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Number of people in employment falls at fastest rate in five years, ONS data shows

Uncertainty around Employment Rights Act causing businesses to hold back from long-term investment in their workforce, CIPD warns

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Female nurses win harassment claim over trans colleague’s use of changing room

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Black nurse wins £23k discrimination case after disciplinary only interviewed white staff

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Deepfakes and AI-enabled impersonation rank among top recruitment threats, research reveals

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Male police officers win case after being moved as part of ‘gender rebalance’

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Government announces overhaul of Disability Confident scheme

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Parents facing ‘alarmingly high’ levels of unfair treatment, TUC warns

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Government backtracks on introduction of mandatory digital IDs for workers

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Illegal working raids and arrests hit record high, data shows

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Stronger parental leave rights to take effect from April, government confirms

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Google employee claims she was made redundant after reporting manager for sexual misconduct

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Employment tribunals

KFC franchise employee awarded £66k following 'slave' comment

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NHS Trust ordered to pay £450k to clinical researcher for race discrimination

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Mothercare manager wins £67k for maternity discrimination

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Taxi drivers awarded £278k in race discrimination claim

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Teacher wins £140k payout after being told she ‘let students down’ by taking sick leave following surgery

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Dyslexic chef dismissed after struggling to read orders wins £24k

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Sales manager wins £61k for unfair dismissal after food app’s ‘superficial’ disciplinary process

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Female Sainsbury's manager unfairly dismissed after male colleague's sexist slur wins £59k sex discrimination claim

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Employee sacked for online shopping at work awarded £14k for unfair dismissal

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Security supervisor sacked for allegedly altering contract to gain extra holiday wins £30k for unfair dismissal

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L&D

Why midlife women are the missing link in fixing the UK’s productivity problem

Nicole Goodwin

Employers increasingly struggling to hire data and AI talent, study reveals

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How AI is transforming workplace planning

Cassandra MacDonald

Declining UK migration figures: what’s the impact on employers?

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What 2026 means for workforce screening

Susie Thomson

Hybrid inclusion and workplace purpose: HR trends to watch out for in 2026

Kelly Tucker

HR’s priorities for 2026: taking risks on talent and investing in skills

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Alan Milburn launches review into rising youth unemployment

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From courses to co-pilots: how L&D will be reinvented in 2026

Josh Bersin

Three leadership skills HR can help nurture in 2026

Carole Gaskell