Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes gender pay gap
Absence rates on the rise, according to XpertHR
Employee absence has gone up to a median of 6.6 days per employee, rising to 9.1 days in the public...
Microchipping workers: What are the moral, practical and legal implications?
Three Square Market, a Wisconsin-based tech company, recently became one of the first in the world to microchip staff. David...
Acas research highlights pros and cons of flexible working
There are hidden benefits and drawbacks to flexible working arrangements, new research from employment adviser Acas finds. Adrian Wakeling, senior...
National minimum wage: Avoid the pitfalls of pay averaging
Earlier this year it was reported that John Lewis set aside £36 million to compensate for a potential national minimum...
Could an organisation work on a completely remote basis?
Most employers now embrace some form of flexible and remote working, but self-publishing company Reedsy has taken this to the...
Take part in learning and development priorities survey
XpertHR is carrying out research into organisations’ priorities for learning and development in the year ahead and how their investment...
Personnel Today Awards 2017: L&D Team of the Year
In the second of our shortlist profiles for this year’s Personnel Today Awards, we look at the work of the...
ClearScore CEO: Why my fast-growing company needs HR
Credit checking company ClearScore is one of the UK’s fastest growing financial technology companies, doubling in size every six months....
Airbus tops best places to interview in the UK in Glassdoor survey
Employer comparison and job site Glassdoor has revealed where candidates believe the best places to interview are in the UK....
Apprenticeship levy
More than half of apprenticeship levy payers make use of funding, says Open University
More than half of employers who pay the apprenticeship levy are already making use of it, according to research by...
Top 10 HR questions June 2017: Maximum workplace temperature
With a temperature of 34.5°C recorded at Heathrow, 21 June 2017 was Britain’s hottest June day for 40 years.
Whether...
Use apprenticeships to increase employment for those with learning disabilities, says charity
Mencap is urging employers to use apprenticeships to increase levels of employment for people with learning disabilities.
The learning disability...
Gender pay gap reporting
Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes gender pay gap
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published details of its gender pay gap, showing that on average its...
Pay gaps need to tackle ethnicity and disability as well as gender, urges EHRC
All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working and fathers should receive ‘use it or lose it’ parental...
BBC and gender pay: Why getting it right is not always simple
The BBC could face spending millions of pounds to boost female broadcasters’ salaries after stars threatened action over a gender...
Brexit
Government asks committee to look into post-Brexit immigration
The Government has commissioned an in-depth report into how immigration will be managed after Brexit.
Home secretary Amber Rudd has...
Repeal Bill: No immediate change for workers’ rights
EU-derived legislation such as the Working Time Directive, TUPE and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will continue to apply...
Skills shortages cost businesses more than £2 billion, says Open University
Severe skills shortages in the UK cost businesses more than £2 billion in higher salaries, recruitment costs and temporary staff...
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The Personnel Today Awards 2017
Personnel Today Awards 2017: L&D Team of the Year
In the second of our shortlist profiles for this year’s Personnel Today Awards, we look at the work of the...
Personnel Today Awards 2017: Employer Branding Award
Now that the shortlist for this year’s Personnel Today Awards has been revealed, we look at those organisations who made...
Personnel Today Awards 2017 shortlist announced
Personnel Today has announced the shortlist for its 2017 Awards, after our panel of HR and employment experts have deliberated...
HR Tech Talk
Could an organisation work on a completely remote basis?
Most employers now embrace some form of flexible and remote working, but self-publishing company Reedsy has taken this to the...
Collaboration is at the heart of cloud success
The key to successful cloud technology implementation lies in collaboration, argues John Stokoe, head of strategy development EuroNorth at technology...
Swipe right for the best candidate? Recruitment enters the Tinder age
Recruitment systems are evolving so candidates can use artificial intelligence to match themselves to roles in a similar way they...
Wellbeing
Six important employment law cases in 2017
The decision by the Supreme Court that the employment tribunal fees system is unlawful may be one of the most...
The law and mental health in the workplace
Employers must get to grips with mental health in the workplace with politicians focusing on the issue and recent case...
Workplace smoking ban 10 years on: Common employer queries
On 1 July 2007, England introduced a ban on smoking in enclosed public places, including most workplaces. Ten years on,...
National living wage
National minimum wage: Avoid the pitfalls of pay averaging
Earlier this year it was reported that John Lewis set aside £36 million to compensate for a potential national minimum...
Argos tops HMRC’s latest list of national minimum wage offenders
HMRC has published its latest list of employers that have failed to comply with national minimum wage laws, with a...
Good work or bad? Reaction to the Taylor Review
Any much-anticipated report is likely to divide opinion, and the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices is no different. Rob...
Webinars
Making the most of apprenticeships (webinar)
ON DEMAND | Apprenticeships are under the spotlight, with planned changes to the way they are designed and delivered, as well as to how they are funded...
How to improve employee attraction, onboarding and retention (webinar)
ON DEMAND | One in four new hires leave in their first year, costing the equivalent of a year’s salary to replace them....
Six ways every employer should be using video (webinar)
ON DEMAND | Tues 6 June 2017, 2pm. We explore six ways that employers should use video – and not just in their L&D...
Fit for Work
Good practice when making occupational health referrals
What are the do’s and don’ts when making referrals? In the first of a series of articles on the interface...
Should employers take responsibility for injuries outside of work?
Are injuries away from the workplace the responsibility of employers? Paul Wimpenny explains why firms should aim to keep staff...
Consumer goods company cuts absence with occupational health physiotherapy
In a special report produced in association with occupational health physiotherapy provider Connect Health, we look at how over two...
Shared parental leave
Shared parental leave: enhanced pay is key to take-up
Employers that enhance shared parental pay are twice as likely to receive shared parental leave requests as those who offer...
Shared parental leave: what impact has it had?
What impact has shared parental leave had on your organisation over the past year? XpertHR is conducting a survey of...
Budget 2016: shared grandparental leave proposals to be unveiled in May
The first consultation on the extension of shared parental leave to grandparents will be launched in May, Chancellor George Osborne...
Benefits
Research on EAPs shows employers are missing out on all the benefits
Research on employee assistance programmes suggests they are valued by employees, but employers are not yet gaining all the potential...
Employee health benefits are more than “bells and whistles” for insurance products
Employee health benefits must be used to cut insurance costs and reduce the risk of ill health at work, argues...
Six important employment law cases in 2017
The decision by the Supreme Court that the employment tribunal fees system is unlawful may be one of the most...
Opinion
Monitoring employee communications: WhatsApp case raises concerns
A recent legal case involving messaging service WhatsApp raises issues about monitoring employee communications. Nick Le Riche, a partner at...
Don’t let candidates be put off by an outdated hiring experience
Finding the balance between effective candidate selection and a positive candidate experience is no mean feat. Charles Martin looks at...
Employment status: will 2017 bring new legal rights for casual workers?
A government review of employment status and further gig economy tribunal cases are expected this year, not to mention the...
Global HR
Canada employment law: Big changes in store in Ontario
The Ontario Government has proposed legal changes to improve workers’ rights through Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017....
Technology is disrupting work – but what do staff think?
How is the world of work changing? Perhaps more importantly, how do staff perceive it to be changing? ADP president...
Formal proposals for EU citizen status unveiled
Prime Minister Theresa May has formally outlined her proposals to allow EU citizens to remain in the UK once the...
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