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More than half (52%) of HR professionals have experienced burnout in the past five years, while 34% reported thinking about leaving the industry in the next year, research from HR software business Personio has revealed. Four in 10 (38%) HR professionals believe that they have an excessive workload, the survey of 500 HR professionals published […]

Chief people officer has fallen off LinkedIn’s list of top-25 fastest-growing jobs. AI and sustainability roles are among the most popular jobs. Last year, LinkedIn listed chief people officer (CPO) as the 13th fastest-growing role in its Jobs on the Rise List 2024, an annual report that analyses the fastest-growing jobs over the last three

Three quarters (75%) of employers do not donate to charity despite employees reporting that they feel more engaged at companies that give to charitable programmes, research by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) published on 30 December, has found. More than half (54%) of employees said that working for an employer who supports charities increases their sense

Regular pay growth increased to 5.2% between August and October, according to the latest labour market data, published today. This followed pay growth reaching its lowest increase in two years in October 2024. At the same time, vacancies continued to decrease for the 29th consecutive period, to 818,000 between September and November. The unemployment rate

Three quarters (77%) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) plan to overhaul their employee benefits offering to combat workforce challenges and economic pressures, a report by Howden Employee Benefits has found. The report, published yesterday (9 December), also highlights that half (50%) of SME representatives report financial challenges as the biggest issue impacting their workforce.

HR and business leaders play a vital part in providing much-needed support to help employees with cancer navigate their life after being diagnosed. But there are currently too many glaring gaps. Figures show that one in two people will receive a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, and the number of younger people being diagnosed is

The number of young people aged 16 to 24 years old who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) increased in July to September 2024, according to the latest figures from the Office for Statistics, published yesterday (21 November). There are currently 946,000 (13.2%) NEET young people, up from July to September 2023, and

Young adults, aged 35 and under, from working class backgrounds were four times less likely to work in creative industries than their middle-class peers, a report by social mobility charity the Sutton Trust has shown. Those from upper- or middle-class backgrounds, as well as people who attended private school or university, were overrepresented in creative

Half (52%) of working mothers who have returned to work after having a baby are not satisfied with the support they received, a report published today (4 November) by women’s educational charity The Female Lead has shown. More than a third (35%) of working mothers felt their work setup was unsustainable, according to the report.

Higher earners fail to understand the financial realities of their lower-earning colleagues, preferring to educate staff rather than remove barriers to improved financial wellbeing, research from the financial benefits platform Wagestream suggests. Researchers also found that high-earning decision-makers, when considering strategies to improve financial wellbeing at work, favour boosting financial literacy through training. But most