HR professionals have revealed they have little faith in their people data – potentially derailing much-needed plans to put employee health and wellbeing at the centre of their strategies. Almost 60 per cent of those [...]
Demand for permanent professionals in Scotland rose by 39% year-on-year to October 2018 according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). The data, provided by recruitment software company, Innovantage, also reveals a [...]
New research has revealed the number of females joining the technology sector has risen by more than 30%. Analysis of the most recent ONS Annual Population Survey shows the number of women in tech has [...]
Over half (54%) of HR professionals think developing digital culture and employees’ skills is this year’s biggest challenge, finds research from the HR Innovation Practice Observatory at Politecnico di Milano School of Management. The researchers [...]
The future role of robots in our daily lives is a hot topic, especially when it comes to employment. With more and more industries welcoming the benefits of automation, various studies have predicted human job losses. In [...]
More than a third of senior executives believe that younger employees are the “main culprits” for data security breaches in the workplace according to a new independent study into attitudes of the next generation workforce [...]
The automation of work, including the use of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), is expected to rapidly increase. In fact, recent research by think tank ‘Centre for Cities’ found that one in five jobs in [...]
The Open University is launching Graduate Apprenticeships in Software Development and Cyber Security to employers in Scotland. The apprenticeships are funded by Skills Development Scotland and are available to new and existing employees of all [...]
HR teams are not prepared to meet the fourth industrial revolution, according to recent research from ADP and IDC, in a survey of 2,022 HR decision makers across eight countries in Europe. The report revealed [...]
A new survey of 2,000 parents and 2,000 children by O2 has revealed the future is tech. Nearly half (49%) of children polled want to pursue a career in the tech industries, with vlogger topping the [...]