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How many employers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to recruit new staff, and why?

Following the Labour Party's election win, we asked HR how the new government can solve the UK's skills crisis.

The Labour Party has pledged to introduce its 'new deal for working people' within its first 100 days in government. The party’s election manifesto stated that current employment law was “not fit for purpose” before promising that Labour would introduce new legislation.

The UK's new government should be ambitious about closing gender pay gaps, changing negative perceptions and revising the rhetoric on diversity initiatives, our HR commentators have said.

Tech giant Apple unfairly dismissed an employee who took two photos of a female colleague, a tribunal has ruled.

Labour has promised big reforms in its first 100 days: will they work? The new government has promised a 'new deal for working people,' with significant reforms to employment law including: - A ban on zero-hours contracts - End to fire-and-rehire - Strengthened trade unions - Higher minimum wage - Better statutory sick pay These reforms come alongside pledges to cut the gender pay gap, end negative perceptions on diversity, and improve parental leave. With such a big list of goals, we thought we'd ask you, HR leaders, whether you're impressed, sceptical, or unsure about the package and what it means for work. To read up on Labour's list, catch up on our stories now: https://lnkd.in/engmfw4n https://lnkd.in/evSiVyrK

Keir Starmer’s government may introduce a ‘right to switch off’, as part of its ‘new deal for workers’. But is banning employers from contacting staff out of hours the right approach?

The neurodiversity awareness movement has been in full swing for a few years now, and has revolutionised our understanding of individual differences at work.

Want to get to grips with 2024's hiring trends? Check out ManpowerGroup's latest whitepaper on hrmagazine.co.uk, and find: - UK hiring trends for the next quarter (Q3 2024), and the drivers behind them; - The extent to which companies have adopted AI, and how employees are reacting to it; - Sector- and region-specific analysis of where hiring is expected to increase and decrease; - A round up of the employee engagement challenges that organisations are facing after hiring new workers. https://lnkd.in/eM976F9h