Operational Efficiency

UK businesses isolating Hindu employees

A lack of representation is leading Hindu employees to feel isolated at work.

Christmas parties: social media, sexual harassment and the right not to attend 

The annual Christmas party is a tradition that has endured in the UK, despite disruption and societal change in recent years. It is worth employers reminding themselves of the pitfalls of an...

Women have stopped earning for 2022, the same as in 2020

Equal Pay Day, the point in the year where women effectively stop earning relative to men because of the gender pay gap, fell on 20 November this year.

Employer guilty of sexual harassment by appeal process

Railway infrastructure services firm VolkerRail has been found guilty of sexual harassment against a former employee due to the way it handled the claimant’s grievance and appeal process.

Working mothers looking for new jobs as inflation spikes

More than half (55%) of working mothers in the UK have said they will look for new jobs in the next 12 months, according to research from employment support service Working Mums.

Umbrella firm accused of skimming money from contractors

Umbrella company Liquid Friday has been accused of skimming money from its contractors by independent worker advocacy site Contractor Voice.

Autumn budget 2022 pledges tax freezes and wage boost

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gave his budget announcement to parliament today (17 November), as he officially announced the UK is in the midst of a recession.

Unions and charities demand Statutory Sick Pay reforms

The Trades Union Congress (TUC), Unison and Business Disability Forum (BDF) are among a collection of unions and charities calling on government to reform Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) legislation.

Retired workers recruited back into the workforce

Almost three quarters (72%) of UK employers are looking to hire workers who retired during the pandemic, according to research from LinkedIn.

Made.com staff seek legal action after Zoom sackings

Former employees of furniture retailer Made.com are seeking legal action after being made redundant during a Zoom call.

How might the autumn statement use the immigration system as a tool for growth?

Talk last week that prime minister Rishi Sunak is considering a growth visa for skilled migrants, an idea previously championed by Liz Truss, is likely to be welcomed by employers struggling to...

Candidates with convictions benefit from shift in employer attitude

UK employers are more likely to hire people with previous criminal convictions than they were a decade ago, according to research from Working Chance, an employment charity for women with convictions.