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10/05/2026

48% of UK finance staff reject CFO role, survey finds

Nearly half of UK finance professionals surveyed by recruitment firm Robert Walters say they do not want to become CFO, according to research published in late September 2026. The findings, drawn from the report Beyond the Numbers: What it Takes ...

10/05/2026

7 min

CIPD's apprenticeship guarantee call puts youth employment choices in sharp focus

For 16 and 17-year-olds in England, the path from school to a first proper job has narrowed sharply over the past decade, and two policy decisions currently moving through Westminster may determine whether it narrows further. The Chartered ...

10/05/2026

7 min

UK launches first standard for AI in recruitment

Before a recruiter reads your application, software has often already decided whether it will reach them. That reality sits behind the launch of the UK's first national standard for recruitment technology, introduced in Parliament by the ...

10/05/2026

8 min

AI skills divide splits workforce as 64% use AI, PwC finds

A PwC UK survey of 2,023 workers finds that only 48% understand which skills their role will require in the coming years, even though 60% feel confident they could learn new ones if given the chance. That gap between willingness and clarity is ...

10/05/2026

7 min

DWP Jobs Guarantee expands to young disabled people: what Equality Act duties mean for employers in April 2027

From April 2027, a young disabled person receiving health-related benefits in the United Kingdom could step into a paid role where the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) covers 100% of wage costs for up to 25 hours a week, for six months. For ...

10/05/2026

6 min

UK AI tech salaries jump 20% as skills rift widens

Specialists who can deploy AI systems into production, architect data platforms or defend them against attack hold a negotiating position in the UK technology labour market that has strengthened considerably over the past twelve months. Those ...

09/28/2026

7 min

Everywhen's wellbeing data exposes a UK employer communication gap

Four in ten UK employers now report that the health and wellbeing support they fund is producing a measurable lift in productivity, with nearly the same share citing gains in retention and staff loyalty , according to research from group-risk ...

09/28/2026

6 min

UK middle managers tip toward burnout in September squeeze

Middle managers are the structural layer that most operating models lean on hardest, and the layer that most wellbeing strategies quietly assume will absorb whatever pressure arrives at its door. According to the CIPD's 2025 Health and Wellbeing ...

09/28/2026

7 min

ACAS research: disabled workers face 1.5x more conflict under Equality Act failings

Sixty-eight per cent of disabled workers in the United Kingdom have experienced workplace conflict, compared with 44% of working-age adults overall. That gap, documented in research carried out by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) ...

09/28/2026

7 min

Skills Tax Credit proposal: the CIPD benchmark every SME HR Director needs now

The measurable gap in AI adoption between large UK employers and small-to-medium enterprises is no longer a macroeconomic abstraction. YouGov polling, cited in a joint report by the Learning and Work Institute and The Rigby Foundation, finds that ...

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