Why WEI should replace DEI

For healthier, more engaged, and more aligned workforces, employers need to stop treating wellbeing, engagement, and inclusion separately.

Work coaches set to tackle long-term unemployment

The UK government announced yesterday (6 March) plans to use 1,000 work coaches to help long-term unemployed people into work.

Sick pay reform is overdue, it’s time to put it right

It’s sickening that millions across the UK don’t currently have access to sick pay if they are unwell.

A third of doctors state their work is impaired by tiredness

A third of NHS doctors are so tired that their ability to work is impaired, a survey has found.

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“Substantial” increase in judges’ safety concerns

Judges’ concerns over their personal safety in court have substantially increased over the last two years, research suggests.

Young people favour working from home, research shows

Only one in 10 (10%) young adults, aged 18 to 27, want to work in the office full-time, according to research from The Times.

Supercharging inclusion for working parents and carers

How can organisations best support employees who are parents and carers? HR magazine editor Charissa King chaired a discussion on this topic at the Inclusive Workplace Conference. Georgia Lewis...

Employers can’t afford not to support employees with endometriosis

New data from the Office for National Statistics reveals a stark reality: patients with endometriosis face a persistent wage gap, earning £56 less monthly within five years of diagnosis.

GPs face “extraordinary” increase in abuse, says medical director

There has been an “extraordinary” increase in abuse directed towards GPs and healthcare employees, according to NHS England’s primary care medical director.

How should HR prepare for the domestic abuse leave law?

By preparing now for the proposed changes to employment law set out in the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill, HR can help employers provide support for victims and survivors.

Employers must improve support for people on jury duty

Every year 200,000 people in the UK are summoned for jury service. It’s a non-negotiable, unpaid civic duty. If we're really honest with ourselves, are businesses properly prepared to support...