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Kate Alexander
Roses are red, violets are blue, workers strike for fair pay at Deliveroo

14 February 2024

In the light of the Valentine's Day strike by Deliveroo and Uber Eats workers, Kate Alexander looks at the rapid rise in app-based employment and accompanying legislation (or lack of it) around pay and workers' rights for platform-based employees.

Duncan Brown
The surprising rebirth of strategic workforce planning

11 March 2024

Duncan Brown takes an in-depth look at strategic workforce planning (SWP), specifically comparing the different approaches in the UK and France, and highlighting current challenges, possible ways forward and what the UK can learn from French strategies.

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