Cable supplier reports staff retention nearing 90% after adopting Real Living Wage
Eland Cables says paying the Real Living Wage has helped it retain experienced warehouse staff, reduce recruitment costs and improve the reliability of customer orders.
2–4 minutes20 Christmas Party Ideas for Work That Go Beyond Drinks
Most work parties come down to a venue, a bar tab and a playlist. If you want Christmas party ideas for work that more of your colleagues will enjoy, start here. This list has 20 options, from free office games to bookable experiences. Each idea says who it suits: team size, budget, remote staff and…
7–10 minutesBeyond the Away Day: Why Nature Could Change the Way We Think About Workplace Wellbeing
Workplace wellbeing has moved up the agenda, yet we keep asking overwhelmed people to learn more techniques when they may need different conditions in which to be human.
4–6 minutesNever book boring again: introducing Something Different
Employee Experience Magazine has launched Something Different, a new curated directory that helps HR, employee experience and people teams find properly unusual experiences for their teams.
3–4 minutesThe AI jobs story may be 11 million career changes, not 11 million lost jobs
McKinsey models more job creation than automation-driven job losses in the US by 2035. The harder problem is movement: roughly 11 million workers may need to switch occupations, while cross-group career moves would need to happen at 3.6 times the historical rate.
3–4 minutesHow to Plan an Office Christmas Party Your Team Will Actually Enjoy
It’s October, and someone has just said, “Could you sort the Christmas do?” You said yes. Now you own the office Christmas party. Take a breath. A good office Christmas party doesn’t need a huge budget or a clever theme. It needs a clear plan, an early booking and a guest list that includes everyone….
6–9 minutesMeta AI Adoption Revealed: Behind the curtain at Meta, 3 ways AI is already changing work
Meta AI adoption has gone from encouragement to expectation in a year. The company has reorganised thousands of jobs around AI and pushed employees to become AI-native. It has started testing an autonomous agent called Hatch. And its AI chief, Alexandr Wang, has just moved everyone’s internal conversations from Google Chat to Slack.
4–6 minutesThe experience gap is also a trust gap
Young workers are told they need experience before they can be trusted with responsibility. But without trust, feedback and a chance to try, where is that experience supposed to come from?
6–9 minutesAI use is rising. Access to learning is falling.
PwC’s 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey finds AI adoption is accelerating while fewer workers can access the development they need — widening the gap between employees already benefiting from AI and those still trying to catch up. AI adoption at work is moving faster than employee development. PwC’s 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and…
2–3 minutesAutistic or ADHD? 5 questions to ask before your next job interview
Job interviews can reward fast answers, social fluency and comfort with ambiguity as much as they test whether somebody can do the job. For autistic and ADHD candidates, a few questions in advance can help make the process fairer — and more useful for the employer too. Interviews are stressful for plenty of people. But…
2–4 minutesHR AI is moving from answering questions to running the workflow
50skills has raised $6 million after customers automated millions of people-process actions. The more interesting story is what happens when AI stops assisting HR and starts executing the work.
3–5 minutesHeadFirst Global becomes Vertage – but the bigger shift is from headcount to outcomes
The EUR10 billion workforce group is uniting 11 operating businesses under one brand and platform. Its more ambitious bet is that companies will increasingly define the work they need done first, then use a mix of specialist talent and AI agents to deliver it.
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