Employees’ poor people skills negatively affecting SMEs

Employees with bad people skills have lost clients for a third of UK SMEs, according to Tempo research

Tesco business plans put 1,816 jobs at risk

Supermarket chain Tesco intends to change in-store bakeries at larger shops, possibly making 1,816 employees redundant

Is HR a hypocrite when it comes to D&I?

With CIPD data showing the HR profession is overwhelmingly female, white and straight, is HR itself walking the talk on diversity and inclusion?

How to combat loneliness in remote workers

Loneliness is a growing problem and can be particularly acute among remote staff who are often working alone

Cabinet Office seeks HR policy lead

Downing Street is recruiting an HR chief to oversee human resources policy for ministerial special advisers

Coronavirus and its potential impact on employee rights

There could be backlash from employees if businesses have to cut staff or reduce hours as a response to drops in business due to the coronavirus

Barclays installs spyware on employees’ computers

Barclays has come under scrutiny after it installed ‘Big Brother-style’ monitoring software in its London headquarters

Legal-ease: TUPE's application to workers

According to a recent employment tribunal case the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (‘TUPE’) do apply to workers

Points-based immigration to open UK to highly-skilled workers

The UK government has revealed further details of its points-based immigration system, due to start on 1 January 2021

One in seven NHS staff have experienced physical violence at work

The NHS Staff Survey 2019 has revealed the scale of harassment and abuse many of its employees face while at work

Is workplace data the future of employment law?

Data-intensive employment law, based on huge data sets, could soon be commonplace