Operational Efficiency

Budget 2020: what can we expect?

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the highly anticipated 2020 Budget yesterday, promising to protect UK SME businesses and support those who are off work due to the coronavirus

Climate change among workers’ top concerns

UK employees are becoming more vocal about the climate emergency in the workplace, according to research

Internships “crucial” for non-Russell-Group graduates

Eighty-three per cent of recent non-Russell-Group graduates feel that they wouldn’t have been able to secure their first graduate role without an internship, compared to just 14% of their Russell...

Is microaggression D&I training a step too far?

Training can certainly increase awareness of ignorant comments, but can also cause divisions and hypersensitivity

Companies struggling to retain BAME and female graduates

Companies are struggling to retain BAME and women trainees within their workforce, according to a new report for the Institute of Student Employers (ISE)

DWP ‘shocked’ by own disability tribunal record

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has reportedly lost more employment tribunals for disability discrimination than any other employer in the UK since 2016

How can businesses stay safe during a virus outbreak?

There are many steps organisations can take to prevent and control the outbreak of coronavirus, but employee welfare must take priority

What will return-to-work practices look like in the future?

A roundtable discussed how workplaces and employers will need to change to better accommodate parents returning to work

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Financial firms’ pay gap has risen

?Several financial firms are reportedly paying men on average almost 25% more than the women according to the latest gender pay gap reporting

Revised IR35 making contractors look for permanent roles

Due to the UK government’s upcoming revised tax rules, 19% of contractors have said they are looking for permanent roles

Breaking the menopause stigma

As International Women's Day approaches it's time to tackle various 'taboos' including the menopause

John Lewis cuts bonus to lowest level in decades

John Lewis and Waitrose staff will receive a bonus of just 2% in 2020, which is their lowest payout in 67 years