The UK Labour Party has suspended MP Mike Amesbury after a video appeared to show him punching a man, The Guardian reported on Sunday (27 October).
The UK government is proposing that employers annually publish an action plan about their efforts to prevent sexual harassment within the workplace, or risk being added to a ‘name and shame’ list.
With 9.26 million people out of work in the UK, the demand on employers to help them back to work has never been higher. Food manufacturer and retailer Cook created its Ready and Working (RAW) Talent...
As businesses invest in building strong values and a distinct company culture to differentiate themselves in both the customer and talent markets, a growing contingent workforce raises concerns about...
Factory workers at aircraft manufacturer Boeing voted to reject a new contract offer that would have increased their wages by 35% over four years, and will remain on strike.
An employee of the delivery company DPD was awarded £20,000 in compensation after colleagues shared details of his flexible working arrangement and spread gossip.
The number of employment tribunals using WhatsApp messages as evidence has tripled since 2019, according to analysis of HM Courts and Tribunal Service data by law firm Nockolds.
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.
Meta is firing staff who misused its company meal voucher system to buy “non-food items”, BBC News reported on 17 October.
