Operational Efficiency

Employers planning reduced working hours

Thirty-three per cent of UK employers plan to reduce working hours, cut pay or impose leave in the face of COVID-19

Protecting people's futures at the PPF

Over the years the Pension Protection Fund’s CPO has increased the reputation and influence of HR, enabling it to introduce key initiatives that benefit the business and the wider local community

Government to pay workers’ wages under furlough scheme during Coronavirus pandemic

The UK government has announced it will pay up to 80% of employees’ wages who are unable to work because of the Coronavirus pandemic

MAYBE DIFF SLANT Managing social and psychological threats when working abroad

Social and psychological threats can have a strong effect on how assignees feel and behave in their host environments

Back to basics... Away days

Our back to basics series brings you top tips from industry experts on the bread and butter areas of HR

Employers must adapt to seismic shifts in the pensions landscape

It is a time of major change in the retirement world as the risk and responsibility of providing pensions shifts from government and corporations to the increasingly anxious consumer

Older workers seen as costly and unproductive in the workplace

Older workers are often perceived as being less able to work and more expensive than younger workers, according to a Centre for Ageing Better report

Working from home costs employees £12 per month

Working from home accounts for £11.94 of UK employees’ monthly broadband bill

HRD's pocket guide to... liquidation

The HRD’s pocket guide series offers an explanation of areas outside day-to-day HR that business-savvy HRDs need to have a handle on

Online job interviews advised as part of social distancing

As the Coronavirus pandemic continues, recruitment firms are interviewing potential candidates who are working from home online

Virgin Atlantic staff told to take unpaid leave

Virgin Atlantic staff have been forced to take eight weeks of unpaid leave over the next three months to help the business survive during the Coronavirus pandemic

IR35 to be delayed for a year

IR35 implementation in the private sector will be delayed for a year given the current Coronavirus pandemic, it was confirmed last night (17 March)