Does the rise in temporary workers mean the fall of company culture?

As businesses invest in building strong values and a distinct company culture to differentiate themselves in both the customer and talent markets, a growing contingent workforce raises concerns about...

DPD driver wins £20k after colleagues gossip about flexible working

An employee of the delivery company DPD was awarded £20,000 in compensation after colleagues shared details of his flexible working arrangement and spread gossip.

Post Office exploring employee-ownership model

Government ministers are exploring the option to move the Post Office to an employee-ownership model, according to a Sky News report on 21 October.

Make hybrid work healthy work

With the right strategies, business leaders can ensure that hybrid workers are both healthy and happy at work, research suggests, as Gemma Dale reports.

How can HR support seasonal workers?

Leaders of Morrisons announced yesterday (9 October) that the firm will be hiring 3,000 drivers ahead of the holiday season. Sainsbury’s is due to hire 20,0000 seasonal workers in the lead up to...

How Tessa Boshoff transformed Wall Street English

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.

Worker awarded £27k after employer failed to make adjustments

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. 

Three-quarters of employees would take a pay cut for four-day week

Three quarters (73%) of UK employees would take a pay cut in exchange for working four days a week, according to research published this week (25 September).

Changing demographics will shape work/life integration

As we look to the future of work, it's clear that the boundaries separating career and personal life are beginning to shift. Changing demographics, evolving attitudes and the rise of new technologies...

PwC set to ramp up employee monitoring

Leaders of the business services giant PwC are to begin monitoring their UK employees’ working locations, to make sure that they return to the office three days a week, the Guardian has reported.

Government plans right to request four-day work week

The UK government has announced plans to give full-time workers the right to request a four-day work week, the Telegraph reported (30 August).

How HR can successfully implement sabbaticals

Employers may be increasingly offering sabbaticals to their staff, studies suggest. We asked HR leaders how employers can successfully introduce sabbaticals.