Major changes in how C-suite roles are structured are needed in response to the rise of AI, the chief executive of Accenture UK and Ireland has said, with HR directors taking the lead. Matt Prebble said HR directors will have…

Businesses continue to be more cautious in recruiting new staff as official labour market figures continue to show a falling number of vacancies. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that early job vacancy estimates for March to May suggest…

Online electrical retailer AO World is offshoring up to 200 UK call centre roles to South Africa despite an increase in profits. The retailer said the move was “in response to ongoing inflationary cost pressures, and particularly rising employment costs”.…

UK chief executives still tend to be over-50 and male, research has suggested, with British boardrooms continuing to fall short when it comes to promoting youth and diversity compared with their European counterparts. The Route to the Top Europe 2026…

Usage of HMRC’s Check Employment Status for Tax (Cest) tool fell by a further 43% during the 2025-26 tax year, continuing a dramatic downward trend that has seen overall usage collapse by 71% in just two years. A freedom of…

Over a quarter of workers think managers and unions are failing to prevent conflict, according to a new survey by Acas. The conciliation service polled a sample of businesses and employees ahead of expanded rights for trade unions at work…

A disabled NHS worker has lost tribunal claims for harassment and discrimination after her manager joked she would have her own ‘chauffeur’ due to her disability travel grant. Lauren Phillips took Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to tribunal with…

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week — including how many hiring managers think artificial intelligence tools could hurt their company’s brand. Source: www.hrdive.com

The government will phase in mandatory real-time reporting of tax and national insurance contributions for certain benefits in kind (BIK) and taxable expenses. HMRC had previously planned to introduce mandatory payrolling for all BIK from April 2027, but will now…

Reform UK’s plan for a ‘Women and Motherhood Protection Act’ has been described by trade unions as a “shameless and deceptive” attempt to distract from policies which slash women’s rights. Reform said the new Act would bring together “key protections…