Jobs that pay below the national living wage continue to be advertised, research from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) revealed last week (21 August). How can HR combat this?
Traditional job descriptions have become relics in a world that demands agility, creativity, and resilience. These fixed documents, often seen as necessary evils, stifle innovation and personal...
As tomorrow's (23 August) deadline for entering the HR Excellence Awards 2024 looms, we share Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust's award-winning strategy.
Understanding lived experience is vital. So when will we stop guessing and start learning from disabled talent?
In the run-up to the Friday 23 August deadline for entering this year's HR Excellence Awards, we share the story of how People Station won the first-ever HR Consultancy of the Year award.
More than 160,000 people in the UK have had minor childhood transgressions disclosed to prospective employers during a background check in the past decade, the Telegraph revealed on Monday (19...
As Friday's deadline (23 August) for entering this year's HR Excellence awards nears, we share how last year's winner, the facility management business Mitie, won the trophy for Best Early Careers...
As students receive their A-level results this morning (15 August), we asked HR how they can support younger workers entering the workplace.
The employment rate was slightly up in the last quarter as unemployment fell, the July labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed today (13 August). Annual wage...
We asked employment lawyers how to ensure that companies wanting to recruit candidates from minority groups – ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) – do not unintentionally discriminate.
Hertfordshire County Council recruited for more than 100 roles by introducing an ‘apply anytime’ recruitment campaign and implementing an onboarding learning programme to improve its statutory...
Nepotism and cronyism is widely frowned upon. But there is no legal obligation to prevent it and, according to April 2023 research, workers often get their job through a personal connection.
