The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a campaign to encourage employers to meet their legal duty to prevent work-related stress during Stress Awareness Week. Today (6 November) is Stress...
Nearly nine in 10 (86%) HR decisionmakers in the UK said it is either a ‘priority’ or ‘fairly important’ for them to work with employee benefits companies that have a strong environmental, social and...
The number of sick days UK employees take has increased 41% in the last three years, according to a report by jobs platform Totaljobs.
Crisis events are more frequent, severe and unpredictable than ever. For businesses, being under-prepared for myriad crisis scenarios is also costlier than ever.
The government could increase employers' national insurance contributions in the autumn budget, on 30 October. Our commentators analyse how business leaders might react.
Tessa Boshoff, vice-president of HR at education provider Wall Street English, tells Millicent Machell how she helped a ‘sleeping giant’ awaken into an online learning powerhouse.
Research shows that women are still overlooked and undervalued in talent reviews, but the good news is there is plenty that HR leaders can do to change this.
Half of UK employees (51%) would not feel safe disclosing if their company was breaking the law, research by Bloomsbury Square Employment Law has found.
Time pressure and risk avoidance often create blind spots that can lead to bad decision-making when handling whistleblowing reports. How can we avoid this?
NHS Foundation Trust failed to make reasonable adjustments for an administrator who struggled to concentrate in a noisy office following a brain haemorrhage, a tribunal found.
Over two fifths (44%) of employees feel their workplace status indicator on tools such as Teams or Slack means they need to always appear available online, research by employee benefits provider...
HR leaders face mounting pressure as finance teams focus on cost management, requiring HR to justify headcount and prove ROI. A disconnect with finance can exacerbate these challenges, while alignment...
