Nearly 80 per cent of manufacturers plan to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle shortages in high-skilled labour, according to a new survey by Fluke Reliability. The survey, which…
A new report from corporate social responsibility (CSR) software provider Benevity Inc. indicates that UK companies have reached unprecedented levels of engagement in social impact initiatives, with growth in employee…
By Pete Robertson, Edinburgh Napier University Addressing his party conference as prime minister for the first time, Keir Starmer made it clear that moving people into work is a priority…
By David Spencer, University of Leeds The UK government has announced a proposal that would give workers the right to request a four-day working week. On the surface, it appears…
In a decision that highlights the complexities of modern employment relationships and the implications of global corporate structures, the court found that Expro North Sea Ltd., despite being a U.K.-based…
By Mike Esbester, University of Portsmouth On 1 June 1974, a fireball rose over the village of Flixborough, Lincolnshire. A chemical plant exploded, killing 28 people and injuring 36. It…
By Mathew Johnson, University of Manchester and Damian Grimshaw, King’s College London After more than a decade of stop-start minimum wage policy under the Conservatives, much has been made of…
By Tom Vickers, Nottingham Trent University Amazon workers in Coventry, England, have narrowly voted against a proposal that would have forced the retail giant to grant the GMB Union formal…
IKEA is taking a novel approach to recruitment by offering paid positions to workers in the U.K. or Ireland in its new virtual store on Roblox. Launching June 24, “The…
By Amr Saber Algarhi, Sheffield Hallam University and Konstantinos Lagos, Sheffield Hallam University Inflation in the UK has fallen to 2.3% in the year to April – the lowest figure…
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