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		<title>Employer confidence rises but remains fragile ahead of Budget: REC</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Furney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hiring intentions remain muted despite an improvement in business sentiment, with employers calling for action on employment costs in the Budget.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK workers risk being caught out by changing job requirements, PwC warns</title>
		<link>https://hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/l-d-news/uk-workers-risk-being-caught-out-by-changing-job-requirements/390679</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Furney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Economic pressures and workplace demands may be obscuring gaps in how prepared employees are for changing skills needs.
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		<title>Care manager awarded £15,000 after being sacked for having baby</title>
		<link>https://hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/employment-law/care-manager-awarded-15000-after-being-sacked-for-having-baby/390657</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Furney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A tribunal rejected a care provider's financial difficulties defence after its director tried to cut the employee's pay and removed her from running the business.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Men face greater career penalty for working from home, study finds</title>
		<link>https://hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/strategy-news/men-face-greater-career-penalty-for-working-from-home-study-finds/390535</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Furney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[HR Strategy News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[career progression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flexible working]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Homeworking for three or four days a week attracted a greater penalty in staff ratings than working remotely for one or two days.
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		<title>Legal &amp; General to cut 1,000 jobs by mid-2027</title>
		<link>https://hrreview.co.uk/spotlight/legal-general-to-cut-1000-jobs-by-mid-2027/390661</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Furney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Jobs & Labour Market]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The insurance and pensions group will seek voluntary redundancies first, with compulsory cuts possible if it does not achieve the required reduction.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Recognition linked to 21-fold increase in employee innovation</title>
		<link>https://hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/strategy-news/recognition-linked-to-21-fold-increase-in-employee-innovation/390644</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Furney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Employee recognition]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Research across 23 countries links workplace culture with employee trust, innovation, growth and resilience during periods of change.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New workplace health standards planned to tackle long-term sickness</title>
		<link>https://hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/wellbeing-news/new-workplace-health-standards-planned-to-tackle-long-term-sickness/390620</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Furney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Around 300,000 people with health conditions leave employment each year, with employers encouraged to intervene before absence becomes prolonged.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lack of experience creates £14.4bn ‘first jobs’ crisis for young people</title>
		<link>https://hrreview.co.uk/spotlight/lack-of-experience-creates-14-4bn-first-jobs-crisis-for-young-people/390416</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Furney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Employers say young people are struggling to gain the workplace skills they demand as entry-level recruitment comes under pressure.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Employers told to prepare for expanded bereavement leave rights</title>
		<link>https://hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/employment-law/employers-told-to-prepare-for-expanded-bereavement-leave-rights/390593</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Furney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Employees will be able to take unpaid leave flexibly within 56 weeks of a loss without having to provide evidence of the bereavement.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Judge warns over AI use after worker files 300-page ChatGPT appeal</title>
		<link>https://hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/employment-law/judge-warns-over-ai-use-after-worker-files-300-page-chatgpt-appeal/390555</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Furney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The tribunal said people using generative AI for documents remain responsible for checking their accuracy, relevance and compliance with procedural rules.]]></description>
		
		
		
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