Operational Efficiency

BBC announces increased support for parents of premature babies

The BBC has announced that its employees will receive additional maternity or paternity pay if their baby is born prematurely

Hot topic: Extended maternity rights

The government has set out proposals to increase rights for pregnant women and new mothers through protecting them against redundancy for six months after they return to work

Back to basics... Outsourcing freelancer payroll

Our back to basics series brings you top tips from industry experts on the bread and butter areas of HR

Third have taken no action on gender pay gap

This International Women's Day the Young Women’s Trust is calling for positive action and transparency on salaries

Why proposed NDA reform helps employers

The landscape will in fact look very similar, and by stripping out abuses the ability to rely on an NDA clause is potentially strengthened

Government's disabled worker targets: Experts respond

Amber Rudd's plans to change the benefits system and get more disabled people into work have received a mixed response

Private sector IR35 plans come under fire

The government has launched a consultation on IR35 in the private sector prompting criticism of the public sector roll-out

Preventing illegal working – the new employer checking service

All employers in the UK have a duty to prevent illegal working by carrying out right to work checks on prospective employees

Nearly a quarter don't trust HR

While the majority of employees hold positive perceptions of HR there are still a large number who have not been won over

MPs promised vote on post-Brexit workers' rights changes

Parliament will be given a say after Brexit on adopting future EU rules on workers' rights, the prime minister will announce today

HR being deliberately targeted in cyber security attacks

Hackers are hoping to access data through HR professionals, so they must understand how to stay secure

Mathematically-impossible 2017 gender pay gap figures yet to be corrected

HR professionals must be taught to be statisticians if gender pay gap data is to be calculated accurately, expert warns