Learning and development (L&D) is firmly on the agenda for UK employers. From leadership capability to digital skills and emerging technologies like AI, organisations recognise that continuous learning is essential for performance, productivity and retention.
Workforce analytics provider adds resilience measurement capability and expands beyond education sector.
Neil Carberry to lead CIPD from September 2026, succeeding Peter Cheese after 14 years in role.
Expert highlights impact of workspace conditions on stress and focus in remote work.
A growing share of UK workers are switching careers rather than simply moving between employers, highlighting rising demand for reskilling and workplace learning.
Revenues reach $9.6bn as Workday embeds AI and scales Sana learning inside its HCM core.
Graduate job starts fall in the US, degree relevance declines, real starting pay hits a four year low.
New employee experience research shows 36% of employees do not feel able to cope with their workload, pointing to sustained pressure at work.
The HR Summit is a focused HR event hosted in London and Manchester UK, that brings those working in the HR Industry together with leading solution providers, for focused one-to-one meetings.
Young UK professionals face criticism, limited recognition and rising stress, shaping their early workplace experience.
Further cooling in US employment and slowing demand.
Peter Cheese will retire as CIPD chief executive in June 2026 after 14 years leading the professional body through a period of major growth and transformation.
HR transformation specialist Lavasource has appointed two senior leaders to support what it describes as a new phase of global expansion. Glen Bagnall joins as Change Management Leader, while Shayne Byron becomes Global Head of Finance.
Nearly half of employees who survived recent redundancies say they’re likely to leave within a year if training needs remain unmet; highlights a growing link between post-layoff learning gaps and rising attrition.
Major employers like HSBC and Google are tightening return-to-office rules, but pushback is growing. Research shows many workers resist rigid policies, crystallised in Liverpool this week with University staff heading for the picket line over its new policy requiring 60% office attendance.
New U.S. data links poor review practices to anxiety, low motivation and lost talent.
Report and Vendor 9 Grid; Interview with Sven Elbert, Fosway.
Some of the UK's biggest companies are locking neurodivergent people out of jobs through their personality tests. We look at ways businesses can empower neurodivergent employees through a focus on individuality, creating safe spaces for honest and open dialogue, and strengths-based hiring.
U.S. employee engagement hit a 10-year low in 2024, with only 31% engaged, threatening productivity, retention and business success, especially among Gen Z. Sean D'Arcy, Chief Solutions Officer at Kahoot!, points to game-based learning, inclusive teams and alignment of purpose and strategy, as action areas for HR professionals.
2023-24 HR Realities Research – Shaping the future of work and HR; Interview with David Perring.
Two-thirds of organisations are struggling to find the skills they need; half of HR leaders anticipate advancements in technology and AI will further disrupt skills requirements.
Traliant has announced the acquisition of Kantola Training Solutions, a provider of harassment prevention and DEI training and HR compliance, for over 15,000 organizations, including Subaru, FedEx and Hyundai.
Highlights from CIPD’s Annual Conference and Exhibition in Manchester.
Michelle Parry-Slater and Nelson Sivalingham on what it takes to get business leaders on board with new learning initiatives.
Susannah Haan, CIPD and Laura Hicks, Open University, on environmental, social and governance priorities.
Laura Overton worked on CIPD's Learning at Work report and takes us through its implications for Learning & Development.
Nelson Sivalingham, CEO at HowNow, discusses the challenges and priorities in creating learning platforms.
Kirsty Wilson explains Jam Pan's aim to reach a new market of HR and learning practitioners at CIPD's annual conference in Manchester.
Paula Gibson explains how City and Guilds is meeting the learning challenges of an ageing workforce and new approaches needed by Gen Z.
High-performing cultures: What part do talent platforms play? Interview with David Perring, Fosway, on the 2023 Talent & People Success market report and 9-Grid.
HR vendors showing resistance to economic situation; HR suites countering disruption from specialists; vendors quick to introduce AI, corporates less so; interview with Sven Elbert, Fosway.
The funding will support the company's plan to scale its platform to different markets, hire new talent and expand its product suite.
Double Learning Award winner, Yasmine Alani, talks about DEI's challenge for L&D.
New offering harnesses artificial intelligence to improve talent mobility, recruitment and career growth.
In the one year since Viva launched Microsoft has announced it has reached over 10 million monthly active users.
Fosway's HR Realities Research 2021 is out along with its vendor 9-Grid™ for Talent & People Success. David Perring joins Learning News to discuss how HR is changing.
Workscan is a new type of placement platform utilising the power of automation and AI to match students with trusted, respected and suitable employers.
A study by Oracle has found the majority or workers feel lonely and disconnected and, following the pandemic, almost all now feel different about what defines their success; Employees are letting employers know that flexible working and investing in skills are now an essential part of their employment.
The new Fosway 9-Grid™ for Cloud HR is out and David Wilson joins Learning News to talk about how the market is evolving.
Dorota Piotrowska, internationally renowned people and organization development strategist, joins the executive team of HCM Deck. Dorota, previously working with N26 or Netguru, will join HCM Deck as VP of People and Organization Development to build HCM Deck’s people team and L&D Advisory.
Learning News in discussion with Kallidus CEO, Rob Caul, on the acquisition of people operations platform, Sapling.