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• 5 Legal Rights Employees Have After Workplace Injuries

  28-01-2025 13:32 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec28 Jan 2025|News archive5 Legal Rights Employees Have After Workplace InjuriesWorkplace injuries, even when not major, can upend your entire life. One moment you're earning a steady paycheck, and the next, you're facing medical bills, lost income, and a host of unanswered questions about your future.While employers also deal with the fallout from these incidents, the brunt of the burden falls squarely on the injured party; it's unfair but it's the reality.
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• Mental health expert shares suggestions to improve workplace wellbeing in 2025

  28-01-2025 12:21 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec28 Jan 2025|Mental health expert shares suggestions to improve workplace wellbeing in 2025Workplace mental health has become an ever-growing topic of discussion and employers hold more responsibility for the wellbeing of their workforces than ever before.Mental health is no longer an out-of-office issue and employees are more inclined to seek support from their workplace, with firms that prioritise employee wellbeing experiencing better levels of staff retention a
  
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• PayCaptain funded £10M of free wage advances to employees with low financial resilience in 2024

  28-01-2025 12:18 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec28 Jan 2025|News archivePayCaptain funded £10M of free wage advances to employees with low financial resilience in 2024PayCaptain shares 2024 performance update, and goals for the year ahead. 150 customers, 30k employees paid every month. £1M automated payroll savings deposited. £12k donated to charities via digital payroll giving. Breakeven and 85% YoY Growth achieved in 2024. Already secured two Innovate UK Smart grants, with more product launc
  
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• Strengthening digital skills a top investment priority for recruiters – new report finds

  28-01-2025 12:16 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec28 Jan 2025|Strengthening digital skills a top investment priority for recruiters – new report findsStrengthening digital skills will be key to achieving growth ambitions in 2025, as recruiters plan to ramp up investment – a new report has found.Half of recruiters (50%) intend to invest significantly in digital skills the next 12 months to bolster their workforce and stem the threat of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This comes as more than two-fifths of
  
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• Pay growth continues to defy expectations in 2025

  28-01-2025 12:14 via onrec.com
  Published byCIPD28 Jan 2025|OpinionPay growth continues to defy expectations in 2025Employers face a challenging year ahead, with rising costs and employment law changes on the horizon likely to affect hiring and wage growth, says the CIPD.Responding to today’s ONS labour market figures, James Cockett, senior labour market economist for the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, comments:
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• Survey finds businesses are not implementing GenAI tools due to lack of knowledge

  28-01-2025 12:11 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec28 Jan 2025|News archiveSurvey finds businesses are not implementing GenAI tools due to lack of knowledgeA new survey has revealed that over half (53%) of workplaces in the audit and governance sector have implemented GenAI tools in their day-to-day tasks. New survey reveals how GenAI tools are used in the workplace, with 53% of auditors and governance workers saying it is now being actively used CoPilot proved the most popular tool amongst respondents Lack of kno
  
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• ONS Wage Growth - Comment from Totaljobs

  28-01-2025 12:08 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec28 Jan 2025|OpinionONS Wage Growth - Comment from TotaljobsNatalie Matalon, Chief People Officer at Totaljobs (part of The Stepstone Group)“Despite wage growth, many workers are not feeling the benefits. Salary satisfaction has already dropped to 63% and, while inflation is slowing, people are still facing economic pressures like never before. We’re also seeing a mixed picture with sectors like Accounting, Customer Service, and Retail experiencing mode
  
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• REC response to ONS labour market figures, January 2025

  28-01-2025 12:06 via onrec.com
  Published byREC28 Jan 2025|OpinionREC response to ONS labour market figures, January 2025The ONS has published its latest labour market statistics this morning. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Chief Executive Neil Carberry said:“This morning's labour market data shows weakening performance before Christmas, reflecting business trading and cost concerns. That will not come as a surprise to watchers of the business surveys. The real test of this trend is what happens in Ja
  
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• Reward and pay remain top priorities for marketing professionals

  28-01-2025 12:04 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec28 Jan 2025|Reward and pay remain top priorities for marketing professionalsFollowing research from Hays on marketers’ top career priorities, Chris Daly, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) shares his thoughts on what this means for the marketing profession.  Marketers open to new opportunities to expand their skillsets, half could be tempted to leave Over a third (35%) of marketers are not satisfied with their salary  Car
  
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• Organisations must embrace the insights of the younger generation without prejudice - CEMS report

  28-01-2025 12:01 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec28 Jan 2025|Organisations must embrace the insights of the younger generation without prejudice - CEMS reportReport outlines ten tips to help companies harness young talent.As the global talent pool narrows, organisations must set aside preconceived notions about young professionals entering the workforce and listen to their insights, according to the latest report from CEMS – The Global Alliance in Management Education.
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• Work-life balance tops pay: Randstad’s Workmonitor reveals new workplace baseline

  28-01-2025 11:58 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec28 Jan 2025|Work-life balance tops pay: Randstad’s Workmonitor reveals new workplace baselineResearch shows that it’s no longer only about what you do, but why, how and who you do it with For the first time in Workmonitor’s 22-year history, work-life balance surpasses pay as the leading motivator  Trust between employers, managers and talent remains in contention, with a third (30%) not trusting their managers to have their best interests in
  
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• North East outstrips South as pay rise capital of the UK

  28-01-2025 11:55 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec28 Jan 2025|StatisticsNorth East outstrips South as pay rise capital of the UKPeople working in the North of the UK were the most likely to have received a pay rise last year compared to colleagues in the South, according to the latest Salary Trends report from one of the UK’s largest hiring platforms; Totaljobs. UK workers in the North East of England saw more pay rises (84%) than anywhere else in the UK (75%) and 14% than those in the South East (70%) Desp
  
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• Latest from ManpowerGroup: has UK skills gap peaked?  

  28-01-2025 11:47 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec28 Jan 2025|News archiveLatest from ManpowerGroup: has UK skills gap peaked?  ManpowerGroup’s 2025 Talent Shortage Survey is published today and for the first time in 10 years, shows a decline in the volume of organisations reporting skills shortages (from 80% to 76%), which suggests the UK’s skills gap may have passed its peak. Skills gap narrows for first time in 10 years Decade-long industry shake up puts IT, Engineering and People-facing
  
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