As employers' use of flexible contracts is on the rise, we asked HR how they can improve work for zero-hours and gig workers.
More than 70% of people aged over 50 indicated ‘yes’ to the question: ‘Is recruitment broken?’ in May 2024. They aren’t wrong.
The UK government has announced plans to give full-time workers the right to request a four-day work week, the Telegraph reported (30 August).
Nearly a third (31%) of UK employees who use generative AI for work, access tools they pay for themselves, a survey by Deloitte found.
A persistent challenge in the remote-work era is the erosion of a sense of belonging among team members. But clinging on to previous office culture is unhelpful. Instead, HR should transform company...
Sky Sports pundit Stuart Barnes was a "disguised employee" and should have been classed as working inside of IR35 legislation, a tribunal has ruled, ordering him to pay £700,000 to HMRC.
A survey of payroll professionals revealed that 7% of organisations are using an early wage access (EWA) scheme, which allows employees to access a percentage of the pay they have earned before their...
Think of a time when it was hard to articulate why you were recommending a solution. You just knew it was the right approach to take. As we develop in our careers, we learn to trust the need to...
As the Labour government passed its first 50 days in power this week, we asked lawyers about the upcoming changes to employment law that HR should be aware of.
As the economy begins to recover, we asked HR leaders whether the 'big stay' – a time when employee turnover and vacancies decreased – is really over.
The 2024 UK general election returned the highest number and proportion of female MPs ever recorded: 263 (40%) of the 650 MPs are women, up from 220 in 2019 (+43).
Retailer Next has lost a six-year equal pay claim after a tribunal ruled that it should not have relied on market rates when deciding on employees' pay. What can HR learn from this?