Why are we still seeing age discrimination when hiring senior workers?

There are five common stereotypes around older workers that must be overcome for both society and business to benefit

Two years since the Taylor Review: What next?

It’s been two years since the government commissioned The Independent Review of Employment Practices in the Modern Economy, or the Taylor Review as it’s more commonly known

Employees unsupported when starting new roles

Two-fifths (40%) of employees do not receive onboarding support when starting a new job, according to research

Is this the end of free movement?

What the new Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report and its recommendations might mean for businesses

Boom in zero-hours contracts contributing to high employment

The number of UK workers on zero-hours contracts has more than tripled since 2012 and accounts for almost a quarter of employment growth, according to Adzuna

HR's coming home at the Football Association

Buoyed by the World Cup, HR at the Football Association is continuing to focus on diversity and getting the right fit for roles

Liability for contractors’ wrongdoing

The CoA recently upheld a High Court decision that Barclays was vicariously liable for sexual assaults made by a doctor working as an independent contractor

Assessing employee misuse of confidential information

How an employer can respond to an employee’s removal of confidential information

Hiring managers asking off-limit interview questions

?As many as 85% of interviewers have admitted to asking discriminatory questions during the recruitment process, including about age and plans to have children

Scraping the dark side of personality online

Computer-generated algorithms can examine people’s social media updates for negative personality traits, which could then be used in hiring decisions

Moving towards predictive analytics in HR

Analysing people data is nothing new, but too often HR focuses on what’s already happened

Poor charity cultures putting talent off

One in four (37%) people have been put off working for the charity sector by recent sexual harassment scandals, according to research from Kin&Co