Employers will be asked to pay National Insurance and employer pension contributions for furloughed workers from August, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.
We shine a light on the effort businesses have made, big and small, to support their staff and the community during the coronavirus pandemic.
UK mothers are facing job insecurity and increased childcare responsibilities during lockdown, a new study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and UCL Institute of Education revealed.
As the roadmap for lifting lockdown restrictions is drawn, employers are looking to how they protect the health of their employees returning to work.
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the UK’s Equal Pay Act, yet employment tribunal records suggest that employers still have a long way to go before it’s aims are achieved.
HR magazine's Tech Q&A series explores the latest software on the market to give HR leaders insight into new solutions that could work for them. Vanessa McKeever, HR director at Fujifilm, gives her...
The vast majority (90%) of employers agree that financial worries have a negative impact on an employee’s mental health, a survey by fintech company Smarterly has found.
COVID-19 will continue to cause difficulty for employers even when the worst effects of the pandemic have passed.
Two-fifths (42%) of companies have made or are planning to make changes to their employee benefit programmes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it has had on working life.
Following the news that Emanuel Gomes, a cleaner at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), passed away from COVID-19 earlier this month, several questions have arisen as to whether enough is being done to...
Almost half (41%) of all calls made by employees to their organisation’s employee assistance programme (EAP) are for mental health concerns, new figures show.
A lack of employee recognition for their contributions is the single biggest factor for British people feeling disengaged at work, according to Achievers.
