Category Employment

The future of L&D: Focusing on potential to grow skills continuously 

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Rethinking hiring and learning? You’re not alone. Mark Thompson explores why a tick-box approach is out, and how spotting potential and weaving learning into everyday work can future-proof your business. From agile assessments to leadership-led learning, it’s time to invest…

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Skills awareness: the key ingredient for unlocking success in our future workforce

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AI, sustainability and a fast-moving jobs market are reshaping how we work. Emma O’Dell explores why understanding skills, not just job titles, is vital to staying ahead. From reducing bias to building dynamic teams, skills awareness could be the game-changer that UK…

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The enterprise browser: HR’s new secret weapon for compliance 

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The enterprise browser might sound techy, but it’s quietly transforming how HR stays on top of workplace rules, without the endless IT faff. From smarter shift systems to stress-free policy rollouts, it’s compliance without the chaos. Jennifer Park and Uy Huynh explain…

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How to create a deaf-friendly workplace (it’s easier than you think)

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To mark Deaf Awareness Week (5 to 11 May), Anna Park reveals just how easy it is to create a deaf-friendly workplace. From clear communication tips to clever office layout tweaks, small steps can make a huge impact. Inclusion doesn’t have to…

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One in four UK workers plan to quit in 2025: Learning is your retention strategy

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📉 Retention crisis ahead! With hiring costs soaring and UK workers quitting at record rates, businesses can’t afford to lose talent.   💡 Aisling MacNamara reveals how investing in learning and development keeps employees engaged, fuels career growth and boosts retention. 🚀 Future-proofing your workforce…

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ADHD isn’t the problem—being misunderstood is

Pretty girl with red cape on blue sky background. ADHD can create its own challenges, but it has advantages too.

🧠✨ Steve Ollington explores how misunderstanding shapes the lives of people with ADHD—from school to retirement. 🚀 Despite their strengths, many face barriers at work, in relationships, and beyond. The solution? Greater awareness, training, and willingness to learn as people…

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Everyone wins if we employ more trained former prisoners  

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Hiring ex-offenders helps to fill skills gaps, strengthen businesses and create wider benefits for society – Sid Madge explains  Too many former prisoners reoffend after release – a problem the UK urgently needs to address. Reoffending rates vary based on factors like…

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How infusing creativity into your CV helps you stand out from the crowd 

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A well-designed curriculum vitae can help you catch recruiters’ attention. Faye Longhurst shares key tips A curriculum vitae (CV) is one of the most important projects we design in our lifetime; taking a blank canvas and filling it with achievements, skills and…

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