Employers must now pay national living wage rate
Modern slavery statements duty comes into force
Today, the duty on large employers to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement comes into force.
Under section 54...
Government publishes equality impact assessment as BMA launches judicial review
The Department of Health has today made changes to the contract it is imposing on junior doctors in England following...
Employment law changes April 2016: an eight-point checklist
Every April, new legislation affecting employment rights and responsibilities is introduced. This year, the development receiving the most attention is...
Writing a modern slavery statement: a guide for employers
Large employers face the unfamiliar task of publishing a publicly available modern slavery statement for each financial year ending on...
EU referendum: 12 European cases that have shaped UK employment law
The “Brexit” referendum on whether or not the UK should withdraw from the European Union takes place on 23 June...
National living wage: three practical scenarios for employers
The national living wage comes into effect on 1 April 2016. How well prepared is your organisation for applying rate...
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...
How the “gig economy” offers flexibility for employers and employees
We used to differentiate between working on projects and “business as usual”, but today these have merged into one, says...
Defending tribunal claims: don’t forget mitigation of loss
When defending tribunal claims, employers need to gather relevant evidence and prepare arguments about the employee’s efforts to mitigate their...
National living wage
Employers must now pay national living wage rate
The new, compulsory national living wage comes into force today, putting an obligation on employers to pay workers aged 25...
National living wage: three practical scenarios for employers
The national living wage comes into effect on 1 April 2016. How well prepared is your organisation for applying rate...
National minimum wage to increase by up to 4.7%
David Cameron has announced inflation-busting increases to national minimum wage rates, to come into effect from October 2016.
The standard...
Gender pay gap reporting
How to get ready for gender pay gap reporting
The draft regulations on gender pay gap reporting leave many questions unanswered. Adrian Martin and Annelise Tracy Phillips share insights...
Flexible working should be a day-one right say MPs
All roles should be advertised as flexible unless there is a strong and continuing business reason otherwise, a committee of...
Female directors pack more shareholder value, study finds
Shareholders value female directors more than male ones according to new analysis of stock market fluctuations following the departure of...
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Webinars
How to buy HR software: a 60-minute guide (webinar)
ON DEMAND | You may be making initial steps towards purchasing new HR software and do not know where to start. Or you might already be electing...
Revealed: What your target candidates really want- Tailoring the recruitment process to candidate expectations
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Play and professionalism at work: boosting engagement while maintaining standards
ON DEMAND | If having more fun at work can help boost productivity, how can HR encourage the right amount of enjoyment in the organisation while maintaining professionalism?
Fit for Work
Fit for Work service: frequently asked questions
A series of roadshows have been held recently to explain how to use the Government’s new Fit for Work service....
Employers remain unaware of Fit for Work service, survey finds
Few employers have been officially made aware of the introduction and availability of the Government’s new Fit for Work service,...
The fit note is five years old – is it ready to leave the nursery?
Independent research published by the University of Nottingham in 2015 shows that the fit note is misunderstood by employers and ...
Shared parental leave
Shared parental leave timeline: key dates for HR
Shared parental leave might feel like something for April 2015, but it is already having an impact on employers. We...
Who will be eligible for shared parental leave? Your questions answered
The rules on who will be eligible to take shared parental leave are complex, as are the rules on the...
Shared parental leave: an eight-step guide for employers
Shared parental leave will give working parents more choice in how they care for their child in the first year...
Benefits
Six interesting facts about employment law in Ireland
Employers in the Republic of Ireland have to pay a contribution of employees’ earnings to a national training fund and...
Employment law in Japan: 10 surprising facts
The traditional Japanese idea of “lifetime employment”, with a full-time employee working for the same employer until retirement, has been...
Suspending childcare vouchers during maternity leave is lawful
Employers do not have to provide childcare vouchers during maternity leave when offered through salary sacrifice, the Employment Appeal Tribunal...
HR Tech Talk
HR Tech World’s disruptHR: the ones to watch
For the last three HR Tech World events, Faye Holland has interviewed and assessed dozens of companies who believe they...
Five recruitment tech trends to keep on top of
Recruitment confidence is high, but employers are struggling to find the right skills they need to fill crucial roles. What...
What does the gig economy mean for HR?
The “gig economy” has firmly entered employment vocabulary, becoming a catch-all term for anything from Uber taxi drivers to freelance...
The Personnel Today Awards 2015
10 top tips for creating a winning awards entry
The entry deadline for the 2016 Personnel Today Awards is Friday 10 June, so the sooner you send in your...
Personnel Today Awards 2016 open for entries
Today marks the launch of the biggest and brightest HR awards event in the UK – the Personnel Today Awards...
Personnel Today Awards 2015: The winners’ interviews
What’s it like to win a Personnel Today Award? We take look at the winners’ video interviews from the 2015...
Opinion
Selecting apprentices: lessons we can learn from Germany
As National Apprenticeship Week begins, Howard Grosvenor looks at how German companies are selecting apprentices by supporting candidates to identify...
Managing young people: the business where most employees retire at 20
How do you manage a workforce that by its very nature needs to move on at 20?
Employee engagement: are confusion and ambiguity hindering success?
There’s a lot of noise about employee engagement but not a great deal of clarity, argues Jo Harley. How can...
Legal
How the “gig economy” offers flexibility for employers and employees
We used to differentiate between working on projects and “business as usual”, but today these have merged into one, says...
Modern slavery statements duty comes into force
Today, the duty on large employers to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement comes into force.
Under section 54...
EU referendum: 12 European cases that have shaped UK employment law
The “Brexit” referendum on whether or not the UK should withdraw from the European Union takes place on 23 June...
Wellbeing
Be proactive when supporting employees going through divorce
Employers need to be proactive about supporting employees going through divorce, argues Karen Matovu, clinical leader of psychological workplace solutions,...
Ebola: Five best practices when planning for an outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has changed the way society at large considers, prepares, plans and responds to health...
Play and professionalism at work: boosting engagement while maintaining standards
ON DEMAND | If having more fun at work can help boost productivity, how can HR encourage the right amount of enjoyment in the organisation while maintaining professionalism?
Global HR
EU referendum: 12 European cases that have shaped UK employment law
The “Brexit” referendum on whether or not the UK should withdraw from the European Union takes place on 23 June...
Six interesting facts about employment law in Ireland
Employers in the Republic of Ireland have to pay a contribution of employees’ earnings to a national training fund and...
Employment law in Japan: 10 surprising facts
The traditional Japanese idea of “lifetime employment”, with a full-time employee working for the same employer until retirement, has been...
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