Living Wage

    Eland Cables says paying the Real Living Wage has helped it retain experienced warehouse staff, reduce recruitment costs and improve the reliability of customer orders.

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    What new right to work requirements mean for HR leaders

    TrustID operations director Christie Lewis on what the new right to work requirements mean for employers, and how HR leaders can check that their onboarding can prove compliance.

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    AI use is rising. Access to learning is falling.

    PwC’s 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey finds AI adoption is accelerating while fewer workers can access the development they need — widening the gap between employees already benefiting from AI and those still trying to catch up. AI adoption at work is moving faster than employee development. PwC’s 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and…

  • Autistic or ADHD? 5 questions to ask before your next job interview

    Job interviews can reward fast answers, social fluency and comfort with ambiguity as much as they test whether somebody can do the job. For autistic and ADHD candidates, a few questions in advance can help make the process fairer — and more useful for the employer too. Interviews are stressful for plenty of people. But…

  • Hiring for potential: what H2FLY looks for when there is no blueprint

    H2FLY is hiring engineers to solve problems that, in some cases, nobody has solved before. HR Manager Christina Fretz, explains why the company looks beyond keywords—and why rejecting AI screening does not mean relying on gut feel. What does the perfect CV look like when you are hiring people to do work that, in some…

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    London 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?

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    What 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…

  • Europe’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.

  • The Employment Rights Act stacks 3 changes into 15 months, meaning your dismissals could get more expensive

    The Employment Rights Act brings a longer tribunal window, a shorter unfair dismissal qualifying period and no compensation cap, all inside fifteen months.

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    Connect to Work: A £1.2bn Disability Employment Pipeline Most Employers Have Never Heard Of

    The Department for Work and Pensions published an updated business case for Connect to Work on 30 July 2026. Committed spend: £1.2bn between now and 2029/30. Forecast return: £2.6bn. At full stretch, the disability employment programme can support up to 100,000 people a year. Most HR teams have never heard of it. That 100,000 figure…

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