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The official number Broadcom layoffs related to its $69 billion acquisition of VMware stand at 2,110 as of Thursday morning.That data stems from WARN notices the acquisitive chipmaker has filed in multiple states. Most recently, the Virginia Employment Commission published a notice that says 116 people at a Reston, Virginia, location will lose their jobs starting Jan. 26.

Line managers often do not feel comfortable talking about disability and this makes it harder for disabled people to get the support they need to do their jobs. The UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December is an opportunity for us to try and challenge some of the misconceptions that still exist around disability and, in doing so, create workplaces that work better for both employers and employees.

Seven years after leaving government, David Cameron returned to politics this month. In step with current trends, Rishi Sunak’s government may have landed the most high-profile ‘boomerang’ employee – a former employee who returns to their previous employer. But is a focus on bringing back former staff smart or are new candidates a better bet?

Artificial intelligence could lead to a four-day week without sacrificing performance or pay, research has suggested. According to the study, conducted by UK think tank Autonomy, projected productivity improvements from the implementation of AI may lower the working week from 40 to 32 hours for more than a quarter (28 per cent) of the workforce, or 8.8 million people.

As many as two in five (40 per cent) employees with unpaid caring duties are quitting their job, Carers UK’s State of Caring 2023 survey has found. Another 22 per cent of the 10,751 unpaid carers surveyed are reducing their working hours because of their high levels of unpaid care.