?Environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies are becoming more important to HR leaders.

?Concerns remain about the countries’ most vulnerable people returning to work following the the end of government’s shielding advice.

The UK government has brought in a new law to ensure employees under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) are given statutory redundancy pay based on their normal wage.

?A quarter of SME employees would like income protection in a post-COVID-19 workplace.

?According to the latest ONS data, 3.3 million people in the UK are often or always lonely. Due to lockdown and the social restrictions put in place due to coronavirus, this figure is expected to rise...

?The UK economy is missing out on £47 billion in pre-tax profit due to a lack of women in top executive roles.

?A quarter of working people do not want to reduce their hours of paid work to have more free time.

?Split days off and early starts have proved to be the most popular choices for a flexible working lifestyle according to new research.

A quarter (26%) of Londoners have said that they want to continue working outside the capital post-lockdown, adding to ideas that the pandemic could encourage employers to rethink their hiring...

?Temporary office workers over the age of 35 have felt more supported by the government during lockdown than those aged 16-25.

Employers have 90 days to notify HMRC of any accidental claims of coronavirus financial support, following the passing of the 2019-21 Finance Bill last week.

?The unemployment rate may reach 9% by the end of the year, according to thinktank EY Item Club, an increase from 3.9% in the month to May.