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Employers face higher dismissal risk as compensation rules change soon. The reforms increase pressure on redundancy planning, probation management, line-manager training, and employment documentation.
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Employers gain new incentives for hiring long-term unemployed young people. The Youth Jobs Grant offers £3,000 for eligible hires aged 18 to 24 who have been on Universal Credit and looking for work for six months.
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Volkswagen’s restructuring pressure is now a test of industrial governance. Management has told employee representatives current job cuts are insufficient, sharpening tensions around factories, labour power, and Europe’s automotive transition.
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The UK skills gap is widening as workplaces change faster. Arden University research and Acas dispute data point to a labour market under pressure from technology, retraining gaps, and weak conflict-resolution capability.
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Remote working has become a retention issue for UK employers. King’s College London research finds fathers increasingly view home working as part of family infrastructure, despite continuing career penalties around visibility.
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Extreme heat is becoming a workplace planning issue for employers. HSE has warned companies to assess and manage heat risks as alerts raise fresh duty-of-care and productivity concerns.
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Workplace loneliness can persist even when colleagues are close by. Chris Britton, People Experience Director at Reward Gateway | Edenred, examines six questions that can help employees identify disconnection and rebuild healthier workplace connections.
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Entry-level work is being redrawn rather than simply removed outright. Cognizant and Pearson say HR leaders expect AI to create new early-career roles while exposing weaknesses in training models.
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Workplace conflict is becoming a larger management capability test again. Acas research suggests managers and employee representatives are not yet working together effectively enough to prevent disputes.
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Neuroinclusion is moving from policy commitment into workplace infrastructure now. neurobox has launched a free digital platform to help employers manage workplace adjustments and employee support.