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Productivity | How can HR use tech to drive employee productivity?

Over two fifths (44%) of employees feel their workplace status indicator on tools such as Teams or Slack means they need to always appear available online, research by employee benefits provider...

Wellbeing | Wellbeing perks don’t work, says Investors in People CEO

HR should focus on fundamental changes rather than perks, to move the needle on wellbeing, argues Paul Devoy, CEO of accreditation organisation Investors In People (IIP).

Communication | Harris-Trump debate: How HR can support good communication

As commentators argue over who won the Harris-Trump US presidential debate this week, we asked: how can HR leaders encourage good communication skills?

Job market | Admin roles predicted to decline by 2035

Workers in administrative and construction sectors are at the greatest risk of leaving the labour market, or experiencing downward wage pressures, a report by the National Foundation for Educational...

Employment tribunal | Housing trust staffers win £95,000 in racial bias case

An employment tribunal has awarded two mixed-race women a settlement of £95,000, after finding racial bias and an "inexplicable inconsistency" in their employer’s approach to internal recruitment.

Job market | ONS figures: Labour market ‘reasonably steady’

Employment levels have increased over the latest quarter, while vacancies continue to decrease, the latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Force Survey have shown.

Diversity and inclusion | Employers urged to ‘turn down temperature’ of DEI debate

It is time to ‘turn down the temperature of the debate’ on equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), a new report has stated, because SME bosses are put off from adopting new working practices for...

Tribunal | ‘English nationalist’ NHS consultant loses appeal over anti-Islamic views

Steven Thomas lost his appeal after claiming he was discriminated against, and dismissed, over his ‘English nationalist’ beliefs.

Culture | PwC set to ramp up employee monitoring

Leaders of the business services giant PwC are to begin monitoring their UK employees’ working locations, to make sure that they return to the office three days a week, the Guardian has reported.

Skills | Managers' skills don't meet employee expectations

Two fifths (40%) of UK employees do not believe their manager has had sufficient training, or the right skills, to perform their role, research published on 5 September by wellbeing platform Unmind...

Pay | When should employers offer a pay rise?

As Amazon announces a pay rise for employees, following its ongoing dispute with the GMB trade union, we asked HR: when should employers be offering a pay rise?

Recruitment | Warning issued over skilled worker pay rates

Employers could be overpaying to hire skilled workers from outside the UK due to newly revealed Home Office errors uncovered by investigators working for the immigration recruitment platform Immpact.