How to support neurodivergent employees with travelling

Employers should support neurodivergent employees as they prepare for and go about travelling for business.

Relationship building tops LinkedIn's fasting growing skills list

Relationship building is the most in-demand skill in today's workplace, according to LinkedIn's latest research, despite growing concerns that AI will replace human skills.

How can HR better support deaf employees?

After a Labour MP was forced to leave a committee session when her hearing aids ran flat, we asked: how can employers better support staff who have hearing loss, or are deaf?

Visible difference: the invisible protected characteristic

To encourage an inclusive working environment, employers and HR professionals must make sure that they, and their employees, are educated about visible difference.

Google agrees to pay $28m in alleged discrimination case

Google agreed on Tuesday (18 March) to pay $28 million (£21.5 million) to settle a lawsuit alleging the company gave white and Asian employees better pay and career opportunities than employees of...

New welfare reforms may negatively impact employers, commentators warn

Commentators have warned that the UK government's overhaul of the welfare system, which aims to help sick and disabled people into work, may negatively impact employers.

CPOs need a toolkit for 2030, amid permacrisis conditions

In recent years, the role of chief people officer has undergone a seismic shift. No longer just stewards of HR policy, today’s CPOs are architects of workforce strategy.

The biggest hiring myth: Interviews are effective without structure

Many companies believe their interview process works, until bad hires or poor candidate reviews add up. Without structure, interviews are inherently biased, inconsistent, and inefficient. It’s time to...

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Corporate espionage lawsuit raises questions over safeguarding information

Leaders of HR software platform Rippling have sued a rival business, Deel, for alleged corporate espionage. The case raises questions around safeguarding company information.

Sports pundit must pay £300,000 after losing IR35 appeal

A former Liverpool footballer and Sky Sports commentator has lost an IR35 appeal at the upper-tier tribunal and consequently received a tax bill of almost £300,000.

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P11D changes: HR must avoid HMRC hazards

Payrolling benefits-in-kind (BIKs) will become mandatory for all UK employers from April 2026, replacing the current manual system – which uses P11D forms – with real-time information.