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Discrimination | Google agrees to pay $28m in alleged discrimination case

Google agreed on Tuesday (18 March) to pay $28 million (£21.5 million) to settle a lawsuit alleging the company gave white and Asian employees better pay and career opportunities than employees of...

Welfare | New welfare reforms may negatively impact employers, commentators warn

Commentators have warned that the UK government's overhaul of the welfare system, which aims to help sick and disabled people into work, may negatively impact employers.

Data protection | Corporate espionage lawsuit raises questions over safeguarding information

Leaders of HR software platform Rippling have sued a rival business, Deel, for alleged corporate espionage. The case raises questions around safeguarding company information.

IR35 | Sports pundit must pay £300,000 after losing IR35 appeal

A former Liverpool footballer and Sky Sports commentator has lost an IR35 appeal at the upper-tier tribunal and consequently received a tax bill of almost £300,000.

Recruitment | Employers and jobseekers disagree on 'quality', research reveals

There is a disconnect in the UK job market, research suggests: three quarters (74%) of employers struggle to find ‘quality’ candidates while two thirds (64%) of jobseekers report having trouble...

AI | Teaching union fears AI could lead to job losses

National Education Union (NEU) leaders are concerned that AI teaching tools could result in workers in the education sector losing their jobs, Sky News has reported.

Older workers | How can HR support employees in their 60s to remain in work?

More than three quarters (78%) of UK workers are confident they could do their job, or one like it, by the time they are 60. However, this number falls to just half (49%) when asked if they could do...

Employment tribunals | Lawyers call for more support as employment tribunal cases soar

The number of open single case claims made to employment tribunal has increased by almost a third in one year, new data has revealed.

Pay and reward | No John Lewis staff bonuses for third year, despite profits

John Lewis has announced that its staff will not receive a bonus, despite a 73% jump in profits.

Flexible working | One in three disabled workers want more time working from home

Nearly one in three disabled workers (30%) who are hybrid working would like to spend more of their work time working at home, new research has found.

Wellbeing | Three quarters of CEOs feel overworked and burned out

Three quarters (77%) of UK CEOs feel overworked and burned out, according to analysis published on Tuesday (11 March) by LHH, a talent solutions provider which is part of the recruitment business...

Conference | Health and Wellbeing at Work 2025: Day two round-up

Influential HR leaders inspired attendees of the 'Best Place to Work' seminar theatre yesterday (12 March), at Birmingham’s NEC, for the second and final day of this year's Health and Wellbeing at...