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• How absence management software can help tackle long term illnesses

  12-09-2023 10:50 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at OnrecHow absence management software can help tackle long term illnesses12 Sep 2023|A new report published by the ONS has revealed that 2.5 million people in the UK are off work due to chronic illnesses, with employee absence now at its highest rate since 2004.News archiveThe data is particularly pronounced in certain sectors such as the NHS, where staff sickness levels reached a record high, with the health service losing almost 75,000 staff to illness.
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• Digital Identity in the US: From One-Time Verification to Continuous Trust

  08-09-2026 16:51 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec08 Sep 2026|Digital Identity in the US: From One-Time Verification to Continuous TrustUS digital identity is entering a new phase. Instead of requiring people to create separate accounts and repeatedly prove their identity for different services, government agencies are moving toward more centralized identity systems that can be reused across multiple interactions.
  Login.gov is an important example of this shift. But the bigger story goes beyond a single governmen
  
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• Why SEO and GEO Optimization Are Essential for Employer Branding in 2026

  08-09-2026 15:53 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec08 Sep 2026|Why SEO and GEO Optimization Are Essential for Employer Branding in 2026A few years back, "employer branding" pretty much meant a decent careers page, some Glassdoor reviews, and maybe a LinkedIn post whenever you were hiring.That's not really how it works anymore.
  Most of the time, a candidate's first impression of your company doesn't come from your careers page at all. It comes from a search result. Or a Google AI Overview. Or a quick line ChatGPT g
  
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• How IT Teams Can Improve Device Tracking and Inventory Management

  08-09-2026 15:53 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec08 Sep 2026|How IT Teams Can Improve Device Tracking and Inventory ManagementThe Growing Challenge of IT Asset ManagementFor IT teams today, managing device inventory has become a complex and high-stakes responsibility. With distributed workforces, hybrid environments, and expanding device fleets, the simple question “who has what?” often leads to hours of manual tracking through spreadsheets and fragmented systems.
  The consequences of poor visibility
  
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• Occupational Health Assessment expands clinical team with two senior appointments

  08-09-2026 15:41 via hrreview.co.uk
  
  Occupational Health Assessment has strengthened its clinical leadership as growing demand from employers drives expansion of its UK services.
  
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• Right to Work Checks: What to Do When a New Starter's Name Doesn't Match Their Documents

  08-09-2026 15:28 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec08 Sep 2026|News archiveRight to Work Checks: What to Do When a New Starter's Name Doesn't Match Their DocumentsWhat the Home Office actually asks for, and how to clear it without moving the start date.A candidate accepts. Contracts go out. Then the right to work check comes back with a passport in one name and a National Insurance letter in another, and onboarding stops while somebody works out whether that is a problem.It happens more than most HR teams expect.
  
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• How Can HR Support Home Workers in Staying Warm and Productive This Winter?

  08-09-2026 11:30 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec08 Sep 2026|How Can HR Support Home Workers in Staying Warm and Productive This Winter?Why does home working temperature matter for productivity and wellbeing? Discover practical HR strategies to help remote staff stay warm and focused this winter.
  When the clocks change and the mornings turn grey, remote workers face a challenge that rarely appears in a wellbeing policy: staying warm. Cold home offices don't just feel unpleasant. They chip away at concentration,
  
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• How Recruiters Can Reduce Candidate Drop-Off Between Application and Interview

  08-09-2026 11:22 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec08 Sep 2026|News archiveHow Recruiters Can Reduce Candidate Drop-Off Between Application and InterviewRecruitment teams invest heavily in attracting candidates, reviewing applications and identifying people worth interviewing. Yet some of the most avoidable losses happen after a candidate has already shown interest.An applicant submits a CV and hears nothing for several days. An interview time changes but the update is missed. A recruiter intends to follow up, but
  
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• The Case Against 'No Photo on Your Resume'

  08-09-2026 10:58 via onrec.com
  Published byEnhancv R&D08 Sep 2026|StatisticsThe Case Against 'No Photo on Your Resume'We compared 757,619 resumes against 6,684 job-winning ones. The results complicate 40 years of conventional wisdom—for a specific kind of job seeker. Two years ago, we noticed something in Enhancv's data that didn't get much attention: senior professionals were already more likely to include a photo on their resume than anyone else. At the time, it looked like an outlier. The new data suggests it's a
  
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• We made work flexible. So why is employee health getting worse?

  08-09-2026 10:45 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec08 Sep 2026|OpinionWe made work flexible. So why is employee health getting worse?Hybrid working has unlocked greater freedom for many of us with no daily commute, more control over our working day and, for many, a better balance between work and home life. But there is an unintended consequence employers can no longer afford to overlook: we may have made work more flexible without making it healthier.New research from Hussle reveals that 70% of UK workers say the
  
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• Temporary labour leaders unite against guaranteed-hours rules for agency workers

  08-09-2026 10:28 via onrec.com
  Published byREC08 Sep 2026|StatisticsTemporary labour leaders unite against guaranteed-hours rules for agency workersIndustry leaders warn proposals could undermine flexible work and harm the workers they are intended to protectLeading experts from across the temporary labour market have united in calling on the Government to rethink plans to apply guaranteed-hours reforms to temporary agency workers.
  Trade associations and independent experts representing different parts of the temporary labour
  
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• Sun, salaries and a shift overseas: Four countries Brits could be moving to in 2027

  08-09-2026 10:23 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec08 Sep 2026|StatisticsSun, salaries and a shift overseas: Four countries Brits could be moving to in 2027British workers considering a move overseas in 2027 are likely to be weighing up more than just job opportunities. Climate, lifestyle, cost of living, language and the practicalities of working abroad could all influence where they choose to go.And with an estimated 246,000 British nationals leaving the UK to live abroad for at least 12 months in 2025, accordin
  
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• UK retailers pledge 100,000 placements for young people out of work

  08-09-2026 10:13 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec08 Sep 2026|News archiveUK retailers pledge 100,000 placements for young people out of workMore than 40 major retailers, including John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Pets at Home and Asda, are teaming up with the Department for Work and Pensions to offer up to 100,000 short-term work placements to 18- to 24-year-olds not in employment, education or training.The two- to four-week placements aim to give young people practical experience, build confidence and provide a
  
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• HR executive awarded £200,000 after dismissal over ADHD

  08-09-2026 08:00 via hrreview.co.uk
  
  An Oxford hotel failed to provide appropriate workplace support before dismissing an HR coordinator whose ADHD affected her ability to carry out payroll duties.
  
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• Workers change regional accents to get ahead at work, survey finds

  08-09-2026 07:45 via hrreview.co.uk
  
  Some employees are altering how they speak at work amid concerns that regional voices could hinder career progression.
  
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• Document Verification Software for Recruitment: What HR Teams Should Evaluate Before Buying

  08-09-2026 07:15 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec08 Sep 2026|Document Verification Software for Recruitment: What HR Teams Should Evaluate Before BuyingDocument verification software can remove a lot of friction from hiring, onboarding, and other identity-sensitive workflows. But products that appear similar on a feature list can behave very differently once real candidates start uploading passports, driving licences, and other documents.
  For recruitment and HR teams, the right choice is not simply the software
  
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• Between Jobs: Using AI to Stretch Your Cash Until the First Paycheck

  08-09-2026 07:06 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec08 Sep 2026|Between Jobs: Using AI to Stretch Your Cash Until the First PaycheckThe gap between accepting a job offer and receiving the first paycheck is one of the most financially dangerous periods in working life, and one of the least discussed. Recruiters celebrate the offer. Employers focus on onboarding. Nobody mentions that the candidate may have been out of work for months, that the start date is three weeks away, that the first pay cycle may not close for
  
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• Data Analytics in Recruitment: How HR Teams Are Making Smarter Hiring Decisions

  07-09-2026 18:44 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec07 Sep 2026|Data Analytics in Recruitment: How HR Teams Are Making Smarter Hiring DecisionsMost hiring decisions still come down to a recruiter's gut. Someone liked the resume, the hiring manager liked the interview, and the offer went out. That's fine when you're filling one or two roles a quarter. It falls apart the second you're running ten or fifteen openings at once, because nobody can hold that much in their head, and mistakes start compounding without anyon
  
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• When an Employee Files for Bankruptcy: What HR and Recruiters Actually Need to Know

  07-09-2026 15:59 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec07 Sep 2026|When an Employee Files for Bankruptcy: What HR and Recruiters Actually Need to KnowA generation ago, a bankruptcy filing landed on the HR desk like a small scandal. Managers treated it as a character flaw, handled it with a raised eyebrow, and sometimes it cost the worker a promotion. That version of the story is done. Bankruptcy is a common financial tool now, federal law protects the filer, and the paperwork that arrives on payroll's desk carries rea
  
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• When a Return-to-Work Algorithm Says an Injured Employee Is "Ready," HR Still Owns the Call

  07-09-2026 15:59 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec07 Sep 2026|When a Return-to-Work Algorithm Says an Injured Employee Is "Ready," HR Still Owns the CallNot long ago, the return-to-work file after a workplace injury lived in a manila folder. A case manager talked to the treating physician, HR read the restrictions, a supervisor found modified duty, and someone in the room made a judgment call. Now that same file gets scored.
   
  Predictive models trained on years of claims data estimate when an injured worker
  
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• The Off-the-Clock Injury Myths That Trip Up HR Every Time

  07-09-2026 15:58 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec07 Sep 2026|The Off-the-Clock Injury Myths That Trip Up HR Every TimeThe EEOC's enforcement guidance rejects blanket "100% healed" return-to-work policies, and it draws no line between an injury on a warehouse floor and an injury on a ski slope. That single point undoes half of what HR teams instinctively believe about personal injury claims. A weekend car crash, a torn ACL from a Sunday league match, a fall down someone else's porch steps: the moment that employe
  
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• How Podcast Show Notes Get a More Natural Voice with an AI Humanizer

  07-09-2026 15:33 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec07 Sep 2026|How Podcast Show Notes Get a More Natural Voice with an AI HumanizerA podcast episode has a voice, the host's actual rhythm, humor, and way of explaining things, built over dozens or hundreds of episodes.The show notes describing that same episode often have none of it. Generated quickly from a transcript, they tend to read as a flat, factual summary, technically accurate about what was discussed, completely disconnected from the tone that made someone
  
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• The Most Useful Workplace Flexibility May Have Nothing to Do With Working From Home

  07-09-2026 15:32 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec07 Sep 2026|The Most Useful Workplace Flexibility May Have Nothing to Do With Working From HomeWorkplace flexibility has become closely tied to one question: where are people allowed to work?Remote and hybrid arrangements changed expectations around the office, and for good reason. But location is only one part of the flexibility employees actually experience. Sometimes, having control over time matters more than having control over place.
  An employee can work fro
  
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• SweetRush and Client-Partners Earn 24 Awards from Brandon Hall Group!

  07-09-2026 15:31 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec07 Sep 2026|SweetRush and Client-Partners Earn 24 Awards from Brandon Hall Group!SweetRush wins 24 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards, highlighting its expertise in strategic learning solutions, AI-enablement, and games and simulations for L&D. SweetRush, a premier learning strategy and solutions partner, along with its clients, is proud to announce it has earned 24 prestigious Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards®, including 17 Gold award
  
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• Jobseekers are writing their CVs for robots, not humans – numbers nearly triple

  07-09-2026 15:27 via onrec.com
  Published byCV-Library.co.uk07 Sep 2026|News archiveJobseekers are writing their CVs for robots, not humans – numbers nearly tripleAlmost three in 10 jobseekers are drafting their CVs and cover letters for AI recruiter bots – up threefold on last year's figure, new CV-Library research reveals. Candidates are increasingly tailoring their job applications for artificial intelligence rather than the human who will make hiring decisions, raising concerns that the race to 'beat' AI could
  
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• Permanent hiring rises for first time in nearly four years

  07-09-2026 07:45 via hrreview.co.uk
  
  Permanent recruitment has returned to growth after a prolonged downturn, but falling vacancies and rising candidate availability point to continued weakness.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover plans up to 4,000 job cuts as it targets £1.7bn in savings

  07-09-2026 07:30 via hrreview.co.uk
  
  Salaried and management staff are being offered voluntary redundancy as the car manufacturer responds to weaker sales and rising costs.
  
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• How an Online BBA Prepares Future HR Professionals for India’s Changing Workplace

  07-09-2026 06:25 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec07 Sep 2026|News archiveHow an Online BBA Prepares Future HR Professionals for India’s Changing WorkplaceCareer-oriented changes are taking place very quickly in the working culture of India. In the corporate world, the need for employees who possess not only skills but also the ability to adjust and solve problems of the organization is now increasing.
  It is at this point that an Online BBA can be considered a very strong foundation for the students to buil
  
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• Inside HIG Capital's Bet on Germany's Infrastructure Gap Through TERRAS Acquisition

  07-09-2026 06:19 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec07 Sep 2026|News archiveInside HIG Capital's Bet on Germany's Infrastructure Gap Through TERRAS AcquisitionGermany has a well-documented infrastructure problem. Decades of underinvestment have left roads, rail networks, energy systems, and digital connectivity falling short of what Europe's largest economy requires. Private equity firms have been circling that gap for years, and HIG Capital has now moved to stake a claim in it.
  On July 6, the Miami-based firm anno
  
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• E-Signature Software With Audit Trails for Real Estate Compliance in 2026

  04-09-2026 15:06 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec04 Sep 2026|E-Signature Software With Audit Trails for Real Estate Compliance in 2026A real estate deal involves several signatures that all need to hold up later: a buyer, a seller, and sometimes an agent on each side. If a signature is ever questioned during a dispute or a title review, the record behind it matters as much as the signature itself. An esignature PDF platform needs two things for this: legal recognition under the ESIGN Act and UETA, and an audit t
  
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