Less than a fifth of HR departments are highly effective at project management, a report by McLean & Company has claimed. The advisory company’s HR Management and Governance Survey 2023-2025 found that just 19% of HR respondents felt their department was highly effective at delivering projects on time, in scope, and with clear impact. As
The platform’s Premium Apply Assistant will use artificial intelligence to pre-fill applications and even add cover letters for suitable roles — potentially upping pressure on recruiters. Source: www.hrdive.com
As companies become more reliant on artificial intelligence, HR leaders will need to find employees who can supervise those systems, per a new report. Source: www.hrdive.com
Employers of people on high salaries are becoming increasingly vulnerable to costly employment tribunal claims in advance of the current cap on compensatory awards for unfair dismissal being lifted. New figures have revealed that about 840,000 PAYE taxpayers now earn more than the current maximum compensation available for unfair dismissal. Analysis of HMRC data by
Revolut has confirmed that it will require graduate hires to attend the office at least three days per week to help benefit their careers. The fintech company, which became a licensed bank in the UK in March, has advocated a “remote-first” approach for staff, unlike most traditional institutions in the financial sector. From 2027, graduates
Discount supermarket chain Lidl will ringfence interviews for people who are long-term unemployed, it has announced. The company will offer 10% of its interview slots for entry-level roles at each new store for those who have been out of work for at least six months. There will be a further 480 slots at its 13
With scorching summers come new, sometimes hidden risks that browbeaten, slightly sweaty HR employees must confront. And if tempted to soak in your hot tub to reflect on these matters – think again. HR is not short of bogeymen. As if the extreme heat, the World Cup with all its risks, changes in employment law
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has referred itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after it found that about 40 members of hospital staff accessed the medical records of a three-year-old boy hurt in a crocodile enclosure. The hospital is investigating each of the workers’ actions to determine if they had a legitimate reason for looking
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged that Dana Sealing Manufacturing illegally acquired genetic information. Source: www.hrdive.com
Greater purchasing power was thwarted by “higher energy prices due to the U.S.-Iran war,” research showed. Source: www.hrdive.com
