London hospitals develop cloud platform to fill staffing shortages

London hospitals are using a centralised online staffing platform to fill urgent vacancies on the COVID-19 frontline.

A third of employers do not provide financial support if staff are diagnosed with a serious illness such as cancer

?According to research from industry body Group Risk Development (GRiD), 9% of UK businesses said that providing financial support is not their responsibility

Annual leave bottleneck could cost UK SMEs £1,022 per employee

SMEs could be looking at a bill of up to £255,500 if employees don’t take their annual leave allowance this year, research by coworking company Instant Offices has revealed

Working from home saves UK drivers over quarter of a billion pounds in fuel

Lockdown restrictions and essential travel guidelines have saved the UK’s driving population £267 million in fuel costs during the COVID-19 outbreak

Labour leader Keir Starmer calls for workers to know how much colleagues are earning

Labour party leader Keir Starmer has announced his support of the Fawcett Society’s ‘right to know’ campaign which allows workers to know how much their colleagues are earning.

Chancellor details plans to end furlough scheme

Employers will be asked to pay National Insurance and employer pension contributions for furloughed workers from August, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.

Which companies are going the extra mile for employees during coronavirus? Part one

We shine a light on the effort businesses have made, big and small, to support their staff and the community during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mothers face job insecurity and increased childcare responsibilities during lockdown

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.

Addressing anxiety on employees' return to work

As the roadmap for lifting lockdown restrictions is drawn, employers are looking to how they protect the health of their employees returning to work.

Equal pay complaints cause 12% of employment tribunals

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.

Tech Q&A: Fujifilm on why it chose CorLife

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...

Financial worries have profound impact on employee mental health

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.