The Loud
Speaker.
Six UK HR and recruitment stories worth reading each month, with an editor’s view from Neil Copping. Properly British. Never dull.
00about the loudspeaker.
What it is
A monthly roundup of the six UK HR and recruitment stories that Neil Copping thinks matter most, with an editor’s view at the end.
What it isn’t
A press release aggregator, a puff piece parade, or a photo of someone laughing at a laptop.
When
Last Friday of the month, on LinkedIn.
The market moves. Most people notice when it stops.
01the archive.
The May Edition.
World Cup absence policies, a job on the Orkney Islands, Center Parcs’ 30% benefit engagement, 8 million mental health sick days, flexible working refusals up 109% and the disability employment gap that a system design fix could close.
Read it →The July Edition.
The Employment Rights Act stops being theory, the apprenticeship levy squeeze arrives on schedule, ghosting gets worse in both directions, and the World Cup sickie verdict.
Read it →Coming 28 August 2026.
On the reading list: the co-investment rate as it actually lands, foundation apprenticeships in hospitality and retail, and whether AI in recruitment is closing or widening the disability employment gap.
Subscribe to get it →02two editorial streams.
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