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Cabinet Office seeks HR policy lead

Downing Street is recruiting an HR chief to oversee human resources policy for ministerial special advisers

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Lack of diversity attributed to fewer young workers

Around one in four (26%) Generation Z workers (aged 16 to 22) think their company isn’t doing enough to attract young people, according to a report from Advanced

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Barclays installs spyware on employees’ computers

Barclays has come under scrutiny after it installed ‘Big Brother-style’ monitoring software in its London headquarters

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Younger workers checking emails every hour outside work

The proportion of young workers using their smartphone for business purposes outside of working hours almost doubled between 2018 and 2019, according to Deloitte’s Mobile Consumer Survey

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Employers’ views on climate change biggest concern for young workers

Millennials and Generation Z want to see greater social purpose and specific behaviour change from businesses, according to a Purpose Pulse report

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Marks and Spencer jobs at risk

Marks and Spencer (M&S) is set to close two of its clothing distribution centres, putting nearly 700 jobs at risk

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CEOs need to interact with employees more

More than a third (36%) of UK employees have never had any contact with their CEO, according to research from Unit4

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Most believe office romances are acceptable

Nearly two-thirds (63%) of UK employees believe having a workplace romance shouldn’t be a sackable offence, according to a Perkbox survey

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Good company culture needed in UK businesses

The need to define culture and its importance in the workplace should not be underestimated

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Shared Parental Leave to become more popular

Employers should prepare themselves for more staff taking interest in Shared Parental Leave (SPL), according to a Winckworth Sherwood report

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Employees are living payday to payday

Two in five (40%) UK employees live payday to payday and have no emergency savings, according to a Willis Towers Watson study

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NDAs should not be used to silence workplace harassment

Employers should use full and fair procedures to try and resolve any workplace issues, instead of using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), according to new guidance

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