Two-thirds (66%) of UK organisations had no plans in place for responding to a pandemic before the COVID-19 outbreak, new research from Databarracks shows.

?The UK government has confirmed that from Wednesday 13 May those who are unable to work from home should be ‘actively encouraged’ to return to work.

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) is to be extended by four months to the end of October 2020

Employers should introduce a 'four days on, ten days off' work rota to limit contact between staff and prevent the virus from spreading as the population returns to work.

HR must understand the happiness of its employees if they are going to perform effectively through COVID-19.

A huge amount of focus has been on employers’ reactions to COVID-19. And rightly so.

Spotify data has revealed the world’s most popular working from home tracks, as workers hunker down during the coronavirus lockdown.

Almost half (47%) of workers believe their employer will ditch widespread remote working once the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

The cut-off date for companies to apply to the furlough scheme has been extended

In times of unprecedented crisis, business leaders often fall into the trap of jumping straight into ‘troubleshoot’ mode rather than ‘assess and analyse’.

HR leaders have been warned that remote working may see a rise in domestic abuse cases after calls to the National Domestic Abuse helpline saw a 25% increase since the lockdown began.

Seventy per cent of UK employees are confident their employers can get through the pandemic crisis, according to consumer intelligence firms Toluna and Harris Interactive