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Third of UK employers lack future skills visibility
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (439+ words) Almost a third of UK employers do not have a clear picture of the skills their employees will need in the next two or three years, according to a survey by SD Worx. It found that while almost 60% see workforce…...
Engineering firm breached contract before start date, EAT rules
22+ hour, 11+ min ago (736+ words) An engineering firm breached its contract with a prospective employee by failing to give notice before withdrawing a job offer, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled. Sita Kankanalapalli applied for a role as project manager at Loesche Energy Systems and…...
ONS reaches agreement on office attendance with PCS union
22+ hour, 41+ min ago (274+ words) Members of the PCS union at the Office for National Statistics have secured a major shift away from individual office attendance targets following a long-running dispute. PCS has welcomed a breakthrough agreement with the Office for National Statistics (ONS), marking…...
How to prepare for ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting
23+ hour, 4+ min ago (752+ words) The government has announced it will go ahead with mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting. What steps can employers take now to ensure they have the right frameworks in place? Harry Abrams explains. At the end of March 2026, the…...
Tech boss who blew whistle on Chinese investment awarded "1. 5m
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (652+ words) A boss who alerted British intelligence officers of the Chinese investment fund's intention to take control of Imagination Technologies has been awarded nearly $2 million (1. 5 million) by the employment tribunal. Dr Ron Black raised concerns that China Reform, an investment fund…...
Dismissed Waitrose worker offered job at Iceland
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (344+ words) A worker who was dismissed from Waitrose after chasing a shoplifter has been offered a job at Iceland. Walker Smith was dismissed from the supermarket branch in Clapham, south London, despite having worked there for 17 years. He had attempted to…...
Midwives to receive anti-racism training
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (595+ words) Midwives will receive anti-racism training as part of their degree courses in a bid to combat a "national emergency" of inequitable care. The Nursing and Midwifery Council said it will introduce anti-racism principles at universities across the UK to help…...
Lack of progression leaving early careers' workers 'stuck' " poll
1+ week, 6+ day ago (513+ words) A lack of support or career progression from employers is hampering employees early in their careers, with a fifth complaining they now feel "stuck" in their roles, according to a poll. The survey of 1, 409 working professionals at the start of…...
Compliance the focus as 'far reaching' Employment Rights Act changes arrive
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (898+ words) Employers have been reminded to review their HR processes and compliance, with the arrival this week of significant reforms under the Employment Rights Act 2025. The changes that came in from 6 April, including the expansion of day-one family-related rights, changes to…...
Resident doctors lose training places after failing to call off strike
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (470+ words) The government has withdrawn its offer of 1, 000 extra training places for doctors after the British Medical Association confirmed next week's strike will go ahead. Prime minister Keir Starmer gave the BMA 48 hours' notice on Tuesday warning that the offer would…...