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D&I | Aldi rolls out allyship training for all UK managers

Aldi has pledged to roll out allyship training for UK management staff in the next phase of its diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy.

Artificial intelligence | AI guaranteed to go wrong, says MP

AI is guaranteed to go wrong and has potentially devastating effects on the workforce, according to Conservative MP David Davis.

Tribunal | Heart attack victim wins £100,000 in tribunal

Former cleaning company manager, Grace Rouse, has won a claim against her employer who did not make reasonable accommodations following her heart attack at work in July 2019.

Mental health | Paying for company expenses impacting employee mental health

A new study has found a third (37%) of employees paying for company expenses impacts their mental health and 77% worrying about money distracts them at work.

HREX | HR Excellence Awards 2023: Entries now live

Entries are now open for the 2023 HR Excellence Awards.

Employment | London ranked UK’s top city for nepotism for jobs

A poll of 2,000 working-age adults found London is the UK’s top city for nepotism, with half of respondents saying connections gave them a job compared with 42% of British workers overall.

Legislation | UK government plans to make businesses liable for employee fraud

The government has proposed a new bill which will make it easier to prosecute a large organisation if an employee commits fraud for the benefit of a business.

Pay reporting | Should the UK follow the EU and introduce a pay transparency directive?

The EU has approved a new pay transparency directive which aims to close the gender pay gap.

Benefits | Household bill support is fastest growing employee benefit

The number of businesses offering household bill support has increased 68-fold between 2021 and 2022, according to analysis of over 21 million job ads.

Tribunal | Laughing at someone falling over not harassment, rules tribunal

A tribunal has ruled that laughing at someone falling over is not harassment, after a pub worker lost a claim against his employer.

Redundancies | A quarter of UK organisations to make redundancies in 2023

A quarter (26%) of UK organisations said they are likely to make redundancies in 2023, according to new research from HR consultancy Ayming UK.

Labour shortage | Candidate availability rises for first time in two years

The latest Report on Jobs from KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has found candidate availability, for both permanent and temporary roles, has risen for the first time since...