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Burnout | UK workers at brink of burnout, study finds

Britain’s workforce is struggling to switch off outside of work, leading to a rise in wellbeing issues, according to study findings published today by employee engagement and benefits platform BHN...

Safety | BA fined £3.2m over workplace safety breaches

British Airways has been fined more than £3m after two baggage handlers were injured at Heathrow Airport.

Expenses | Water watchdog allowed lavish spending: can HR prevent expense abuse?

An investigation into a Scottish water regulator’s accounts found “inappropriate and unacceptable” spending, which the Scottish government reportedly failed to challenge.

Sexual harassment | Former executive wins tribunal over boss' sexist remarks

A former people and culture manager has won a sexual harassment claim after a tribunal found her manager had made sexist remarks, according to a decision published on Tuesday (13 May).

Employment tribunal | Former teacher wins £370k after boss gave damaging references

A tribunal has awarded £370,563 to a former teacher, finding that she was unfairly dismissed, and received damaging references, in "revenge" for challenging the headteacher's classroom observation...

Social media | Lineker apologies for social media post

Sports broadcaster Gary Lineker apologised on Wednesday (14 May) after being criticised for sharing a social media post about Zionism, which was deemed offensive. We asked commentators: can HR monitor...

Wellbeing | Half of employees distrust leadership's balance of business and wellbeing

Half (46%) of UK employees don’t trust leaders to balance business needs with employee wellbeing, according to research findings published today (15 May).

Relocation | Civil service jobs to move from London: How can HR support relocating employees?

Thousands of civil service roles are to be moved out of London to towns and cities across the UK, according to the government’s announcement yesterday (14 May).

Organisational change | Nissan cuts jobs: How should HR support employees during organisational change?

Nissan is set to close seven factories and cut up to 20,000 jobs globally, the car manufacturer's CEO, Ivan Espinosa, announced yesterday (13 May).

Older workers | Over-50s support could help lower unemployment rate, experts say

Supporting people aged 50 and over into work could help solve the productivity and unemployment crisis, experts have said.

Immigration | The immigration white paper: What HR needs to know

The government published an immigration white paper yesterday (12 May), which outlined new measures to reshape the UK’s visa system. Here's what HR needs to know.

Pay and reward | Centrica shareholders rebel over executive pay

British Gas owner, Centrica, faced a shareholder rebellion last week, against plans to award the chief executive a multimillion-pound pay packet.