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Nationality and Borders Bill leaves foreign born citizens open to discrimination
The Nationality & Borders Bill, awaiting its second reading in the House of Lords, will leave foreign-born British people open to discrimination, according to campaigners, making it harder for ethnic...
Omicron variant: how can businesses weather the storm?
Cases of COVID in the UK have leapt by 65,000 in past week as concerns over the Omicron variant grow.
Flexible Working Taskforce releases hybrid work guidelines
The Flexible Working Taskforce has today (3 December) published new guidelines to help employers use fair and sustainable hybrid working practices.
Staffing crisis in social care worsens
The staffing crisis in the social care sector is set to deepen, as statistics show a loss of up to 70,000 workers across the sector in the six months to November.
Workers sceptical of employers' green claims
Nearly half (43%) of employees say their company is guilty of greenwashing, where companies make empty claims about their environmental footprint.
What would a COVID Plan B mean for employers?
While the government has not yet publicly suggested any move to ‘Plan B,’ experts from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies...
Life after furlough: are government job schemes enough?
With the furlough scheme having now come to an end, the government has announced additional support for employers in the form of an extension to the Plan for Jobs. Moving forward, it will be down to...
Chancellor’s extended job support will need consistency to succeed
Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference yesterday (4 October), chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a further £500 million to help alleviate the jobs and skills crisis. While extended job support...
Graduates would benefit from office working, but proceed with caution
Sunak is right, graduates learn best in person, but don’t use it as ammunition for an early return to the office.
What’s holding back a flexible working Bill for employees?
A private member’s bill that seeks to reform the law on flexible working was introduced into Parliament in June. Put forward by Tulip Siddiq, shadow education minister, the Bill has cross-party...
Reducing wages for home workers could be unlawful following government pay dispute
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said civil servants will not be paid less if they continue working from home post-pandemic.
Employees forced back to work despite government guidance, says TUC
Nearly one in 10 UK employees have been forced back to the workplace despite government guidance to continue remote working until restrictions are reviewed on 21 June.