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Paternity leave | Flexible paternity leave plans announced by government

Government has announced it will amend legislation to give new parents more flexibility on when and how they take paternity leave, in response to a public consultation on parental leave and pay.

Pensions | Workers in London and east of England save more in pensions than anywhere else in the country

Workers aged over 45 in Greater London and the East of England have over 40% more in retirement savings on average compared with those in the Midlands and the North, according to research from think...

HRMI | HR Most Influential 2023 ranking is live

The HR Most Influential 2023 ranking of the UK’s top HR practitioners and thinkers is now live, following a dazzling event at London’s Imperial War Museum.

Gender | Times names top 50 employers for gender equality

The Times has announced the 50 best employers for gender equality, with Deloitte, Nestle and Ofcom all ranked. The list was drawn up in partnership with charity Business in the Community.

Disability gap | Disabled workers 1.5 times more likely to be in severely insecure work

Disabled workers are one and a half times more likely to be in severely insecure work than non-disabled workers, according to new research. 

Tribunal | Baker wins tribunal after being sacked for holey loaves

Artur Piaszczynski, the head baker at a Dorset artisan bread shop, Leakers Bakery, has won £15,000 in an unfair dismissal case after being sacked for making loaves with too many holes in them.

Flexible working | Half of workers would ask for flexible work on day one

Half (49%) of UK workers would consider asking for flexible working on day one of a new job, according to research from flexible working social enterprise, Timewise.

EDI | Currys paid gender reassignment benefit celebrated by inclusion experts

Currys’ offer of paid gender reassignment leave, announced alongside a broader set of diversity and inclusion policies, is a great move say inclusion and HR experts.

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Ethnicity pay gap | More young black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani women join top jobs, but pay gap remains

The number of young (16-25) black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani (BBP) women in the three highest paying occupations more than doubled over the past decade to 14% of the workforce.

Wellbeing | Minister blames working from home for rise in long-term sickness

A government minister has blamed the increase in the number of people registered as long-term sick on the rise of working from home and anxiety driven by social media.

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Hybrid work | HSBC downsizes London HQ – but the office isn’t dead yet

HSBC has decided to leave its headquarters in Canary Wharf for a smaller office in central London, sparking a discussion on the future role of in-person working.

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