By preparing now for the proposed changes to employment law set out in the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill, HR can help employers provide support for victims and survivors.
Every year 200,000 people in the UK are summoned for jury service. It’s a non-negotiable, unpaid civic duty. If we're really honest with ourselves, are businesses properly prepared to support...
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of UK employees say it is important that their employer offers a responsibly invested pension, according to research from pensions provider Scottish Widows published today...
Although it is positive that employers are already introducing more generous parental leave policies, there needs to be an accompanying shift in employers’ cultures to dismantle the bias that...
Nearly three quarters (71%) of job postings in the UK include pay details, compared to 50% in France and 16% in Germany, research from the recruitment firm Indeed’s Hiring Lab has confirmed.
A second Labour MP has apologised for his membership of a WhatsApp group chat containing sexist and racist comments.
An employment tribunal has ruled that voodoo or voodooism is a protected belief. after an employee told her colleague "I’m like a voodoo doll with needles in her eyes" to describe how tired she was.
Half (49%) of health and disability benefit recipients feel they will never be able to work again, according to a report from the Department for Work and Pensions.
The final day of the HR Minds Summit took place in Birmingham yesterday (6 February 2025). Read on for a round-up of insights from day two.
A computer analyst has been told by a tribunal that a belief in his own psychic ability does not qualify as a protected belief.
HR magazine's editorial team is in Birmingham for the HR Minds Summit. Here's what we learned from day one, yesterday (5 February 2025).
The UK government's struggles to hire an HR director for its flagship energy company have sparked a discussion around HR's pay, and how the function is valued compared with other business verticals.
