Operational Efficiency

Farage's proposed clampdown on remote work: HR reacts

MP Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK political party, made headlines last week by promising that local councils under Reform control would clamp down on working from home. He was subsequently...

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How can HR prepare for the EU pay transparency directive?

The 2026 deadline for European businesses to implement an EU pay transparency directive is fast approaching, with Ireland being the latest country to turn this directive into legislation.

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Why equality will define the future of work

By 2050, the UK workforce will be more diverse than ever, with black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds comprising a significant portion of the labour market.

How can HR help close the pension savings gap?

Single mothers, people with disabilities and carers are among the underpensioned groups that are most at-risk of retirement poverty, according to research published today (30 April).

Are good workplace relations the answer to Britain’s ‘productivity puzzle’?

At Acas, we see every day how unhealthy workplace relations can damage businesses, people and the wider economy. Conflict at work, when not managed early or well, is a hidden productivity killer.

UEL hosts its first ethnicity pay gap conference

The HR magazine team attended the ethnicity pay gap conference in London yesterday (29 April), organised by the University of East London (UEL)'s Office for Institutional Equity. We outline the...

Employee wins £5k after colleagues' homophobic remarks

A former removal firm worker has won £5,500 at tribunal after his supervisor and another colleague directed homophobic remarks at him.

How can HR reduce hidden disability discrimination at work?

Greggs, the food retailer, has issued an apology after an employee reportedly stopped a customer from using the disabled toilet unless she proved she was disabled.

Black employee wins £35k after comment implied smoking drugs

Asking a black employee “what are you smoking” is harassment relating to race, an employment tribunal has ruled.

Mother who faced an empty office after maternity leave wins £25k

A former recruiter has won £25,000 after her employer failed to provide return-to-work accommodations after her maternity leave, a tribunal has heard.

Employees know less about pensions than they claim, study finds

UK workers know less about their pensions than they claim, research published on Monday (21 April) shows.

Half of Gen Z workers experience a generational divide at work

Nearly half (45%) of Gen Z workers believe there is a generational divide in the workplace, research has revealed.