Gender-fluid and non-binary ruling in Jaguar Land Rover case calls for a rewrite of equality policies
An employment tribunal against Jaguar Land Rover has broken new ground in ensuring the protection of gender-fluid employees from discrimination under the Equality Act.
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Why treating employees as individuals is good for business
We live in a rapidly changing world with increasingly blurred boundaries between work and home. Our working hours and where and how we work are increasingly fluid. While some welcome flexibility, for others it creates unease and uncertainty. In turn, the two opposing forces - flexibility and uncertainty - lead to ambiguity.
Remote work case study: LondonEnergy
Jacques Samama, head of people at LondonEnergy, shares how the pandemic has affected both office-based and operational staff.
What employers can dictate over Christmas
The public mood is now very much focused on Christmas. The government has liberalised lockdown to allow for more social mixing over the festive period and quarantine requirements have been relaxed for the period post 15 December.
Graduates think nepotism trumps diversity in recruitment
UK students are concerned hiring decisions are based on nepotism and physical appearance rather than talent.
Autistic employees risk burnout without proper support from HR
Autistic employees are at risk of experiencing burnout if employers don’t take time to understand their needs, says autism and education consultant at SEND Support Joe Butler and co-author of Is that clear? Effective communication in a neurodiverse world.
Home truths: adapting to the new world of work
Lockdown has provided us with a nationwide remote working experiment, but it may not have been as successful as HR had hoped.
Employees underestimating the importance of a pension
Nearly two thirds (81%) of Brits across all age groups may be underestimating how much of a pension they will need for retirement, according to new research.
Using employee data to achieve a more resilient and reactive business
Effective use of employee engagement, productivity and achievement data can help companies build resilience against unforeseeable events into the core of its operations. Managers and leaders with a bird’s eye view of business performance can adapt to new challenges instantly and effectively.
Make kindness your kind of success
As a society, we like to use the end of December as a marker for how life is going. In the bleary days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve where Terry’s Chocolate Orange is classed as one of your five-a-day and you forget what coffee tastes like without Baileys, it’s natural to scroll through memories and personal highlights of the past 12 months as if it was one big Instagram reel.
Fall in migrant workers could cause skills shortages
A sharp decrease in the inflow of migrant workers could lead to a skills shortage just as the economy begins to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic.
