On 6 January, the CEO’s salary for 2025 surpassed the average salary.
According to an analysis by the High Pay Centre, the average salary of the UK’s 100 largest publicly listed companies for 2025 will be higher than that of the chief executives. The median wage is rising faster than the FTSE 100 earnings. Therefore, this year FTSE 100 managers will have to work an additional two […]
Bill titled “Safe Leave” for Domestic Abuse Victims is introduced by MP
A MP is planning to introduce a Bill in the coming week to give domestic abuse victims paid time off to stay safe. The Labour MP for Gloucester, Alex McIntyre, will introduce the Domestic Abuse Bill (Safe Leave), in the House of Commons tomorrow (7 January). In his Private Member’s bill, McIntyre proposes a right […]
The 2025 trends in HR and the workplace: Employees are pushing back
It’s not that I am clairvoyant, but it’s not necessary to be one to predict what’s around the corner in terms of HR and organisational trends. As we enter a new year, I’m predicting the HR and work trends for 2025. This year, employees will push back. Trend number one: Employee churn will be driven […]
Smart HR policies to drive hiring and empowerment of talent
This article Sara Devitt is Chief People Officer at Dedrone and argues that HR plays a central role in driving businesses forward into the future. Leaders are often caught off-guard by the sudden transition from a startup to a fast-growing company. You’re suddenly more concerned with maintaining momentum than improving internal practices. It’s impossible to […]
Continued growth in AI skill interest in 2025
According to O’Reilly’s technology trends report, AI skills will be the driving force behind learning and development in 2019. The Learning Platform for Tech Professionals analysed data from the year 2024 in order to predict how L&D departments might prepare for skill needs next year. It found that AI-related fields such as prompt engineering (465%), […]