An employment tribunal has awarded two mixed-race women a settlement of £95,000, after finding racial bias and an "inexplicable inconsistency" in their employer’s approach to internal recruitment.
Wellbeing washing is when companies say all the right things on LinkedIn, but don’t genuinely care about their employees' wellbeing. Instead, they implement cheap, ineffective support to improve the...
Employment levels have increased over the latest quarter, while vacancies continue to decrease, the latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Force Survey have shown.
It is time to ‘turn down the temperature of the debate’ on equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), a new report has stated, because SME bosses are put off from adopting new working practices for...
Theatre has always held a special place in what I do. It has taught me how to work with confidence, organisation and strength. What can we learn from theatre, to shine in the workplace?
Steven Thomas lost his appeal after claiming he was discriminated against, and dismissed, over his ‘English nationalist’ beliefs.
Leaders of the business services giant PwC are to begin monitoring their UK employees’ working locations, to make sure that they return to the office three days a week, the Guardian has reported.
Among a raft of manifesto commitments, Labour has pledged to introduce a ‘right to switch off’, putting guardrails around contacting employees after hours. How can HR implement the policy?
Two fifths (40%) of UK employees do not believe their manager has had sufficient training, or the right skills, to perform their role, research published on 5 September by wellbeing platform Unmind...
As Amazon announces a pay rise for employees, following its ongoing dispute with the GMB trade union, we asked HR: when should employers be offering a pay rise?
Employers could be overpaying to hire skilled workers from outside the UK due to newly revealed Home Office errors uncovered by investigators working for the immigration recruitment platform Immpact.
HR leaders face mounting pressure as finance teams focus on cost management, requiring HR to justify headcount and prove ROI. A disconnect with finance can exacerbate these challenges, while alignment...