Tribunal case exposes sponsor licence pay issue
05/06/2026During her employment, Ms Gharabli found that support workers from overseas on Skilled Worker visas were being paid £12.31 per hour, whereas she and other non-sponsored support workers were paid £10.50 per hour. The post Tribunal case exposes sponsor licence…
ERA: Businesses ill-equipped to deal with union engagement
05/06/2026More than half of organisations (56%) with no history of dealing with trade unions expect that to change as a result of the Employment Rights Act reforms, according to new research. The post ERA: Businesses ill-equipped to deal with union…
One in five graduates apply for more than 100 jobs
05/06/2026The proportion of graduates in full-time employment more than a year after finishing their degree has dropped, while one in five say they have applied for more than 100 jobs. The post One in five graduates apply for more than…
HR jobseekers more likely to choose roles based on skills
05/06/2026More than two-thirds (68%) of candidates for a role in HR would be likely to apply for a role based on their skills – 10 percentage points above the national average. The post HR jobseekers more likely to choose roles…
This week in 5 numbers: Remote work may be hurting college grads
04/06/2026Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week — including how artificial intelligence will affect customer service jobs. Source: www.hrdive.com
Menopause leave is ‘a missed opportunity’ for employers, NFP says
04/06/2026Menopause symptoms typically occur during a woman’s peak career years and can contribute to lower productivity, greater absenteeism and even workforce attrition, one report found. Source: www.hrdive.com
Half of current customer service jobs will be lost to AI by 2030, Forrester predicts
04/06/2026“There are humans today doing jobs that don't require the level of intelligence that a human has,” Forrester’s Max Ball said. “That work is going to go away.” Source: www.hrdive.com
Spies for China try to extract secrets from job applicants
03/06/2026Chinese spies are trying to trick UK government and military staff into passing on state secrets by posing as recruitment agents. The post Spies for China try to extract secrets from job applicants appeared first on Personnel Today. Source: www.personneltoday.com
Why has youth unemployment risen so dramatically? It may not be AI.
03/06/2026Artificial intelligence can’t explain the disparity in hiring between generations, an analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York noted. Source: www.hrdive.com
How a hiring algorithm is audited can disguise bias, study finds
03/06/2026Modern recruiting is marked by an “algorithmic monoculture” in which only a small number of vendors supply applicant screening algorithms, Stanford researchers said. Source: www.hrdive.com