Should HR let employees work from home during a heatwave?

Concern has been raised for employees’ health and safety as a heatwave hits the UK this week. Temperatures have reached 32C in some parts of the country.

Tata Steel: sustainability goals vs workers' rights

Bosses at Tata Steel have clashed with unions over plans for greener manufacturing. Can employers balance sustainability with workers’ concerns?

Employers will suffer without urgent immigration reform

We need Labour to make urgent and necessary changes to immigration to address the growing labour shortage and bolster the UK economy.

Evri to recruit 9,000 new workers amid expansion

Representatives of parcel delivery service Evri are to recruit for 9,000 new UK employees as part of the business' expansion.

Copy, share, and collaborate: Copyright at work

Hard copy or online and digital: we all find useful material that helps us with everything from business planning to training. But it’s vital that you copy and share content and resources correctly to...

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Whistleblowing tribunals rise: What can HR do?

The number of tribunal claims that involved whistleblowing rose by 92% between 2015 and 2023, the Financial Times reported (29 July 2024). We asked commentators how HR can resolve whistleblowing...

HR must be ready for the ‘big shift’

From April 2026 onwards, payrolling benefits will become mandatory, making P11D forms a thing of the past. Though we’re two years away from what the payroll community calls ‘the big switch’, early...

Job ads showing salary hit record low

Less than half (47.7%) of job adverts featured salary information in June 2024, the lowest recorded figure since job postings platform Adzuna started tracking the metric in 2016.

One in five employees have no cybersecurity training

Nearly a fifth (18%) of employees have never received cybersecurity training, a survey by security awareness company KnowBe4 found.

Positive feedback goes beyond the ‘like’ button

Business leaders must prioritise providing meaningful, rather than mindless, feedback.

Pregnant HR manager awarded £19k after dismissal on "trumped up" charges

An HR manager has been awarded over £19k for pregnancy discrimination after her employer bullied and dismissed her on “trumped up” charges.

Gen Z and millennials most likely to face hiring bias

More than a third (37%) of younger workers (aged 16 to 34) have experienced bias during the recruitment process, compared to 22% of all respondents, according to the findings of a survey conducted by...