Operational Efficiency

Pensions having no impact on attraction or retention

A 'quiet pension revolution' is taking place but businesses are struggling to engage employees

Councils move to support parents of premature babies

Waltham Forest Council believes it is the first UK local authority to introduce extended leave for parents of premature babies

The tax on share options is unfair

More needs to be done to tackle two fundamental issues that overshadow share options' advantages

Firms expect government to make pensions mandatory

Businesses also expect the government to increase auto-enrolment minimum contributions beyond 8%

IR35 Forum suggests it's time to prepare for private sector reform

Signs still point towards an announcement in this year's Autumn Budget, with the new rules perhaps coming into force in April 2019

Current policies failing working fathers, MPs say

New report calls for reforms to workplace policies to better support fathers seeking more active childcare roles

Workers reject jobs based on poor technology

Marketing professionals most value technology when looking for a new role out of all the sectors

Asking employees to 'spy' on each other

Employers can ask employees to report colleagues for infractions but they should consider the negative implications

MPs call for end to unpaid trial shifts

MPs are calling for unpaid trial shifts to be banned, as Unite reveals that complaints have risen six-fold over the past three years.

Financial wellbeing is being overlooked

Employee loan schemes can be introduced to help workers facing financial difficulties

Skillsets biggest obstacle to HR's GDPR response

HR could lead GDPR and step up into data protection roles, said speakers at a HR magazine and Sage webinar

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Encouraging female staff to speak up with confidence

Just 8% of women find it easy to make their voice heard at work, and women are 68% more likely than men to say they never feel comfortable expressing themselves