A Conservative health minister was accused of cronyism after he overlooked civil servants’ concerns that hiring an associate presented a conflict of interest, the Guardian reported (24 June).

A quarter (25%) of HR leaders cited business growth, change and transformation as their top concern, a study by management specialist platform, the Talent Labs, has shown (24 June).

A chief constable of Northamptonshire Police who lied and exaggerated his naval rank, length of service and achievements has been dismissed for gross misconduct.

Sales advisers were racially harassed, a tribunal has ruled, after a manager used racial slurs against them and another manager excused the behaviour as "banter".

When Einstein discovered the theory of relativity, he was not at his desk tinkering with his calculator. He was sitting on a train, watching light bounce.

We delve into the latest book releases for HR professionals.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) released its manifesto yesterday (19 June 2024) ahead of the UK general election on 4 July. The SNP manifesto highlights workers’ rights, tax and immigration.

A medic at Bromley ambulance station who reported that she had walked in on one of her female colleagues performing a sex act on a male manager was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.

It's time to make social mobility an essential part of any company’s agenda.

Bosses at a bakery in Wrexham did not do enough to make reasonable adjustments for a man registered as blind before dismissing him during his probation period, a tribunal ruled.

The Reform UK party has released its manifesto – which it calls a "contract" – ahead of the general election. It focuses on immigration, tax, employment rights, DEI and small-to-medium enterprises...

The number of people in insecure work in the UK has reached an all-time high of 4.1 million, or one in eight people, analysis by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has revealed (14 June).