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Wellbeing | Employers must prevent work-related stress, HSE says

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...

ESG | HR wants ESG-aligned benefits

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...

Fertility | Fertility at work: Insights from The F Word at Work live

Leaders of Fertility Matters At Work, a company dedicated to improving fertility support, and Deutsche Bank hosted ‘The F Word at Work’ live event yesterday (4 November), in partnership with wellbeing...

Diversity and inclusion | How employers can support black female leaders

As the new Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, assembles her top team, we asked HR leaders how employers can support and encourage black, brown and non-white female leaders.

Employment law | Gig worker firm slated for tipping law exception claim

A Netherlands-based gig economy firm has been criticised after it claimed that its contractors were exempt from new tipping laws in the UK, the Guardian reported on 3 November.

Working parents | Half of working mums unhappy with return to work

Half (52%) of working mothers in the UK who have returned to work after having a baby are not satisfied with the support they received, a report published today (4 November) by women’s educational...

Flexible working | Amazon employees slate “non-data-driven” return to office mandate

Hundreds of Amazon employees have criticised the tech company’s decision to require employees return to the office five days a week from January 2025.

Tax | What was missing in the Autumn Budget? HR responds

Did the Autumn Budget meet HR's expectations? We asked commentators what they wanted from the announcement made by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, on Wednesday (30 October).

Retention | How HR can retain Gen Z employees

Gen Z employees are difficult to retain, according to Jane Lu, CEO of Australian fashion brand ShowPo.

Budget | Autumn Budget 2024: HR reacts

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first budget in 14 years yesterday (30 October). We round up HR's reactions.

Language barriers | McDonald’s manager questions delivery drivers’ English skills

The campaign group Worker Info Exchange claimed that representatives of McDonald’s bullied, discriminated and exploited Uber Eats drivers after a leaked voice recording showed a manager raising issues...

Strategic HR | Three quarters of executives use AI to focus on strategy

More than three quarters (76%) of UK executives have reported that AI allows them to focus on more high-level strategic work, research commissioned by computer software TeamViewer has shown.