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Uncertain pay can keep workers chasing rewards past sensible limits. Research from emlyon business school found people delayed recovery even when the return from continued work had fallen close to zero.
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Women are leaving technology careers well before senior leadership positions. Akamai’s research found nearly 90% exit within a decade, with progression, pay, flexibility, and culture among the main pressures.
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Fair Chance Week opens with push for inclusive hiring commitments. The Fair Chance Business Alliance wants 1,000 employers to adopt its charter and widen recruitment to people with criminal records.
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Employment Hero launches HeroForce for UK hiring and compliance relief. The model applies Employer of Record infrastructure to domestic employment, with Employment Hero taking on payroll and statutory responsibilities for SMEs.
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inploi has raised fresh capital to expand hiring automation tools. The funding will support UK and US growth, alongside new AI tools for high-volume recruitment.
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PeopleBench has acquired a resilience framework for workforce development strategy. The deal combines workforce analytics with a psychometric tool focused on sustainable performance, adaptability, and wellbeing.
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Searches around fertility at work are climbing sharply in Britain. Mills & Reeve says a 550% five-year rise reflects growing legal and workplace complexity around IVF, surrogacy, adoption, and other routes to parenthood.
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MaxContact has created a people role to support growth plans. Hannah Holmes joins as Head of People as the Manchester software company builds leadership, culture, and organisational capability for its next phase of expansion.
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ADP has launched an AI agent for payroll variance checks. The upgrade to Payroll Variance is now live for enterprise clients in more than 40 countries, with broader mid-market deployment planned from mid-2026.
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Co-sourcing is fast becoming a cost-effective choice for businesses in the financial sector and beyond. Russell Gammon, chief innovation officer at UK-based Tax Systems explains why.