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Labour market | Worker demand plateaued from January-April 2023

The number of active job postings has remained stable and above 1.4 million since January 2022, according to April’s Labour Market Tracker from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).

Working parents | How should HR support employees with postpartum depression? 

According to the World Health Organisation, almost one in five women will experience a mental health condition during pregnancy or in the year after the birth of their children.  

Conflict | Workplace conflict costs the UK £28.5 billion a year

More than one in three workers experience conflict at work at a cost of £28.5 billion per year in the UK, according to research by advisory group ReWAGE.

Bereavement | Co-op introduces flexible compassionate leave

Co-op, the consumer co-operative, has launched a new compassionate leave policy offering more flexibility and paid leave.

Unpaid care in England and Wales has equivalent value to a second NHS

New findings from charity Carers UK and the University of Sheffield found the annual economic value of unpaid care is equivalent to a second NHS in England and Wales.

Mental health | Managers should be trained on people skills to avoid harming employee mental health, CIPD says

The CIPD has called for managers to be trained on people skills following research which found poor managers have a negative effect on employee mental health. 

Tax | Government opens IR35 consultation

The government has published new tax policy proposals and a technical consultation on IR35 as part of Tax Administration and Maintenance Day (TAMD).

Legilsation | Retained EU Law Bill threatens workplace safety, unions say

Unions, employers and occupational health and safety bodies have written to the UK government to raise concerns that the Retained EU Law Bill will scrap key workplace safety protections.

Awards | UK Best Workplaces 2023 list published

Workplace culture consultancy Great Place to Work has announced its annual UK's Best Workplaces list, with Hatmill, Braze, NVDIA and Cisco topping the list.

Artificial intelligence | Just Eat couriers fired by AI, report finds

Just Eat food delivery couriers have been thrown off the app for alleged overpayments as small as £1.35, according to a new report by campaign group Worker Info Exchange.

Health | Chronic illness leaving employees £1,400 out of pocket

Having a new chronic physical illness cuts the average person’s annual earning by £1,400 according to a new report from thinktank, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). 

D&I | Three quarters of LGBT+ women fear coming out at work

Three quarters of LGBT women and non-binary professionals are reluctant to fully come out at work, a new study has found.