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Michael Carty
@mjcarty.bsky.social
HR data, research and content solutions consultant ♦ Editor ♦ Writer ♦ Data analyst ♦ Blogger

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarty/

May today be nothing but kind to you and yours.
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Welcome to Bluesky!

Lovely to see so many excellent people from the #HR Twitter community on here.

If you're looking for HR and what we might call "people people" to follow, I've started compiling a starter pack of folks to follow:

MJCarty's HR and people people starter pack

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Blogged: Focus

Focus on the words you use. Can you put into words what you see and what you feel, right now?

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Focus
Focus on the words you use. Can you put into words what you see and what you feel, right now?
mjcarty.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Woolly mammoths a step closer to ‘de-extinction’

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
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November 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Gentlest Saturday morning greetings, friends.

How are you feeling, in this moment?

Should you fancy a wee bit of #EarlyShift reading, my new bloggage is up at MJCarty.com!
November 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Thousands of NHS staff to be made redundant after funding agreed

news.sky.com/story/thousa...
Thousands of NHS staff to be made redundant after funding agreed
The government says the jobs will go in order to slash "unnecessary bureaucracy" and ensure taxpayers' money is being "spent wisely".
news.sky.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Friday begins!

You have got this.

No matter how you might be feeling right now, you can make it through today.

#EarlyShift
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Tree silhouetted by setting sun, a la Ashdown Forest, a wee bit earlier today.
November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Amazon sued over 'punitive' handling of employee absences

#HR

www.reuters.com/business/wor...
www.reuters.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Fragrantly floral #FridayJunior felicitations, finest folks of #Bluesky!

How is this week treating you, so far?

#EarlyShift
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Unemployment rate hits highest outside Covid years for almost a decade

#HR

www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...
Unemployment rate hits highest outside Covid years for almost a decade
Experts said the weaker-than-expected figures reinforce the case for the Bank of England to cut interest rates next month.
www.standard.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Warmest Wednesday waves, wonderful well wishes!

#EarlyShift
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Blogged: For the love of work?

mjcarty.com/2025/11/01/f...
For the love of work?
What do you love most about the work you get to do? For me, it’s telling stories with data.
mjcarty.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Employment rights have not kept pace with workplace changes, minister says

#HR

www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1939...
Employment rights have not kept pace with workplace changes, minister says
Kate Dearden, responsible for driving new worker protection laws, wants legislation to ‘level the playing field’ for employers
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
UK firms plan 3% pay rises in coming year, see AI hit to jobs, survey shows

#HR #CIPD #AI

www.reuters.com/business/wor...
www.reuters.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Top Tuesday tidings, friends!

#EarlyShift
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Review to look at role of mental health issues in UK youth unemployment

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Review to look at role of mental health issues in UK youth unemployment
Former health secretary Alan Milburn’s review is exploring reasons for rising inactivity among young people
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Welcome to Monday.

May today be nothing but kind to you and yours.

#EarlyShift
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Spotted in my garden just now - a tiny wee green spider, which a quick Google suggests may well be a cucumber spider.
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Serving moody, misty realness a la Ashdown Forest, yesterday afternoon.
November 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
US judge rules Trump illegally ordered National Guard to Portland, Oregon

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Gentlest Saturday morning greetings, friends.

How are you feeling, in this moment?

Should you fancy a wee bit of #EarlyShift reading, my new bloggage is up at MJCarty.com!
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Unions sue over Trump administration's political 'loyalty' hiring plan

#HR

www.reuters.com/business/wor...
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM