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.
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….
SetpointHQ founder Andy Pirie on how candidates now use AI assistants to judge employers, and the one-hour audit HR leaders can run to check the answers are true.
TrustID operations director Christie Lewis on what the new right to work requirements mean for employers, and how HR leaders can check that their onboarding can prove compliance.
Young men appear more willing to step away from work when their mental health suffers, being more likely now to take mental health leave. New research raises a harder question for employers: what happens when they try to return? For years, workplace mental health campaigns have encouraged men to speak up, ask for help and…
Organisational psychologist Dr Maggie Sass on why leaders should stop smoothing over tension in the room, and how to tell useful friction from the kind that gets in the way.
Almost half of UK employees surveyed want additional days off as a workplace benefit, while only 17% currently receive them, according to new SD Worx research. Extra annual leave has emerged as the most wanted workplace benefit among UK employees surveyed by SD Worx, highlighting a sizeable gap between what workers value and what employers…
A story about how insightful questions can turn everyday working experience into a source of self-coaching Shane was an analyst. He solved problems for a living and was good at it. When a management role came up, he seemed a natural fit. But managing people was a different kind of problem. There were frustrations and…
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.
Much has been written about whether AI will replace graduate jobs. It’s an important debate that deserves serious attention but from where I sit as a CEO, I believe we’re at risk of focusing on the symptom rather than the cause. The challenge facing young people entering the workforce began long before generative AI arrived. Over…
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?
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…
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