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1,500 jobs expected to be lost in Virgin Money takeover

Date:: 18 June 2018

Around 1,500 jobs are expected to be lost in the £1.7bn takeover of Virgin Money by Clydesdale Yorkshire Banking Group (CYBG).

AI will be business-critical in next five years, say execs

Date:: 5 June 2018

Nine in 10 business leaders believe artificial intelligence (AI) will be critical to their organisation's survival over the next five years, according to a survey by SAP.

Number of employers planning to recruit rises to five-year high

Date:: 14 May 2018

There will be strong growth in the demand for labour in the second quarter of 2018, according to the CIPD, with near-term employment expectations rising to a five-year high.

Technology to drive gig-style working for Tesco staff

Date:: 8 May 2018

Tesco is implementing new technology which could see its employees working with levels of flexibility more associated with gig economy companies such as Uber. Rob Moss reports on the supermarket's plans to optimise its workforce.

Jobseekers more likely to apply to big brands

Date:: 18 April 2018

Organisations with low brand awareness are likely to get overlooked by jobseekers, according to Glassdoor, with candidates 40% more likely to apply for a job at a business they recognise than one they do not.

Workforce happiness weakened by overwork and lack of development

Date:: 11 April 2018

Overall workforce happiness is being dragged down by a lack of training and development opportunities for lower-skilled workers and high levels of stress among middle managers, according to the CIPD.

University cleaners to strike against outsourcing

Date:: 15 March 2018

University cleaners, porters and receptionists are expected to walk out next month after a near unanimous vote in favour of industrial action.

Skills-based volunteering can boost employee engagement

Date:: 24 February 2018

With younger employees increasingly believing business should be a force for good, Bruce McCombie from Pilotlight looks at how skills-based volunteering could help drive engagement.

HR needs to improve people analytics skills to gain credibility

Date:: 8 February 2018

HR's attempts to adopt people analytics are "increasingly failing", according to a global leadership survey published by DDI

Government approach to teacher retention 'sluggish and incoherent'

Date:: 1 February 2018

The Department for Education (DfE) must get a grip on teacher retention to avoid a crisis in English classrooms, according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee.

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