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Redundancy pressure is spreading unevenly across the UK workforce again. Click Offices’ analysis shows technology, manufacturing, and mid-career employees under particular strain as vacancies fall, unemployment rises, and restructuring becomes more common across several sectors.
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Sustainable IT is becoming a harder-edged resilience and cost discipline. New Advania research shows UK organisations pairing greener hardware choices with tighter cloud scrutiny, as software overspend and cyber exposure force technology leaders to manage estates with far more care.
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Rising fuel costs are intensifying financial pressure on UK workers. Chris Britton, People Experience Director at Reward Gateway | Edenred, argues that fuel discounts, cashback, and flexible rewards can give car-dependent employees more immediate support.
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Small businesses may need HR support sooner than they expect. Sally Sellwood, Employment Law Consultant at the CIPD, argues that early HR support helps employers manage compliance, culture, and changing employment law.
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Oritain says prohibited cotton exposure is rising across global supply chains. Its new report suggests supplier tracing alone is no longer enough as regulators tighten enforcement and brands spread sourcing across more manufacturing hubs.
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Precisely is bringing governed customer communications workloads directly onto AWS. The release gives regulated enterprises a way to modernise customer communications in the cloud while keeping data, workflows, and compliance controls inside their own AWS environments.
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Fit note reform shifts attention to employers’ role in absence. New pilots could reshape return-to-work support, but only if employer involvement is clearly defined and practical enough to work across different roles, teams, and workplace settings.
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Climate advisers want a legal ceiling on workplace heat exposure. Their latest adaptation report says hotter summers are turning temperature control, cooling investment, and worker protection into live operational questions across the UK.
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POLIMI has climbed sharply in executive education rankings this year. Gains in both open and custom programmes have lifted the school into Europe’s top 30 across the two Financial Times tables.
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UK employers say hiring has become costlier and riskier lately. Employment Hero’s latest survey points to rising costs, heavier administration, and growing compliance concern shaping whether businesses expand their teams.