HR People Pod – Episode 38: UK Budget response Hiring for potential Opportunities in 2026

Apprenticeship funding is up, and tax-free salary sacrifice on pensions will soon be capped. How have our panellists responded to the UK Government’s Autumn Budget and what does it mean for employers and the workforce? Has the pressure and drive for instant productivity squeezed out hiring for potential? Could organisations be doing more to create routes for internal mobility? And finally, crystal-ball gazing: what opportunities should the people profession lean into in the year ahead? CIPD Trust Senior Programme Manager Leah De Silva is joined by Kerri O’Neill, Chief People Officer, UK & Ireland at Ipsos UK; and Idris Arshad, Head of People at Asthma and Lung UK. Recorded: 28 November 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode is 33:06 long.

This episode was published on Dec 3, 2025.

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