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Immigration | Skilled worker sponsors face licence crackdown

The number of skilled worker sponsor licence suspensions and revocations has markedly increased in the first quarter of 2024, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (13 June).

Wellbeing | Can you take time off work for hay fever?

Almost half (45%) of employees in the UK have hay fever, a survey by printing company Instantprint found. Of the employees surveyed, three quarters (73%) of respondents believed employees should not...

Workers' rights | All on-call hours must be paid at Covert Authorities Bureau

On-call hours worked by employees of Covert Authorities Bureau (CAB) at Humberside Police Force were working hours and should be paid in full, a tribunal has ruled. 

Recruitment | Poor communication in recruitment biggest 'red flag' for candidates

Over half (57%) of employees said a lack of communication was the biggest red flag that gave them a negative impression of an employer during the hiring process, a survey by HR software provider HiBob...

Tribunal | Sainsbury’s manager wins tribunal over International Men’s Day post

Daren Cooper, a manager at Sainsbury’s supermarket, has won a disability harassment claim after he was not included in an ‘International Men’s Day’ post sent to colleagues and published on LinkedIn.

Health and safety | Union demands maximum work temperature law

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on the next government to introduce new legal maximum working temperatures (25 June).

Corruption | Minister accused of 'cronyism' after hiring associate

A Conservative health minister was accused of cronyism after he overlooked civil servants’ concerns that hiring an associate presented a conflict of interest, the Guardian reported (24 June).

Transformation | Business growth and transformation worries HR

A quarter (25%) of HR leaders cited business growth, change and transformation as their top concern, a study by management specialist platform, the Talent Labs, has shown (24 June).

Workers' right | A million of UK’s lowest earners miss out on sick pay

A million (1.15 million) workers – 3.5% of the UK workforce – are not eligible for statutory sick pay (SSP) as they do not meet the earnings threshold of £123 per week, a report from think tank The...

Recruitment | Chief constable who lied about naval career dismissed for gross misconduct

A chief constable of Northamptonshire Police who lied and exaggerated his naval rank, length of service and achievements has been dismissed for gross misconduct.

Employment tribunal | "Banter" slurs against salespeople was racial harassment, tribunal rules

Sales advisers were racially harassed, a tribunal has ruled, after a manager used racial slurs against them and another manager excused the behaviour as "banter".

Mental health | Quarter of employees experience suicidal and self harming thoughts

A quarter (25%) of employees had thoughts of suicide or self harm in the last two weeks, a survey by wellbeing technology provider, Wysa, revealed today. The proportion expanded to one in three (36%)...