Labour manifesto: What HR needs to know

With just three weeks to go until the UK heads to the polls, here's the latest employment and HR-related policies from Labour

Why mediation is the key to the Royal Mail meltdown

Royal Mail's bid to stop strikes by postal workers in the run-up to Christmas is being heard by the High Court, but mediation would perhaps have been the more effective route

Four ways to strategically focus on employee wellbeing

At the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition speakers throughout day one explained how they are focusing on employee wellbeing in a values-driven strategic way

Disabled people work two months a year for free

The average disabled worker stops getting paid today (4 November) until the end of the year as a result of the disability pay gap, according to new analysis by the TUC

Nowak: Power imbalances the root cause of workplace conflict

At the Redefining Resolution 2019 conference Paul Nowak said that conflict at work is a collective issue best solved with increased union power

Royal Mail workers vote for strike action

The Communication Workers Union claims Royal Mail is breaking the "progressive" agreement on pay, pensions and working hours reached last year

Liberata HRD: Employers must commit to ending violence at work

Liberata is the first private sector employer to sign Unison's End Violence at Work Charter

Former Thomas Cook staff take legal action

Courts will have to consider if the firm followed best practice given the short time window, legal experts say, as employees launch legal action over losing their jobs

Labour conference: What HR needs to know

The Labour party has announced a number of policies that could radically change the world of work at its conference in Brighton

Businesses and unions support global climate strike

?Unions and organisations have given their backing to the youth climate strikes today, as firms are urged to take more action on environmental issues

Wilko strikes: Pitfalls to avoid when changing contract terms

Thousands of workers at high-street chain Wilko have voted to walk out following a unilateral change to their working hours

Union power around the world

The UK may have been the birthplace of the trade union movement, but that doesn’t mean other countries have followed in its footsteps in terms of legislative power and national attitude