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Government plans right to request four-day work week

The UK government has announced plans to give full-time workers the right to request a four-day work week, the Telegraph reported (30 August).

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A third of employees pay for their own AI tools

Nearly a third (31%) of UK employees who use generative AI for work, access tools they pay for themselves, a survey by Deloitte found.

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Sky Sports pundit ordered to pay £700k in "disguised employee" IR35 loss

Sky Sports pundit Stuart Barnes was a "disguised employee" and should have been classed as working inside of IR35 legislation, a tribunal has ruled, ordering him to pay £700,000 to HMRC.

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Employment law changes: What HR needs to know

As the Labour government passed its first 50 days in power this week, we asked lawyers about the upcoming changes to employment law that HR should be aware of.

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Is the 'big stay' over?

As the economy begins to recover, we asked HR leaders whether the 'big stay' – a time when employee turnover and vacancies decreased – is really over.

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Next loses equal pay tribunal after basing pay on market rates

Retailer Next has lost a six-year equal pay claim after a tribunal ruled that it should not have relied on market rates when deciding on employees' pay. What can HR learn from this?

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How HR can successfully implement sabbaticals

Employers may be increasingly offering sabbaticals to their staff, studies suggest. We asked HR leaders how employers can successfully introduce sabbaticals.

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How the Five Hour Club makes work work, for parents

Working mums Emma Harvey and Amy Grilli founded the Five Hour Club to design a new working day for parents that allowed them to work five-hour days between school runs.

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How can HR support staff amid the Mpox health emergency?

The trade union Unison has encouraged its branches to speak to employers about Mpox and how they can protect employees from the virus.

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Huge increase in migrant care workers reporting exploitative contracts

The number of migrant care workers who have reported being employed under exploitative contracts rose from 22 to 134 between 2021-2022 and 2023-2024.

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Background checks flag thousands of minor childhood offences

More than 160,000 people in the UK have had minor childhood transgressions disclosed to prospective employers during a background check in the past decade, the Telegraph revealed on Monday (19...

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LNER drivers to strike over bullying and work culture

LNER drivers have threatened fresh strikes over a culture of bullying and poor working conditions, Sky News reported on 18 August.

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