The market moves. Most people notice when it stops.
Six UK HR and recruitment stories worth reading each month, with an editor’s view from Neil Copping. Properly British. Never dull. Published on LinkedIn on the last Friday of the month, with a full web edition here.
World Cup absence policies, a job on the Orkney islands, Center Parcs’ 30% benefit engagement, 8 million mental health sick days, flexible working refusals up 109% and the disability employment gap that a system design fix could close.
Already on the reading list: Employment Rights Act 2025 changes, AI and the disability employment gap, the Working Families Best Practice Awards 2026 shortlist.
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