For many organisations there has been a big shift in the number of people working remotely. This mix of people in different locations - offices or remotely - and at different times is reflected in the term hybrid working.  One question many organisations are wrestling with is how best to support learning and development needs in this context - in other words, how do we support a hybrid learning experience?

Research by Josh Bersin found that it costs roughly $30,000 or more to recruit a mid-career software engineer earning £150,000-200,000 a year (recruitment fees, recruiting technology, advertising, onboarding and increased risk of rapid turnover), compared to $20,000 or less to reskill an employee.

Recently an extensive piece of research on employee experience (EX) was carried out by The Josh Bersin Company, with participation from 982 organisations. Read the insights and take aways from 5App's Head of Product, Duncan Barrett. 

Over half the global workforce will require reskilling by 2025, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). In it’s The Future of Jobs Report 2020, the WEF predicts that 85 million jobs will be redundant by then due to tech innovation and automation, while 97 million new roles will be created.

To mark Mental Health Awareness week 2021, we take a look at the importance of relevant, accessible wellbeing resources in supporting good mental health. 

  Most organisations have them: those individuals who have been given managerial responsibilities with little training. These are the accidental managers, and they need your support.

The way we work has changed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In particular, employers are looking to embrace hybrid ways of working. 

Covid-19, lockdown and working from home created a workforce crisis point which organisations and employees have been working through for the last 12 months.

Where do you start if you are looking to make your first purchase of a learning platform? The learning technology market is awash with vendors that – taken at face value – do similar things.

More than a third (36%) of the UK workforce worked exclusively from home between 24 April and 3 May last year, according to ONS statistics. 

A new year, a new lockdown, but the same priorities and challenges for UK employers: digital-first working, communication and learning.