UK & Europe Longer reads

The last forty years have played host to a proliferation of legislation and regulation as government officials have sought, and some might say struggled, to keep up with the ever-shifting 21st century workplace. As a result, we have seen a…

By the year 2025, Gen Z will make up 27 per cent of the total workforce. However, Bullhorn’s latest research registered a worrying development: three-quarters (75 per cent) of this cohort are abandoning promising job applications midway…

With unemployment rates dropping and a rising global skills shortage, it’s never been more crucial for recruiters to make their job advertisements appealing.

It’s a challenge that feels as old as time itself. If you maintain any kind of talent pool, be it for in-house internal mobility or for future recruitment, you will have disengaged candidates make up a certain percentage of that talent…

David McCormack, CEO of HMRC-compliant outsourced payroll and employee benefits specialist, HIVE360

Events over the last few years have catalysed a major shift in the values that today’s workforce prioritises – particularly younger generations. The ongoing cries for social justice and better workplace equality following the pandemic have…

Ineffective corporate training is a major problem. Despite the global L&D market approaching $360 billion, it’s widely believed most spend is wasted.

On 20 July 2022, the Supreme Court delivered the anticipated judgment in Harpur Trust v Brazel, rejecting the Trust’s appeal and upholding the decision of the Court of Appeal. The decision has major implications for thousands of businesses,…

The last two years have been tumultuous for HR leaders. Responsible for overseeing the biggest virtual working experiment in history, workforce wellbeing and engagement became one of the top concerns in 2020 as organisations were forced to…

It’s Pride Month and like clockwork, many businesses across the UK are attempting to show their support by hanging up multi-coloured rainbow displays and posting social media avatars. But the sad fact remains that the workplace can still…