?The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) called on employers to outline their action plans ahead of next year’s reporting deadline

It's been an eventful year for HR-related issues hitting the headlines. Our 12 Days of Christmas countdown revisits each month's most notable happenings

Six months on from the GDPR there are discrepancies between data protection policies and practices

The government has called on employers to make accommodations for older employees, with research revealing support for more flexible and part-time roles

Two-thirds of UK retail workers have been exposed to violence or aggression in the workplace, according to research from the Suzy Lamplugh Trust

The HR community has welcomed Philip Hammond's announcement that the government is to make the apprenticeship levy more flexible

Almost one in four UK employees (23%) say they or a colleague have been discriminated against in the past 12 months, according to research from Learnlight

Plans to cut tax for 2.7 million self-employed workers have been scrapped, the government has announced

Employers aren't sufficiently geared around attracting self-employed talent, according to research from SD Worx and Antwerp Management School (AMS)

Firms that exploit workers must face tougher sanctions amid mounting evidence of widespread modern slavery, a report has urged