Elevate HR

10/13/2026

INTOO and CIPD data expose UK burnout programme gap that HR leaders cannot afford to overlook

British employers spend significantly on wellbeing programmes, resilience workshops and mental health apps, yet the people closest to overstretched teams remain unconvinced those efforts address the real problem. An OnePoll survey commissioned by ...

10/13/2026

5 min

Mental health support at work unknown to a third of UK staff

Most organisations have moved past the question of whether mental health support belongs in their benefits portfolio. The more consequential question - particularly in the weeks following World Mental Health Day on 10 October - is whether the ...

10/13/2026

5 min

AI hiring tools miss employability skills, UK employers warn

Your CV gets scanned by software before any person reads it, and that software may be filtering out the very qualities that make you good at the job. Research published by City & Guilds in its report Counting the Cost: The UK's Employability ...

10/06/2026

5 min

Freelancers and contractors face right-to-work checks under the Border Security Act 2025

You have agreed a new contract, the start date is in your diary, and then the client emails you asking for proof of your right to work before you log in or step through the door. If you freelance, contract or take agency assignments , this is ...

10/06/2026

6 min

Remote work career penalty hits men harder than women, study finds

Your contract says hybrid is fine. Your manager approved two days a week at home. But when a colleague sits down to rate your performance or weigh you for promotion, does that flexibility quietly count against you? Research from King's Business ...

10/06/2026

6 min

DWP neurodiversity report: Universal Design raises the bar for UK employers

The employment gap facing autistic people in the UK remains stubborn. In 2024/25, only 34% of disabled people with autism were in work, compared with 55% of disabled people overall. A new report from the government's Expert Academic Panel on ...

10/06/2026

5 min

Nearly half of UK adults admit lying on a CV, survey finds

A survey of 1,004 UK adults carried out by StandOut CV in July 2026 found that nearly half admitted to some form of dishonesty on a CV: 26.4% said they had done it once, and 19.9% said they had done so more than once, giving a combined figure of ...

10/05/2026

5 min

UK salary history questions: ACAS confirms no legal ban, so preparation is your shield

The salary history question arrives early in most interviews, slipped in between questions about your notice period and your reasons for leaving. It feels routine. But in the United Kingdom, where no statute prevents an employer from asking what ...

10/05/2026

7 min

Employment Rights Act 2025: ACAS gives workers a stronger hand on flexible working

A short email saying no, with barely a sentence of explanation, has been the experience of many workers who have asked their employer for a different start time or a couple of days working from home each week. From autumn 2027, that will no ...

10/05/2026

5 min

Employment Rights Act 2025: UK employers face a two-stage union rights deadline

Two dates now define the next phase of union rights reform under the Employment Rights Act 2025: 30 October 2026 , when stronger union access and recognition rules take effect, and 1 January 2027 , when employers gain a statutory duty to notify ...

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