Childcare costs rise three times faster than wages

?Working parents with children under five have seen nursery fees rise three times faster than their wages over the past decade, according to the TUC

Preparing for employees' subject access requests

As much as HR should be hoping for genuine requests from concerned employees without a broader agenda, they should prepare for the worst

Hiring managers asking off-limit interview questions

?As many as 85% of interviewers have admitted to asking discriminatory questions during the recruitment process, including about age and plans to have children

Who monitors those doing the monitoring?

Artificial intelligence can take employee monitoring to new levels. But do the supposed productivity gains outweigh privacy concerns?

Legal lowdown: Tackling transphobia at work

Gender reassignment is a protected characteristic, but employers need to do more to stamp out discrimination

What to do when facing bullying claims

The question is not how to prevent claims by employees, but how to prevent bullying and harassment in the workplace in the first place

MTR Crossrail: HR on the right track

A strong emphasis on engagement, employee voice and diversity has helped make MTR Crossrail a transport giant in just four years

Working parents struggling to support families

Low-paid parents working full time aren't earning enough to provide their family with a basic lifestyle, according to research

Half of workers think they're being monitored by bosses

Workers worry bosses will use surveillance data to set unfair targets, micromanage them and take away autonomy

The dangers of being too trusting

Companies place a lot of faith in their employees as they see them as the future of their business

House of Fraser sale prompts worker rights concerns

Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has agreed to buy House of Fraser for £90 million, prompting concerns around the future treatment of workers at the department store chain

Employees need to be financially responsible

You can care about employees – most of us wouldn’t be in the role if we didn’t – but ultimately we run businesses not charities