Workers are disengaged but unwilling to leave their jobs. What can HR do?
24/02/2026Workers are staying at jobs they don’t love and are lacking the resilience to manage the expectations of their jobs, recent reports revealed. Source: www.hrdive.com
Record high numbers on zero-hours contracts
24/02/2026A record 1.23 million people are now on zero-hours contracts as their main employment, according to the Work Foundation. The post Record high numbers on zero-hours contracts appeared first on Personnel Today. Source: www.personneltoday.com
Clinic settles pregnancy bias lawsuit in which HR director allegedly said he ‘knew nothing’ of PWFA
23/02/2026The case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission involved claims that arose shortly before and after the law’s 2023 effective date. Source: www.hrdive.com
Week in review: Black women saw greater employment losses than most
23/02/2026We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from “workslop” to why IT workers need so much upskilling. Source: www.hrdive.com
‘Job hugging’ isn’t great for work outcomes, MetLife says
23/02/2026Workers may stay, but productivity and engagement becomes an issue, research suggested. Source: www.hrdive.com
Trade union reforms are coming: five steps HR needs to take
23/02/2026The Employment Rights Act signals major shift in industrial relations, and HR teams will be at centre of making trade union reforms work. The post Trade union reforms are coming: five steps HR needs to take appeared first on Personnel…
‘Divisive’ training course tribunal claim fails
23/02/2026A woman who took an NHS trust to employment tribunal on the grounds of positive racial discrimination over a leadership training course, has lost her case. The post ‘Divisive’ training course tribunal claim fails appeared first on Personnel Today. Source:…
Skilled roles fuelled labour market increase in January
23/02/2026A bounce-back in some industries fed into modest labour market growth in January, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. The post Skilled roles fuelled labour market increase in January appeared first on Personnel Today. Source: www.personneltoday.com
Amazon hiring ‘workstyle’ assessment may have been lie detector test, judge says
20/02/2026An applicant plausibly alleged that a test meant to gauge his “workstyle” fit the definition of a lie detector test under Massachusetts law, the judge determined. Source: www.hrdive.com
Cost-per-hire and cost-per-application rose sharply in 2025, report says
20/02/2026The Appcast benchmark report attributed rising cost-per-application and cost-per-hire rates to “shifts in job board pricing and programmatic media models.” Source: www.hrdive.com