HR magazine

News

Work/life balance | Businesses hail "transformative" four-day week pilot

All companies that participated in a four-day working week pilot across the US, Ireland and Australia are planning to stick with the reduced working week.

Diversity | Review finds racist, misogynistic working culture in London Fire Brigade

The Independent Cultural Review of London Fire Brigade has uncovered widespread racism and misogyny within the organisation, as well as complaints of abuse from more than 2,000 anonymous members of...

Training | L&D programmes hampered by lack of resources

Learning and development (L&D) is a major business priority for companies, however cost and lack of resources is holding it back, according to a new report.

Training | Most apprenticeship dropouts in England blame poor quality programmes

Nearly half (47%) of all apprentices in England dropped out of their training in 2021, with a majority citing ‘poor quality’ as the reason behind their failure to complete.

HR jobs | What HR needs to know about the new CIPD code of conduct

The CIPD has released its new code of conduct and ethics for the HR profession, which will come into effect from 1 January 2023.

Discrimination | Bill promises to eliminate qualification bias in job applications

The Employment (Application Requirements) Bill, designed to eliminate unnecessary requirements from job applications, has undergone a second reading in the House of Commons.

Brexit | CIPD, TUC and others call on Shapps to scrap EU Law bill

The CIPD, Trades Union Congress (TUC) and Institute of Directors (IOD) are among 13 signatories of a letter to business secretary Grant Shapps calling on government to withdraw a bill proposing to...

Wellbeing | UK loses 17 million working days to stress, depression and anxiety

The UK lost 17 million working days to work-related stress, depression or anxiety in the year 2021 to 2022 according to the latest data from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Recruitment | EasyJet targets empty-nesters in new recruitment campaign

Airline EasyJet is targeting over-45s in a new recruitment campaign designed to encourage people to pursue a new career as cabin crew.

Carers | Unpaid carer workforce grows by 4.3 million each year

An average of 12,000 people become unpaid carers every day in the UK, the equivalent of 4.3 million people every year according to new research from charity Carers UK.

Menopause | NHS England encourages employers to adopt its menopause guidance

NHS England has launched new, transferable guidance to help women through menopause at work.

Health | Channel 4 launches fertility support policies for workers

Broadcaster Channel 4 has partnered with fertility testing service Hertility to introduce reproductive health and hormone testing to its employees.