The number of sick days UK employees take has increased 41% in the last three years, according to a report by jobs platform Totaljobs.
The UK payroll landscape continues to evolve at pace. Rather than HR leaders shying away from this, it’s something to be viewed as a real opportunity.
Government ministers are exploring the option to move the Post Office to an employee-ownership model, according to a Sky News report on 21 October.
Recent years have seen real progress in the workplace to better support employees facing challenges. The Equality Act (2010) plays a key role, protecting people with certain characteristics such as...
Two thirds (66%) of employees reported that colleagues not pulling their weight was the most annoying behaviour at work, according to research by workplace mediation service Acas.
More than three quarters (77%) of frontline workers reported they were dissatisfied with something at work, according to research by workplace operations platform Safety Culture, published on 22...
Crisis events are more frequent, severe and unpredictable than ever. For businesses, being under-prepared for myriad crisis scenarios is also costlier than ever.
Insurance marketplace Lloyd’s improved its recruitment of ethnically diverse talent after introducing its Inclusive Futures programme in November 2023. Honey Wyatt reports.
The intersection of menopause and ADHD is an emerging area of interest. While 23% of women consider resigning due to the impact of menopause, understanding how menopause exacerbates ADHD symptoms and...
There has been no notable change in the pay gap between disabled and non-disabled employees since 2014, according to data from the Office for National Statistics, published on 17 October.
Female representation on FTSE 350 executive committees has fallen for the first time in eight years, according to research by gender parity consultancy The Pipeline.
Employers do not have to be experts in domestic abuse, but they should understand how to support victim-survivors, said leaders at the Employers Initiative on Domestic Abuse conference (16 October...
