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By Kelly Tucker, Founder and Managing Director of HR Star

Commenting on Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ speech on economic growth, Ben Willmott, head of public policy at the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, says:

Employers 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.

Natalie Matalon, Chief People Officer at Totaljobs (part of The Stepstone Group)

The ONS has published its latest labour market statistics this morning. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Chief Executive Neil Carberry said:

Simon Daly, Employee Experience Strategy Director, Qualtrics

Commenting on Deloitte’s latest Consumer Tracker, Neil Carbery, REC Chief Executive, said:

Bar Huberman Content Manager, HR Strategy & Practice at Brightmine says:

Neil Hayward, Novuna HR Director comments: 

By Kelly Tucker, Founder and Managing Director, HR Star

The government is legislating to tackle what it calls ‘one-sided flexibility in zero-hours contracts’ through a right to guaranteed hours, where the number of hours offered reflects the hours worked by the worker during a reference period. And a right to reasonable notice of shifts and a right to payment for shifts cancelled or curtailed at short notice.

The CIPD supports the Women and Equalities Select Committee calls for statutory miscarriage bereavement leave

Following the speech on AI by prime minister Keir Starmer, Unite, the UK’s leading union, that warned that workers must not become the victims of the AI revolution.

By Alan Jones, PA Industrial Correspondent

By Gemma Tracey, Partner in Immigration Law at JMW Solicitors