Rewarding employees at Christmas

In HR it’s part of the job to know whether employees have been naughty or nice. HR magazine has scoured the shelves for the perfect gifts, so you don’t have to.

‘Much to be resolved’ following holiday pay ruling

Yesterday’s ruling that overtime will be included in holiday pay calculations still leaves uncertainty over many issues, according to CIPD employee relations adviser Mike Emmott.

The perils and pitfalls of the Christmas bonus

Christmas bonuses are a good idea but bad procedures could leave your company's reputation in tatters, warns Aaron Hayward, solicitor at Douglas-Jones Mercer Solicitors.

Living wage increases to £7.85

The national living wage for workers outside of London is being raised to £7.85 per hour, up from £7.65, from today (3 November 2014).

Financial education: whose job Is it?

HR websites and magazines have been flooded with articles about UK employers not providing any financial education to their employees, whereas well over half of employees would appreciate some.

'Smart drugs' in the workplace

Performance-enhancing drugs may be banned in many competitive sports - but not in our increasingly competitive and performance-focused workplaces. The current trend for research programmes exploring...

More auto-enrolment fines to come, warn experts

Employers who do not take pensions regulations could face more fines for not complying with auto-enrolment within the set timeframes, according to pensions experts.

'Rush to recruit' leads to drop in productivity

Employers recruiting larger numbers of new staff following the financial crash have put UK workplace productivity at risk, according to PwC HR consulting practice partner Anthony Bruce.

UK falls eight places in gender equality rankings

Women in the UK have seen their wages fall by an average of £2,700 over the past year – leading to the UK falling to 26th in the world for gender pay equality, according to a report by the World...

Lloyds confirms 9,000 job losses to aid 'digitalisation'

Lloyds Bank has confirmed it will reduce its workforce by 9,000 and close 200 branches as it aims to 'digitise' the business.

How to support men with cancer in the workplace

Work can be important to many people with cancer because it provides a sense of normality, purpose and focus. While the majority of people have a very positive experience of returning to work, men in...

Low-paid risk 'being left behind', says TUC

Research revealing that 5.2 million British workers are now low-paid demonstrates an increasing disparity between the lowest and highest paid, according to TUC general-secretary Frances O'Grady.