Fintech company Revolut has been tracking employee behaviour and performance using a points-based system, according to its annual report published yesterday (24 April). We asked for HR's view on this...
Greggs, the food retailer, has issued an apology after an employee reportedly stopped a customer from using the disabled toilet unless she proved she was disabled.
Rightly or wrongly, people from minority groups are often approached or volunteered to head up workplace inclusion initiatives. How else can leaders find workplace inclusion ambassadors? Toby Mildon...
HR leaders have navigated seismic shifts in the way we work. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping this further, affecting not only how we work, but also how we learn and build teams.
Asking a black employee “what are you smoking” is harassment relating to race, an employment tribunal has ruled.
How can you best approach and support employees who show signs of addictive behaviour?
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman should be based on biological sex, and that the legal concept of sex is binary. We asked commentators how this could impact HR.
When looking at employee data, what should businesses be measuring?
Nobody is talking about AI’s damaging impact on the environment. Dominic Bernard discovers why this is exactly the kind of problem that HR is equipped to help organisations navigate.
Transport for London has reportedly stopped working with consulting firm Accenture after the consultancy scaled back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
Employees in the UK are the second saddest in Europe, Gallup research published yesterday (23 April) has highlighted.
Anna Brailsford, CEO of education social enterprise Code First Girls, discusses her career path, inspirations, and what HR professionals need to enter the C-suite.
In today’s rapidly shifting workplace landscape, the role of HR is more expansive than ever, encompassing everything from wellbeing to workplace design, hybrid working strategies to AI ethics. The...
A former recruiter has won £25,000 after her employer failed to provide return-to-work accommodations after her maternity leave, a tribunal has heard.
UK workers know less about their pensions than they claim, research published on Monday (21 April) shows.
Do we really know what skills our workforce needs to support the green energy transition, and HR’s role in helping them get there? Cath Everett sheds light on the issue of how HR can contribute to...
Leaders' side hustles are both a retention opportunity and a compliance tightrope walk for HR.
The cost of living may again become a problem this year, representing yet another challenge for employers.
Economic uncertainty has illustrated the need for HR departments to support employees’ financial wellbeing.
The employer-employee relationship is one of the most important financial relationships. With the recent period of high inflation and ongoing economic uncertainty, many workers find themselves in...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget has gone down poorly with employment experts, who have criticised its narrow focus on personal tax cuts and “bland and beige” policies.
