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Conference | CIPD Festival of Work 2025: Day-two round-up

Yesterday (12 June) was the second and concluding day of this year's CIPD Festival of Work conference. Read our top five takeaways.

Health | Workplace blood drives: How to get started and why

As National Blood Week (9 to 15 June) draws to a close, and the NHS continues to face a blood shortage, we asked commentators how employers can help.

Conference | CIPD Festival of Work 2025: Day-one round-up

The CIPD Festival of Work 2025 began at the Excel centre in London on Wednesday (11 June). Here are some of the highlights from day one of the conference programme.

Culture | Union had a "pervasive" fraud culture, auditor rules

Auditors concluded that there was a “pervasive fraud environment” at one of the UK’s largest trade unions, along with a culture that “did not challenge” financial transactions.

Talent management | Leaders urge employers to better support ageing workers

Business and government leaders met yesterday (10 June) to discuss how employers can make best use of the opportunities offered by the UK’s ageing workforce.

Discrimination | BBC suspension: How should HR address disability discrimination?

An EastEnders TV star has been suspended by the BBC after using an ableist slur while filming Strictly Come Dancing last November, according to reports published on Saturday (7 June).

Wellbeing | HR professionals more than twice as likely to experience depression, report finds

Almost half (44%) of HR professionals meet the criteria for clinically significant symptoms of depression, according to a report released on Monday (9 June).

Pay and reward | How to become a living wage accredited employer

More than 16,000 employers now pay the real living wage, representatives of the Living Wage Foundation announced last month. We asked commentators how even more employers can get on board.

Communications | Restaurant fallout: How should organisations handle public scrutiny?

A steakhouse business has faced public scrutiny since issuing a statement on Friday (6 June) after asking far-right activist Tommy Robinson to leave its London restaurant.

Skills | Lack of soft skills hampers performance, research suggests

Three quarters (75%) of UK employers admitted to hiring a candidate with strong technical skills who later underperformed due to a lack of soft skills and cultural alignment, according to research...

Employment tribunal | Former HS2 whistleblower wins £320k

A former worker on the railway project HS2 has won £319,070.95 after being unfairly dismissed for accusing his bosses of disguising the true price of the delayed railway project, according to a...

Employment tribunal | Former chef wins £13k after work argument is blamed on medical conditions

A former chef has won £13,455 after an argument she had at work in front of customers was attributed to symptoms of anxiety, depression and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).