Operational Efficiency

Salary transparency in job ads reaches six year low

The number of job ads where salary is advertised has decreased during 2022, reaching its lowest level in the last six years.

Building fairer recruitment through D&I policy

For many employers, improving diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority, with the goal of working towards fairer organisations. But too often hiring and promotion practice does not...

Co-op launches fertility leave policy for 60,000 employees

Co-op has rolled out its new fertility treatment policies for employees and their partners who are going through the process.

An end to the pay taboo - how to personalise employee compensation

At a time of stagflation and worries over cost of living and utility bill shock, it’s natural that many of us will be looking at our compensation packages and checking whether we’re receiving the...

HR horror stories: the blood-curdling problems Peninsula has had to deal with this year

It’s spooky season and no one is safe, not even the world of HR. Whether it’s the horrifying case of the green-eyed monster or safety going up in smoke, HR is always there to solve the mystery.

Cost of living leads workers to opt out of pensions

More workers are opting out of workplace pension contributions as the cost of living continues to soar.

Why redundancy should only be a last resort

Rising costs and interest rates may be leading some to look at their headcount. But there are sound reasons for finding alternatives to redundancy.  

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Firefighters win compensation in pension discrimination dispute

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has won compensation for almost 9,000 members from the government after successfully proving that changes to firefighter pensions were discriminatory towards younger...

Worker harassed for side hustle wins £22,000 tribunal claim

A bank worker has won £22,000 from an employment tribunal after being advised not to advertise her cake business on social media while on leave.

Most UK businesses unable to sponsor overseas workers

The vast majority of UK businesses are unable to bring in overseas workers to help ease talent shortages.

Don’t believe the CV is dead

The CV always was, and still is, the key to unlocking the interview gates. It’s not that digital technology has passed executive search by, in fact, it has helped enormously, but nothing quite...

Forgetting Facebook: how Dishoom rebuilt internal comms

Restaurant chain Dishoom used the pandemic as an opportunity to bring employees together despite business grounding to a halt, finds Nosa Omoigui