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1 week ago | 
peoplemanagement.co.uk | Freddie Clemo
Around one in 10 (11 per cent) graduates have changed their career directions because of fears AI could eventually make their job obsolete, a survey has revealed. The Prospects at Jisc Early Careers Survey 2025, based on 4,072 respondents, found those who adjusted their plans because of AI were more likely to report feeling negative or very negative about their current career prospects (29 per cent) compared with those who did not alter their plans (17 per cent).
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1 week ago | 
peoplemanagement.co.uk | Freddie Clemo
Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) policies have been under fire politically for some time now, with figures such as Donald Trump and Nigel Farage vowing to scrap them. Major companies including Amazon, Google and Meta have moved away from their EDI commitments.
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1 week ago | 
peoplemanagement.co.uk | Freddie Clemo
A manager who accidentally exposed himself during a virtual meeting has lost his case for unfair dismissal at a central London tribunal. The man, referred to as DB, stood up during a Microsoft Teams call and unintentionally exposed his genitals, as he was not wearing clothing from the waist down. DB, who worked as digital production manager for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), claimed he should not be held responsible as the meeting took place on a bank holiday.
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2 weeks ago | 
peoplemanagement.co.uk | Freddie Clemo
Women are twice as likely as men to take time off work because of stress, depression or anxiety, according to analysis of data from the last three years of the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) labour force survey. On average, female employees lost 0.91 days each year due to stress, anxiety or depression, while male employees lost just 0.44 days.
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2 weeks ago | 
peoplemanagement.co.uk | Freddie Clemo
Artificial intelligence-based hiring software may discriminate against applicants wearing headscarves, those with names perceived as Black and individuals who request disability accommodations, new research has found. The University of Melbourne study warned that such systems could cause harm at “unprecedented speed and scale” and had the potential to “systematically lock [disadvantaged groups] out of the workforce”.
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2 weeks ago | 
peoplemanagement.co.uk | Freddie Clemo
Nearly half (46 per cent) of employees believe they are more productive working from home, compared to just 16 per cent of employers that agreed with them, according to a new report. The Micheal Page Talent Trends Survey, which gathered insights of 2,400 participants, also found that nearly half (47 per cent) of respondents would consider switching jobs if their work arrangement changed.
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3 weeks ago | 
peoplemanagement.co.uk | Freddie Clemo
Two in five (40 per cent) ethnic minority Britons believe individuals with minority backgrounds face a high level of discrimination, compared with just 14 per cent of white Britons who think the same, a YouGov poll found. In the survey, involving 1,034 ethnic minority adults and a representative sample of 2,945 adults, a quarter (25 per cent) of Britons said efforts to create fair and equal access to jobs for those from ethnic minorities had “gone too far”.
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3 weeks ago | 
peoplemanagement.co.uk | Freddie Clemo
The government has unveiled plans to end overseas recruitment for social care visas as part of broader efforts to reform what it describes as a “broken” immigration system, outlined in a white paper released on Monday (12 May). While new international applications will be barred, current visa holders will be allowed to extend or switch their visas from within the UK until 2028, with further reviews expected.
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3 weeks ago | 
peoplemanagement.co.uk | Freddie Clemo
The number of UK employers expecting to increase headcount in the next three months has fallen to its lowest point outside of the pandemic period, according to research by the CIPD. The latest Labour Market Outlook report, which surveyed 2,000 employers, found 61 per cent planned to recruit in the coming quarter – a decrease from 64 per cent in the previous period and 67 per cent in autumn 2024. A quarter (24 per cent) of employers were also planning redundancies in the next three months.
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1 month ago | 
peoplemanagement.co.uk | Freddie Clemo
Reform UK is facing accusations of double standards after listing work from home (WFH) vacancies, despite Nigel Farage’s outspoken support of returning to office. In a BBC Breakfast interview, Farage warned that remote workers “all better really be seeking alternative careers very, very quickly”, after the party took control of 10 local authorities last week in unprecedented local election results.
