Hot topic: Helping with employee finances

HMRC recently ordered Iceland to compensate its employees after its voluntary savings scheme, designed to ring-fence pay for Christmas, led to underpayment of the minimum wage

Asda equal pay victory has "widespread repercussions" for HR

As Asda workers win a landmark case over equal pay, legal experts warn HR to prepare for wider pay reporting obligations

25 million affected by money worries at work

Almost all UK employees (94%) have money worries, with 77% saying it affects them at work, according to research from Close Brothers Asset Management

Soft skills as important as hard skills to recruiters

Employers’ hiring priorities are changing, with soft skills, pay transparency, and flexible working high on the agenda, according to the latest Global Talent Trends report from LinkedIn

How businesses can support staff with cancer

HR professionals must support both employees themselves and other managers and team members who will be affected by a cancer diagnosis

More than half of Millennials plan to change jobs

More than half of Millennials (52%) plan to move jobs within the next two years and more than a third (34%) within the next 12 months, according to Tempo

A guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

What employers can do to support staff with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Can we scrap our employee bonus scheme?

If an employer wishes to remove an existing scheme, they should proceed with caution.

Government workers strike over pay and 'hostile environment' for migrants

Cleaners, receptionists, security guards and other support staff began a 48-hour strike yesterday

Few understand what the EHRC does

Both employees and employers are in the dark about what the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) does, according to the Business Disability Forum (BDF)

Stopping desk dining

Employees aren't making use of company facilities or their full lunch break

Hot topic: Mental and physical health parity, part two

Business leaders and unions have called for the government to ensure parity of treatment for mental health in the workplace through obliging employers to offer mental health first aid, with...