Operational Efficiency

Immigration whitepaper pledges to “take control” of borders

A long-delayed whitepaper on Britain’s tough new immigration regime is published today, attracting criticism from cabinet members and business leaders

Government to introduce harassment code of practice

The government has announced it will work with the EHRC on a new code, but sanctions for non-compliance are also needed warn experts

Just one in five employers have plans to close gender pay gap

?The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) called on employers to outline their action plans ahead of next year’s reporting deadline

The 12 months of 2018: April

It's been an eventful year for HR-related issues hitting the headlines. Our 12 Days of Christmas countdown revisits each month's most notable happenings

We must create and advertise more flexible roles

More widespread and embedded flexible working practices will help solve key challenges for employers

HR takes centre stage at the Royal Shakespeare Company

Its HRD Jo Pitman wants to see a workforce as diverse as its performances, and HR has a leading role in achieving that

Workers' rights get "largest upgrade in a generation"

The government announced plans to give greater protections to gig economy workers today

How to protect your business from discrimination claims

There's a need to be proactive and address issues internally before they are addressed by employees externally

The 12 months of 2018: March

It's been an eventful year for HR-related issues hitting the headlines. Our 12 Days of Christmas countdown revisits each month's most notable happenings

Third in HR fail to delete personal data

Six months on from the GDPR there are discrepancies between data protection policies and practices

The 12 months of 2018: February

It's been an eventful year for HR-related issues hitting the headlines. Our 12 Days of Christmas countdown revisits each month's most notable happenings

Businesses must act now to meet the April 2019 payslip deadline

Next April will see the introduction of payslip changes that will affect all employers