A female electronics engineer has been awarded what is believed to be the largest equal pay settlement in Northern Ireland at an employment tribunal. She claimed that her employer paid her unequally...
A female property manager was harassed by her boss who suggested they should go to dinner and to his house in Turkey “for all the fun stuff”, a tribunal ruled.
The number of people not saving enough for a minimum retirement lifestyle has increased by 1.2 million people (3%) in the last year, a report from pensions provider Scottish Widows has revealed.
A new statutory Code of Practice on “dismissal and re-engagement”, commonly known as fire and rehire tactics, came into effect last Thursday (18 July). Employment lawyers debate whether it will make a...
Tiger de Souza, suicide prevention charity Samaritans' executive director of people and culture, joins the podcast to discuss how HR can consciously, intentionally build communication with its...
A new episode of the HR Most Influential podcast has gone live, featuring Tiger de Souza, executive director of people and culture at suicide prevention charity Samaritans.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released new guidance for employers on how to avoid discrimination on the basis of sex in job adverts. It has also clarified when transgender people...
Salary sacrifice could make a huge difference, if you can’t afford to offer a pay rise.
Vacancies continued to fall and unemployment rose in the last month, today's figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown.
King Charles’ speech yesterday (17 July) highlighted the legislative agenda of the new Labour government, which prioritises "making work pay”, stability, and sustainable economic growth. We asked HR...
A boss of a car sales property business who deliberately coughed in an employee’s face during the Covid-19 pandemic has been ordered by a tribunal to pay the employee £26,000.
Neurodivergent staff are at risk of falling off HR’s radar, according to new research, as a majority hide their condition from colleagues, and many feel unable to ask for adjustments at work.
