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Good workplace relationships have largest impact on job satisfaction

Good relationships with colleagues are essential to job satisfaction, according to 77% of workers

Fast-track ‘global talent visa’ to be launched

Scientists and researchers seeking a working visa will no longer need a job offer before entering the UK, according to an immigration policy update

HRs care more for people than profit

HR leaders care more about people than the business, according to findings from the 2019 Global Human Resources Survey

Women aren’t negotiating their salaries

Millions of women could be missing out on higher salaries, as 82% never negotiate their pay when applying for jobs

Low sick pay and savings leave workers unprepared for absence

Research shows that falling values of contractual and statutory sick pay (SSP) are leaving people exposed if they are absent from work

Co-op faces 400 equal pay claims

Four hundred mostly female employees have launched equal pay claims against supermarket chain Co-op Food

FRC calls for improved workforce reporting

Reporting on employment-related issues must improve to meet investor needs and reflect the workforce, according to a report from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)’s Financial Reporting Lab

Only 9% of employment claims reach tribunal

Research shows that claims going to tribunal hearings have fallen from 32% to just 9% in five years

Paid parental bereavement leave law introduced

?Parents who suffer the loss of a child will now be entitled to two weeks’ paid statutory leave under the Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Regulations, known as ‘Jack’s Law’

The future of employee engagement is not anonymous, say HR experts

Anonymity in employee surveys can create a disconnect between people and their responses

Salary floor for skilled foreign workers to be scrapped

Prime minister Boris Johnson has said the £30,000 salary floor for skilled workers from overseas is to be replaced by a points-based system following Brexit

Government releases veterans action plan with employment incentives

After a public consultation, the government has pledged a series of commitments to help veterans enter the workplace