Workplace Trends

More than one in five UK workers now experience poor mental health, while 5.6 million say their job leaves them stressed or unhappy most or all of the time, new Mental Health Foundation research reveals.

People Like Us has launched Reject the Rejections after 82% of employers monitoring automated hiring found candidates from different ethnic backgrounds were not progressing through screening at the same rate.

A third of under-35s say paying men more than women for the same or similar role can be reasonable, compared with 14% of over-35s, a UK poll finds.

Expanding the UK Jobs Guarantee to 225,000 young people could generate £4.6bn in long-term benefits and return £2.69 for every £1 spent, TUC analysis finds.

Some 42% of US workers surveyed who use AI at work admit accepting answers they suspected were wrong, while only 22% have a written workplace verification rule.

New research finds 63% of global chief sustainability officers expect sustainability progress to hold steady or accelerate despite geopolitical uncertainty.

Organisations with strong AI governance, data quality, explainability and accountability are 15 times more likely to report strong returns from artificial intelligence investments, according to new global research.

Almost two-thirds of US workers are anxious about money, with financial stress affecting productivity, mental health and absence, reveals new research.

Why meaningful connection should be a core part of workplace wellbeing as younger UK workers struggle with isolation and belonging at work.

The world’s first ISO workplace standard on menstruation and menopause launches as BSI says better support could unlock almost £300m in UK productivity.