Workers in Western countries appear less driven by leadership goals than professionals in emerging economies, according to a new survey by Amrop, …
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)Featured
Manufacturers turning to AI to address high-skilled labour shortages, survey finds
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNearly 80 per cent of manufacturers plan to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle shortages in high-skilled labour, according to a …
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Corporate Social ResponsibilityGlobal HR Practices
CSR impact reaches all-time high among UK businesses, report finds
A new report from corporate social responsibility (CSR) software provider Benevity Inc. indicates that UK companies have reached unprecedented levels of engagement …
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By Pete Robertson, Edinburgh Napier University Addressing his party conference as prime minister for the first time, Keir Starmer made it clear …
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By David Spencer, University of Leeds The UK government has announced a proposal that would give workers the right to request a …
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Employment Law
Nova Scotia court rules it has jurisdiction in wrongful dismissal case against U.K.-based company
In a decision that highlights the complexities of modern employment relationships and the implications of global corporate structures, the court found that …
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Global HR PracticesWorkplace Safety & OHS
The UK’s Health and Safety at Work Act is 50. Here’s how it’s changed our lives
By Mike Esbester, University of Portsmouth On 1 June 1974, a fireball rose over the village of Flixborough, Lincolnshire. A chemical plant …
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Global HR Practices
UK minimum wage to rise – here’s how it could really tackle the cost of living and inequality
By Mathew Johnson, University of Manchester and Damian Grimshaw, King’s College London After more than a decade of stop-start minimum wage policy …
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Global HR PracticesOpinion
I spent months with Amazon workers in the U.K. before they narrowly voted against unionizing. This is what I learned
By Tom Vickers, Nottingham Trent University Amazon workers in Coventry, England, have narrowly voted against a proposal that would have forced the …
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FeaturedGlobal HR PracticesWeird Workplace
IKEA hiring people in U.K., Ireland to work in its new virtual store on Roblox
IKEA is taking a novel approach to recruitment by offering paid positions to workers in the U.K. or Ireland in its new …
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