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Engage allies when building a transgender employee policy

EY’s managing partner for talent, UK & Ireland shares advice on creating a transgender-inclusive culture

Care workers sue over not being paid minimum wage

UNISON is taking a local council and care provider to court over failing to pay the minimum wage

Most families worse off under Tax-Free Childcare scheme

Tax-Free Childcare is due to roll out from early 2017, slowly phasing out childcare vouchers by April 2018

Firms now better at managing change

The majority of leaders and HRDs are already planning their response to Brexit

Bosses risk jail for failing to prevent fraud in new Bill proposal

The Criminal Finances Bill will make employers responsible for preventing money-laundering, false accounting and fraud

Lies about qualifications common among jobseekers

Almost 100,000 job applicants have lied about qualifications in the past three years when attempting to secure a job

Zero-hours contracts criticised for benefiting business, not staff

The number of people on zero-hours contracts has risen by 20% since the same time last year

Employees say employers are responsible for retirement planning

More than half (54%) believe it is their employer’s responsibility to help them plan for retirement

Workers not making pension provisions for partners

A quarter (25%) of respondents said that their partner has no pension of their own

Gender equality hinges on paternity leave

Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway, speaks on gender equality in the workplace

Quality apprenticeships sacrificed for quantity

Employers and HR professionals react to a report criticising the government's apprenticeship strategy

Adaptability a key skill of the future

Employers must equip employees with the ability to be flexible