Employers can propel efforts to close the UK’s gender health gap. But they must act now.
An employment tribunal awarded £90,000 to a mother for sex discrimination, after her employer asked her children’s ages during an interview and later withdrew her job offer.
In the run up to the general election on Thursday (4 July), we look at the key policy pledges that would impact HR. Today, we focus on apprenticeships, skills, pensions and benefits.
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has released a new standard to help employers safeguard employees.
You may have noticed that organisations have started to include a reference to ‘human’ in some aspect of their culture, strategy or branding. Why?
Representatives of the hospitality business Brewdog fired an Asian employee who expressed concern when she found members of the English Defence League (EDL) meeting in the bar she worked in, the...
Ahead of this Thursday's general election (4 July), we're looking at the key policy pledges that would impact HR. Today, we focus on employment rights, immigration and tax.
Following a series of leadership departures and absences, the Post Office has decided to make short-term hires in key positions. Why?
The number of skilled worker sponsor licence suspensions and revocations has markedly increased in the first quarter of 2024, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (13 June).
Almost half (45%) of employees in the UK have hay fever, a survey by printing company Instantprint found. Of the employees surveyed, three quarters (73%) of respondents believed employees should not...
The term 'service' has become something of a buzzword in the general election campaign. But how can we authentically embody the principles of service?
On-call hours worked by employees of Covert Authorities Bureau (CAB) at Humberside Police Force were working hours and should be paid in full, a tribunal has ruled.