Expertise gaps, automated performance management and loneliness: Gartner’s 2025 predictions for HR leaders
There is no shortage of issues for HR leaders to address in 2025. From managing RTO mandates to the...
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36% of workers would agree to earn less if they had friends at work, finds Randstad’s Workmonitor
Work is more than a paycheck for employees in 2025. That’s the top line finding of €25.4 billion-revenue HR...
Promote workers within 2 years of hiring or risk losing them, suggests ADP research
In an ever-changing workforce, both employees and employers are focusing on closing the skills gap, to ensure the right...
AI video unicorn Synthesia closes $180 million Series D
2024 was a booming year for HR technology, and 2025 is looking no different; mergers, acquisitions and funding rounds...
RTO mandates: What are the HR & tech challenges in 2025?
We are only 21 days into the new year, and the news headlines have been dominated by return to...
What CHROs need to know about the EU AI Act
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, particularly in generative AI, has reshaped how businesses, including HR functions,...
How to transform employee experiences with GenAI
The accelerated pace of emerging technology change will likely widen the first-mover and fast-follower gap significantly. Generative AI (GenAI)...
Conversational AI startup Maki secures £23.4 million Series A funding
Maki, a conversational AI specialist startup which aims to revolutionize the talent acquisition landscape by addressing historic inefficiencies, has...
‘DEI in 2025 cannot be about playing it safe’: 5 HR leaders share why DEI is here to stay
The murder of George Floyd, back in May 2020, sparked global outrage, while influencing many businesses to embrace diversity,...
One in three UK HR professionals looking to exit the profession due to burnout: Personio
Over half (52%) of HR professionals in the UK have experienced burnout since 2020, with one in three considering...
AI savvy organizations see 2x more ROI, says BCG
Three-quarters of executives view AI as a top three strategic priority in 2025. That’s according to new research from...
Why Revolut built its own performance-first HR tech tool
Neobank Revolut was founded in London in 2015 with a mission to ‘simplify all things money’. Fast forward a...
‘It’s a very exciting time for HR,’ says Google Cloud’s Head of HR on the future of work
The corporate world is rapidly evolving – whether that be the HR sector, the advancement of technology, or the...
Lars Pedersen named as new beqom CEO to ‘drive technical expertise with strategic leadership’
Compensation management solutions platform beqom has announced Lars Pedersen as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. Lars Pedersen, beqom’s...
How to create a neuroinclusive work environment
Neurodiversity is an umbrella term covering the different wiring of peoples’ brains and conditions arising as a result of...
5 things HR needs to know from WEF’s 2025 Future of Jobs Report
Every two years, global think tank World Economic Forum (WEF) publishes The Future of Jobs Report. The report surveys...
The Future of Hiring wtih AI: Smarter, Fairer, or Just More Confusing?
Hiring the right talent is one of the biggest challenges organizations face today. AI is transforming how we approach...
‘There’s huge opportunity for AI to lift HR up,’ says Google Cloud’s Head of HR
Google has long been a household name, whilst also being one of the most recognizable, influential and technologically advanced...
Humi to be acquired by Employment Hero in $69.5 million deal
Following Paychex’s recent acquisition of Paycor, 2025 has seen yet another significant deal in the HR sector. As part...
AI and green jobs on the rise but workers concerned they lack skills, says LinkedIn
A new breed of job roles are coming to the fore based in AI and sustainability. According to LinkedIn’s...