November 24, 2020
Digital skills gap poses major economic threat, Microsoft study claims
The UK’s digital skills gap could pose a risk to economic recovery, new research from Microsoft claims, with over three-quarters of UK leaders citing a large digital talent pool as essential to driving UK competitiveness. The study, Unlocking the UK’s potential with digital skills, was conducted in partnership with Dr Chris Brauer at Goldsmiths, University of London to assess the UK’s skills gap and provide practical guidance for organisations on how to tackle it. It predicts the rise of a “Next Gen Worker” that is empowered by low-code and no-code technology, but also finds that a failure to embrace technological skills could leave companies struggling to compete on the global stage. (more…)
A new white paper claims that while supplier codes of conduct are important, they are ineffective if their requirements are not met with actions to bring about transparency. To be effective, codes of conduct should support an authentic determination to embed company values and to foster strong business relationships that encourage honest communication and transparency that include monitoring the effectiveness. 
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Companies are facing complex performance challenges as the COVID-19 resurgence heightens the need to reinvigorate employee engagement. 
A survey issued by architecture, design, and planning firm 
Climate change has accelerated the urgency to address the way people live and work. With the UK’s aim to become carbon neutral by 2050, 
A new report from the 
Employees facing increased job and financial insecurity at the onset of the pandemic suffered a wave of mental distress, according to research published by the 
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November 20, 2020
HR professionals must seek a new connection with the IT team
by Joseph Morley • Comment, Technology