Health and wellbeing investments made in manufacturing industry

The manufacturing industry is investing in workforce health and wellbeing, with 90% of companies reporting productivity boosts as a result

UK businesses failing informal carers

Informal carers are being left behind by UK businesses, new research from care, health and wellbeing service WeMa Care has revealed

HR's guide to workplace dementia support

What employers can do to assist employees with a dementia diagnosis

Workers holding multiple temporary roles

?More than one in 10 (12%) workers in the UK have multiple jobs and consider temporary work as their main role, according to research from Reed

Good work and D&I in retail

?A crucial issue for retail HR is counteracting any temptation on retail bosses’ part to react to squeezed margins with moves that essentially compromise working conditions

What are the main political parties’ workplace policies?

Skills and employment pledges aren’t necessarily headline issues this election, but there are still plenty of them

Labour manifesto: What HR needs to know

With just three weeks to go until the UK heads to the polls, here's the latest employment and HR-related policies from Labour

Think tank calls for higher minimum wage for freelancers

As the number of self-employed people continues to rise, Demos is calling for freelancers to receive a higher minimum wage

Calls for shorter City trader working hours welcomed

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has announced it is considering cutting 90 minutes off the trading day in a bid to improve worker mental health and attract more women and working parents to the...

Banning out-of-hours emails could harm employee wellbeing

Personalising rules around out-of-hours email access is better for employee stress levels than blanket bans, say researchers