Operational Efficiency

Legal-ease: Time off for dependants

Employees, from the first day of their employment, have a statutory right to take reasonable unpaid time off to deal with certain unexpected emergencies concerning a dependant

Government publishes new guidance on gender pay gap

?As the reporting deadline for the second year approaches new guidance has been released to help employers close their gaps

Jon Addison: Stop planning and start acting on Brexit

Seismic geopolitical shifts have led talent professionals to focus on contingency planning for the future but they must also focus on the present, according to LinkedIn UK’s Jon Addison

Wealth distribution in the future world of work

How money could be fairly distributed in different, potentially 'post-job' future worlds, and the implications for the psychology of work

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Hot topic: Helping with employee finances, part two

HMRC recently ordered Iceland to compensate its employees after its voluntary savings scheme, designed to ring-fence pay for Christmas, led to underpayment of the minimum wage

HR should use tech to empower employees

Technology is critical in helping HR drive change at work, according to Andrea Winfield, UK HR director at Microsoft

HRD Summit keynote: People are the last competitive advantage

“One of the few sources of lasting advantage left is people”, according to academic Rita McGrath

Hot topic: Helping with employee finances

HMRC recently ordered Iceland to compensate its employees after its voluntary savings scheme, designed to ring-fence pay for Christmas, led to underpayment of the minimum wage

Boomerang employees: Re-hiring ex-staff

As the new year calls for a wave of recruitment, HR needs to think about the implications of rehiring ex-employees

Rare win for employers in employment status case

The latest employment tribunal case involving Olympic athlete Jessica Varnish is perhaps the most high-profile example of an employment status dispute to date