A report into sickness in the manufacturing sector shows that long-term sickness is increasing among its employees, and that absence is not being remedied by the Government's 'fit note' initiative.

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Rightly or wrongly, people from minority groups are often approached or volunteered to head up workplace inclusion initiatives. How else can leaders find workplace inclusion ambassadors? Toby Mildon...

Brexit, the Council Spending Review, the National Living Wage and executive pay are just some of the challenges faced in the year ahead, says new PPMA president Sue Evans

BT Group has agreed to a legal separation of Openreach. So what are the HR implications?

The BBC has cancelled Christmas staff parties and the media has jumped on the story. There is a massive strength of the feeling on this very sensitive topic.

Distribution giant TNT's new voluntary benefits scheme ticks both money-saving and carbon-cutting boxes for staff. Pay and benefits satisfaction levels have risen by 13%.