Capita is to become the first FTSE 250 company since the 1980s to appoint workers to its board of directors.

The theme for this year’s National Apprenticeship Week is ‘Build the Future’ and is designed to encourage everyone to consider how apprenticeships help individuals to build the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career.

Our study of 3,000 UK shoppers benchmarks consumer attitudes to understand how we shop, our preferences and the extent we require sustainable/ethical practices.

Together with independent thinktank Localis, we hosted a roundtable to consider the challenges and opportunities for local growth and regional development in line with government agendas such as ‘Build Back Better’ and ‘Levelling up’.

2020 was one of the most turbulent and unstable years that many of us have experienced in our working lives.

As many of us start to return to offices and other workplaces, the hybrid approach has emerged as the most popular solution for both employees and employers.

Together with independent thinktank Localis we hosted ‘Going long’, a roundtable discussion which brought together national and local experts to discuss the implications of the 2021 spending review in respect to the local government’s ability to deliver for people and place.

Why should we care about productivity in the public sector? Of course, productivity can raise efficiency, lower prices and make it possible to do more with less.

The Covid-19 pandemic has presented enormous challenges across society and contributed to the widening of inequalities across many measures.

Chantal Free, Executive Officer of Capita’s People Solutions, explains how our Re-imagining HR survey shows that, while organisations are motivated to transform their models of working post-Covid, not all may fully plan for the challenges that lie ahead.