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Warning for employers on new duties around sexual harassment

Employment Law, Health, Safety & Wellbeing, HR in Business

14 November 2024

13 November 2024

Have businesses lost the diversity battle?

The number of firms struggling with EDI has almost doubled, new data shows...

13 November 2024

AI in university is a positive, providing policy protects academic integrity

Despite not using it as much as expected, more than half (52%) of university students say that their grades have improved since using AI. This...

12 November 2024

The untold cost to business travellers is loss of productivity due to poor planning

With 85% of UK businesses looking to maintain or increase business travel spend over the next year, the report, launched by global chauffeur services provider...

12 November 2024

One-in-ten leadership teams have no understanding of AI

A new report by leading global consultancy firm, Q5, has uncovered significant concerns about leadership’s grasp of generative AI (GenAI) in the workplace. The research...

11 November 2024

Half of businesses now using AI for cybersecurity

Amid Cyber Security Awareness Month (October), research has revealed that businesses are now increasingly using AI for cybersecurity and fraud management - with half of...

11 November 2024

Half of all employees are ‘Shadow AI’ users

Software AG has found that half of all employees are using Shadow AI (i.e. non-company issued AI tools). The research shows that personal AI tools...

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Gender gaps still have adverse effects on women across all industries

Artificial Intelligence, Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, Flexible & Agile Working

8 November 2024

8 November 2024

Huge number of UK employees not trained properly on how to work with AI

Research conducted by leading online learning provider, GoodHabitz, highlights the significant gap between the widespread use of AI in UK workplaces and the lack of...

8 November 2024

More organisations now have a dedicated DE&I resource

Despite recent criticism that some organisations are now neglecting their commitment to DE&I by laying off their DE&I teams, DE&I is still high on the...

7 November 2024

A third of employers still do not record the impact of sickness absence

Eighty-two percent of employers say they currently record sickness absence, a marginal improvement on the 80% that said the same in 2023 but not as...

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100% productivity is a myth that risks hindering instead of helping wellbeing

Culture, Health, Safety & Wellbeing, Productivity

7 November 2024

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