HR practice by Hannah Vickery 24 Oct 2013 Discipline Latest News Discipline and grievances What are the lessons for business from the Red Bull allegations? by Sophia Zand 26 Apr 2024 The Christian Horner case shows how important it is for fair investigations to be conducted in the media glare. Social mobility Apprenticeships Latest News How Virgin Media O2 offers early careers opportunities for all by Ashleigh Webber 26 Apr 2024 Virgin Media O2 was crowned the overall winner at the 2023 Personnel Today Awards in recognition of its early careers programmes. Hybrid working Offices Latest News Younger workers lured back to office with ‘perks and pizzas’ by Jo Faragher 25 Apr 2024 Younger workers’ office attendance is on the rise as companies offer perks such as free pizzas and drinks. Personnel Today Hybrid working Latest News Air traffic control boss defends engineers’ remote working by Rob Moss 24 Apr 2024 Chief executive of NATS tells transport committee that it's a “bonus” that air traffic control engineers can solve problems remotely. All HR practice articles Agency workers Agency workers Latest News Industrial action / strikes Repeal of agency worker ban ‘impractical’ by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2024 The government has been urged to abandon its plans repeal the ban on agency workers during strikes. Agency workers Latest News Recruitment & retention UK labour market: Vacancies continue to slide by Adam McCulloch 8 Jan 2024 December 2023 saw a continued rise in candidate availability with economic uncertainty causing redundancies and a slowdown in hiring. Agency workers Zero hours Latest News Top 10 HR questions November 2023: Holiday carry-over by Brightmine 4 Dec 2023 Poopular topics last month includes the carry-over of annual leave, irregular hours workers, working time record-keeping, and TUPE. All agency workers articles Absence Absence Fit for Work Fit notes Plans to overhaul fit note system announced by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2024 Rishi Sunak is set to announce plans to move responsibility for issuing fite notesfrom GPs to “specialist work and health professionals” in England. Absence Latest News Pay & benefits Make statutory sick pay available to all employees, MPs urge by Ashleigh Webber 28 Mar 2024 MPs have recommended several statutory sick pay reforms, including increasing the rate and making it available to all employees. Absence Discipline Latest News One in five employers facing protracted disciplinary processes by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2024 Nearly one in five employers see their disciplinary processes dragging on for longer than three months, a survey finds. All absence articles Performance management Employee engagement Latest News Learning & development Talent management trends: What employers should know in 2024 (webinar) by Rob Moss 20 Feb 2024 ON-DEMAND | Watch for our webinar with Culture Amp's people scientist Jess Brannigan looking at talent management in 2024. General Data Protection Regulation Data protection Latest News Amazon fined €32m for ‘excessive’ employee monitoring by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2024 Amazon has been fined €32m (£27m) for 'excessively monitoring' employees in its warehouses in France. Absence Discipline Latest News One in five employers facing protracted disciplinary processes by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2024 Nearly one in five employers see their disciplinary processes dragging on for longer than three months, a survey finds. All performance management articles Relationships at work Discipline Latest News Discipline and grievances Former BP chief exec did not reveal colleague relationships by Adam McCulloch 14 Dec 2023 Bernard Looney is to be dismissed without notice and will not receive further salary or benefits, which would have amounted up to £32.4m. Latest News Workplace culture Relationships at work Rejoice! Be merry! The season of HR warnings is upon us… by Adam McCulloch 8 Dec 2023 At least there’s Secret Santa to enjoy. Sorry. HR has an opinion about this. Employee relations Latest News Discipline and grievances Could ITV’s relationship disclosure policy work in practice? by Jo Faragher 6 Nov 2023 ITV staff have been asked to disclose close relationships, but how might this work in practice? All relationships at work articles Work-life balance Hybrid working Latest News Gender Men working from home less likely to be promoted by Adam McCulloch 5 Apr 2024 Research suggests people who work from home are less likely to get pay rises and promotions, with men more likely to be penalised. Hybrid working Latest News Flexible working Make the office more fun – if you want workers to return by Dr Nahla Khaddage Bou-Diab 8 Mar 2024 Office attendance is best built through culture, not by imposing harsh measures and monitoring on workers. Latest News Overtime Working Time Regulations TUC: £26bn worth of overtime went unpaid last year by Jo Faragher 23 Feb 2024 UK employees worked £26 billion worth of unpaid overtime in the last year, according to the TUC. All work-life balance articles Workforce planning NHS Latest News Workforce planning NAO finds ‘significant weaknesses’ in NHS workforce plan’s modelling by Rob Moss 22 Mar 2024 The National Audit Office finds ‘significant weaknesses’ in the modelling that underpins NHS England’s Long Term Workforce Plan. Latest News Department for Education Education Unions criticise reduction in secondary teacher training target by Ashleigh Webber 15 Mar 2024 Teaching unions have criticised the government's decision to reduce its secondary teacher training target in 2024/25. Latest News HR strategy Flexible working Third of women’s flexible work requests rejected in public sector by Adam McCulloch 15 Feb 2024 ‘Too many employers are still turning down flexible-working requests, which means the right to request is pretty meaningless for many women,’ says Unison leader. All workforce planning articles Share