HR News

17/09/2026

British founders are sceptical about using AI despite many wasting time on admin

51% of British business owners have used AI to support their business in the past 12 months. vs other major European economies UK founders blame a lack of knowledge or trust more than their Western European counterpartsDespite two thirds of business owners (67%) saying admin tasks take up a quarter....

17/09/2026

UK employers expand background screening as fraud concerns reshape recruitment

UK employers are increasingly expanding pre-employment screening beyond standard criminal record and right-to-work checks as organisations respond to rising fraud and growing pressure to strengthen corporate risk management.Businesses recruiting for roles involving access to company finances, paymen...

16/09/2026

Employers warned: calling an overseas worker a contractor won’t protect businesses

16/09/2026

5 Best AI Tools to Assess Sales Candidates in 2026

Hiring the wrong sales rep costs companies between $25,000 and $50,000 per mis-hire, not to mention the lost pipeline, damaged customer relationships, and wasted manager time. Traditional hiring methods rely too heavily on resumes and gut feelings, which fail to reveal how candidates actually sell,....

16/09/2026

OKRs vs Performance Reviews: Why HR Keeps Mixing Them Up

Ask a room of HR directors whether their organisation uses OKRs and most hands go up. Ask whether OKR attainment feeds into the annual rating, and many of the same hands go up again, usually with a wince. The wince is well founded. OKRs and performance reviews answer different questions, on differen...

16/09/2026

Inclusive Pensions

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has published a new thought leadership paper, “Pensions in a Digital World: Embedding Inclusion”, urging the pensions industry to ensure that digital transformation works for every saver, not just those who are digitally confident.As online member porta...

16/09/2026

New HR consultancy built for a year of unprecedented employment law change launches

In a year defined by sweeping employment law reforms and rising pressure on organisations to stay compliant, Evida, a new HR consultancy with a distinctly evidence‑led and commercially grounded approach, has officially launched, bringing together more than 40 years of combined expertise from two r...

15/09/2026

One in six employers has never reviewed the workplace pension scheme they offer

One in six employers say they have never reviewed the workplace pension scheme they offer to ensure it offers value for money, according to the latest research from the pensions experts at Everywhen. With 11% of employers responding to state categorically that they have never reviewed their workplac...

15/09/2026

Beyond the Seizure: How On-Site Digital Forensics Can Support Business Continuity

Digital forensics doesn't always start with a seized device in a laboratory. Sometimes it starts at the front door of a live organisation, with multiple sites, limited information about the digital environment and no opportunity to simply switch everything off.As more organisations bring employees b...

15/09/2026

5 Low Cost Perks That Ease Employee Money Stress

Image source Employee money stress does not always require an expensive benefits overhaul. Small, practical perks can lower everyday costs while showing employees that their financial well-being matters. Effective support should also reflect what people genuinely need rather than what looks impressi...